NZBusiness June 2015

Mat Wylie 2015

Making data useful

Is data telling your business to make the right decisions? Mat Wylie explains how to use data to take the guesswork out of business. Long gone are the days where,

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Developing the discipline muscle

If you’re in business for yourself, Tanya Unkovich offers eight strategies to help you develop a stronger personal discipline. You’re lying in bed listening to the comforting sound of the

Carmel Murphy

Selling the best version of ‘YOU’

Part one of a two-part series by Carmel Murphy on the importance of effective networking for building yourself and your business. Kiwis enjoy doing business with people they know, like

Mike Ashby 2015

Scaffolding for your business

Dr Mike Ashby highlights the value that a good board can offer a business owner. If we’re smart business owners, we will realise that we really don’t need to do

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Building world-class data systems

By Michael Whitehead.   “What does it take to be world-class?” It’s a question I’ve had put to me – almost always rhetorically – by fellow executives, by self-styled thought-leaders,

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Cleaning up the market

Goodnest.co.nz is a young cloud-based virtual platform that simplifies and cuts the cost of domestic cleaning. Co-founder James MacAvoy talks growth plans and strategy.

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Time for exporters to carpe diem

More flexible logistics options, smarter risk management and insurance solutions, and even social media platforms are combining to open up easier export channels for Kiwi firms.  This month's Export Focus provides plenty of useful food for thought for businesses looking to expand into offshore markets. Our case study looks at Rodd & Gunn – the menswear brand that's making inroads into the US market.

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NZBusiness June 2015

COVER STORY
Breaking through the barriers

Around 40 percent of New Zealand businesses are owned and operated by women. We profile three business owners, Fiona Clark, Virginia Stallard and Jo Kitchen, who have a common desire for best practice; and a will to succeed.