IP protection should be a means to add value to a business, not just for attracting investment, but also as a revenue generator through licensing and other arrangements, says Rachel Colley.
Dunedin-based start-up Hail creates websites and publishes digital communications instantly across all channels. It’s a one-stop shop for getting your content out into the marketplace, and it’s going places fast.
If you’ve applied to the usual commercial lenders for a modest business loan and been turned down, then Microwise may be able to help.
Webscope is a great example of how a merging of skill-sets and a collaborative team culture can result in more than satisfactory outcomes for clients.
A new highly engaging generation of software has the power to super-charge any organisation’s worker productivity. John Jones explains the how and the why. ‘Gamification’ might just sound like another
An incident involving a mug of hot coffee provides a powerful lesson on managing health and safety. By Kimberley Lawry. The other week I spilt my coffee. At home mind you, but a safety incident none the less. I did not need to fill in an incident form, report it or investigate it, but it did get me thinking about safety and health, about near miss reporting, hazard identification and control mechanisms. It got me thinking about whether I was a hazard that morning and what I could have done differently to stop the burn from happening in the first place. Perhaps more importantly, it made me realise how jargon-filled health and safety can be. All of this from a spilt coffee
Fuelled by the runaway popularity of smartphones, mobile commerce is the new frontier for businesses and online transaction providers. Ignore it at your peril.
A dynamic accounting software market wants to change SMEs for good. From apps and add-ons to hybrids and mobile access, NZBusiness reviews some of today’s leading options in accounting solutions.
Pic Picot is a local business celebrity in Nelson, where he produces and exports his world-famous peanut butter. He’s also living proof that it’s never too late to pursue one’s dream.
By Glenn Baker.
COVER STORY
Inspired collaboration
Matt Saunders and Seadon Baker are best mates and united in their vision for growing ilabb into a leading global action sports brand. It’s a little ‘rad’, but they’ve got the team and determination to do it.
Steve Alexander looks at the merits and pitfalls of employees taking up a shareholding in a company.
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