NZ’s small businesses: the numbers
Small businesses contributed $153.1 billion, or 25.3 percent, to total industry sales in the 2018 financial year, according to the latest...
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Bee Intelligence creates buzz at Sydney Festival
Three New Zealand startups from ecentre’s Sprint Global startup programme are joining over 1000 startups this week at LAUNCH...
Expenses No.1 pain for self-employed
Thirty percent of contractors, freelancers and the self-employed say keeping on top of expenses, and knowing what they can claim, is the...
Raygun announced a Wellington Gold Award finalist
Wellington technology company Raygun has been announced as a finalist in the 2019 Wellington Gold Awards for the Global Gold category,...
Start-up gets funding for emergency management chatbot
Wellington social enterprise start-up, Situate Me, has been awarded $60,000 to invest in testing a new emergency management information...
New venture delivers digital boost for businesses
New venture Virtual Product People, launched by founders Conor Sligo, Fran Bellingham and Martina Saville, will develop intuitive digital...
Ageist attitudes ignore $2 billion opportunity
A specialist recruiter for people over 45 years old is calling for urgent action from all private and public organisations to ditch ageist...
Another e-scooter service for Wellington
The future of Wellington is now looking pink with Flamingo, a dockless electric scooter-share service, launching in the capital this month....
The fish and chip shops with mega dreams
A small fish and chip business based in Queenstown and Wanaka is on a mission to be the best in New Zealand. Erik’s Fish and Chips opened...
Podium finish for Nelson Tasman’s Hybrid Bikes
Hybrid Bikes achieved a top ranking of 80 percent for two of its bikes in the latest Consumer NZ rankings of e-bikes and beating out...
SMBs shine as diversity awards finalists
Finalists in the 2019 Diversity Awards include five small to medium-sized organisations that are embedding workplace diversity and...
Tech business innovator celebrated at WC Awards
The Kea World Class New Zealand (WCNZ) Awards has announced its second trio of 2019 award recipients, including a celebrated...
Ethical fashion brand now community-owned
Little Yellow Bird has claimed a new title, as New Zealand’s first community owned ethical fashion...
Jenkins Freshpac Systems recognised among industry elite
Jenkins Freshpac Systems continue to prove they’re at the top of their game, having just won a prestigious ‘Pride in Print’...
Newmarket reveals it’s awards finalists
Newmarket is gearing up to celebrate the best of the best from across its precinct - having announced the finalists for the 2019...
Tim Brown recognised by World Class NZ Awards
New Zealand’s most prestigious celebration of individual achievement, the Kea World Class New Zealand Awards, has announced three of its...
Influencial duo hosts Techweek19 webcast
Unfiltered’s Jake Millar and Kiwi Innovation Ambassador Sian Simpson will host Techweek TV, a series of over 50 free...
Service station owner’s food assist initiative
Local businessman Avi Jayapuram wants to help more west Aucklanders afford essential food, which is why he is launching a new initiative...
Program highlights ethical employment practices
Walk Ethical is the first accreditation programme in New Zealand for businesses to show their commitment to positive, people-focused,...
Rotorua caterer sets employment standard
Rotorua catering company Stolen Bike is setting a new benchmark for the way in which hospitality staff are rewarded for their hard...
Ethical fashion brand open to Kiwi investors
Little Yellow Bird is offering Kiwis a chance to buy a slice of the fashion revolution, as it becomes New Zealand’s first community-owned...
Queenstown hotel drives social change
Queenstown’s newest hotel, Mi-pad Queenstown, is driving social change for New Zealand’s hotel industry with its mix of technology and...
Zero carbon accelerator launched in Wellington
The Zero Carbon Challenge aims to build businesses working to reduce carbon emissions in the areas of Housing and Building, Energy, Waste,...
Feedback: Government backs down on CGT
The government has announced a total rejection of any Capital Gains Tax – citing a lack of mandate, or consensus, for its adoption....
Tech ecosystem maturing fast
New Zealand’s tech and innovation ecosystem is expanding superbly, says NZTech Graeme Muller says, summarising where our technology...
Northland launches new business connectivity service                 Â
Northland businesses will be able to ‘join the dots’ through a new, free business connectivity service launched by Northland Inc this...
Breakthrough business cyber-risk solution launched
A new cyber-protection and insurance solution for businesses has been launched by Delta Insurance and global security company...
Business launches online funeral donation-giving platform
A Christchurch company has come up with a New Zealand-first concept of a platform so people can give money online for a charity at a...
Giving customers a way to give feedback when they pay
TruRating’s official launch in New Zealand opens the door to providing a new way for consumers to give feedback to retailers, quickly...
Five new tools to improve small business operations
Business.govt.nz has launched five free tools and resources to help small businesses improve their operations strategy and free up more...