Digital trends every business owner needs to watch
Bill Bennett reviews six of the newer technologies impacting on the post-pandemic business world, and answers the question: how relevant are they to your business? Digital tools didn’t have all
Bill Bennett reviews six of the newer technologies impacting on the post-pandemic business world, and answers the question: how relevant are they to your business? Digital tools didn’t have all
Restoring our waterways and landscapes must be a business imperative and it’s time to get involved, writes Andy Kenworthy. Knowing when to invest is a key skill in business. People,
Succession is arguably the most satisfying process for extracting monetary value from years of hard work in your business, but the key is to do it right.
Kiwi business TradeWindow has ambitions to digitalise the world’s supply chains with its efficiency-boosting blockchain technology. At a recent media breakfast held at TradeWindow’s Takapuna head office it was appropriate
Once there was a baker, a chef and a barista who all dreamed of opening a standout destination bakery for Auckland’s North Shore community. Turns out Rollers Bakery produced exactly
New Auckland Business Chamber CEO Simon Bridges opens up about his future outside politics, leading New Zealand’s oldest business association. What previous business experience did you bring to the
Bill Bennett reviews six of the newer technologies impacting on the post-pandemic business world, and answers the question: how relevant are they to your business? Digital tools didn’t have all the answers, but when the Covid pandemic first arrived technology adoption leapt forward five years in a matter of months. Overnight, businesses that had never even tried video conferencing suddenly depended on it. Retailers who had previously been slow to move online, opened web-based stores in a matter of weeks. New ways of working, trading and conducting business have settled in. Your customers and clients now have changed needs and a fresh set of expectations. The underlying technology you need to run a business is the same as it was
Restoring our waterways and landscapes must be a business imperative and it’s time to get involved, writes Andy Kenworthy. Knowing when to invest is a key skill in business. People, equipment and facilities can all get run down. Taking timely action avoids reduced performance or even breakdowns. Unfortunately, the fabric of Aotearoa New Zealand has been getting run down for some time now. It’s time to act. The transformation of these islands into this nation has come at great cost. Three quarters of the indigenous forest has been cut down. More than 90 percent of the wetlands in this country have been drained and destroyed. Today, around 4,000 species are at risk and more than three quarters of our freshwater
Succession is arguably the most satisfying process for extracting monetary value from years of hard work in your business, but the key is to do it right.
Kiwi business TradeWindow has ambitions to digitalise the world’s supply chains with its efficiency-boosting blockchain technology. At a recent media breakfast held at TradeWindow’s Takapuna head office it was appropriate to have a backdrop of container ships steaming through the Rangitoto Channel, as founder and CEO AJ Smith (pictured below) spoke about his company’s digital technology and forward plans. AJ was joined by trade commentator Stephen Jacobi and TradeWindow client Leigh-Anne Furby of ANZCO Foods for a presentation on the role digital trade now plays in how supply chains adapt to the current international trade environment. In just four years TradeWindow has made major progress on the building and adoption of its signature platform Cube and software acquisition Prodoc –
Once there was a baker, a chef and a barista who all dreamed of opening a standout destination bakery for Auckland’s North Shore community. Turns out Rollers Bakery produced exactly the right recipe for start-up success. Walk into Rollers Bakery in Northcote mid-morning or lunchtime and you’ll immediately see why it has become one of the destination bakeries to die for on the Shore. It’s a busy place. Rollers Bakery has only been going eight months, but even its three founders are surprised by the support they’ve received from the community. It has a lot to do with the ‘to-die-for’ baked goods all made on the premises. Quick commercial success has also been a result of the close bond between
New Auckland Business Chamber CEO Simon Bridges opens up about his future outside politics, leading New Zealand’s oldest business association. What previous business experience did you bring to the Auckland Business Chamber, and what was it about this job that appealed to you? SIMON: My first full-time job was as a lawyer in a commercial law firm where I learned the value of time and a dollar, most importantly the client’s dollar. It was a lesson I took with me into politics. It influenced how I led as a minister and identified policy needs that would deliver value to the community. Over my time in government I was a senior economic and infrastructure minister holding portfolios including Transport, Energy,
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