New Zealand’s productivity gap with countries like Finland isn’t about effort, it’s about clarity. Elliot Royce argues that as businesses grow, complexity quietly crowds out a shared understanding of what actually creates value, turning productivity into a symptom rather than the real problem.
New Zealand’s small business productivity has flatlined, with the country continuing to trail Australia and the UK, even as Deloitte’s latest CFO survey shows finance leaders remain confident about growing their businesses despite economic uncertainty.
CEO Mark Callander shares how 2degrees is supporting SMEs around New Zealand with reliable, cost-effective telco services.
As WasteCo scales nationwide, a rapid NetSuite rollout has revolutionised its finance operations, streamlining consolidation, accelerating acquisitions, and laying the groundwork for an AI-powered future.
As the economy shifts, three leading thinkers will share with SMEs how to build clarity, protect value and accelerate growth. Don’t miss their insights.
The thriving Māori economy and workforce are shaping New Zealand’s future, with professional development, leadership, and Māori values driving transformative opportunities across industries.
In today’s hyper-competitive retail landscape, the path to sustainable growth hinges on a critical question: How do you keep customers coming back?
Disruption is now business as usual. Elise Balsillie says the real edge for Kiwi SMEs lies not in resilience, but in agility, the power to adapt, pivot and thrive through change.
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Thursday 30 July 2026 | 7:00am – 9:00pm
📍 Covert Theatre, 51 Mackelvie Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Everyone talks about the importance of business strategy, but what does it actually mean in practice? Strategy trainer Ryan Sproull cuts through the jargon to give SME owners a clear, practical framework for thinking strategically about their business.
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