
The end of ERP as we know it? NetSuite’s AI overhaul lands in New Zealand
A year after its Las Vegas debut, NetSuite’s biggest update in almost three decades is reaching Kiwi businesses. The more interesting question is who it might reach next.

A year after its Las Vegas debut, NetSuite’s biggest update in almost three decades is reaching Kiwi businesses. The more interesting question is who it might reach next.

Equity-free funding, global mentors and a US$10,000 prize are on the table – but the deadline is closing fast.

With India’s market growing fast, a two-day Auckland summit next month asks what it takes for Kiwi businesses to get a foothold.

Growing past a handful of staff brings more customers, more systems and more revenue. New research suggests it also makes a business a bigger cyber target.

Many tradies and salon owners already spend money on marketing. The harder question is which of that spend actually brings in paying customers, and Thryv says its new platform can answer it.

New Zealand small businesses are facing one of the biggest shifts in customer discovery since the rise of Google Search, as AI-powered tools change how consumers find, compare and choose who to hire.

A pilot programme’s runaway demand has exposed just how many promising New Zealand startups are being turned away by traditional bank lending.

New Zealand’s sustainable innovators remain confident about growth, but a new report shows many are struggling to access the capital and conditions needed to actually scale.
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