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Stephen Dil owns a modern day, third generation family-owned, community-focused funeral business where nothing is ever too much trouble.

Stephen Dil owns a modern day, third generation family-owned, community-focused funeral business where nothing is ever too much trouble.

A recently launched EFTPOS-style gift card, born out of old fashioned Kiwi ingenuity, is tipped to provide a whole new generation of reward mechanisms for businesses. So just how good is it?

Victoria Carter emphasizes the value of good governance and independent directors to growing New Zealand businesses.

Potential investors are often quick to ask about patent protection, but are patents really worth the paper they are written on?

Scott Rice knows how to put on a show. His event management business is behind many of New Zealand’s high profile ‘mass participation’ sporting competitions. And this year he’s introducing an exciting new class of event.

Patricia Moore ventured to the central North Island town of Taihape to discover an export business with a world-class reputation.

Energyworks is one of Taranaki’s great success stories — a small, locally-owned engineering firm that’s grown to become one of New Zealand’s largest, multi-disciplinary engineering companies servicing the oil and gas industry.

Where is digital marketing technology taking businesses in 2015? Donovan Jackson covers some of the more exciting developments and opportunities.


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Relationship realities
How do you build a solid business while maintaining a strong marriage? Editor Glenn Baker consults the spouses of three leading Kiwi entrepreneurs to see how they’ve succeeded and to share their tips
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