Organics on the rise
The meteoric rise in demand for organic foods both here and globally has seen New Zealand’s largest organic food brand Ceres...
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Leadership change for Business Mentors New Zealand
Business Mentors New Zealand has announced that Ray Schofield, Chief Executive of 13 years, is shortly to...
The big business of e-commerce
Online shopping has been embraced by mainstream New Zealand with close to 2 million adults making a purchase via the Internet in the past...
Envivo and JAWA combine forces
Envivo Engineering, Surveying and Planning and JAWA Structures have combined to create an integrated, multidisciplinary...
Growth industry faces emerging challenges
The New Zealand hospitality industry is in a growth phase but is facing stiff challenges posed by globalisation, alcohol management and the...
Frontside scores SkyCity Breakers account
Content creation company Frontside has netted the entire marketing account for the SkyCity Breakers, and officially launched a new service,...
Helen Clark wins Supreme Kea World Class New Zealand Award
Helen Clark has added to her lengthy list of accolades by winning the Supreme Award at Kea’s 2015 World Class New Zealand...
Merchant payments get smarter, but Kiwis need educating
In a recent survey of more than 1,000 Kiwis, 71 percent said they would like more education on contactless payments and how they...
Beware of website offering Government grants and funding to businesses
The Commerce Commission is warning start-up and small businesses to beware of an organisation called New Zealand Small Business Assistance...
Black Pearl Mail opens Australia office
New Zealand software company Black Pearl Mail has opened an office in Sydney reflecting significant demand in Australia for its unique...
In search of medal-winning products
Now there’s an easy way to decide which consumable brands to buy – thanks to the recommendations of thousands of Kiwi...
VMob triumphs at Microsoft Partner Awards
VMob has been recognised as one of the world’s most prominent innovation and technology businesses in the annual Microsoft Worldwide...
500,000 subscriber milestone for Xero
Following a landmark year for Xero, which resulted in over 500 software updates, Xero recently revealed new, innovative accounting tools at...
High tech entrepreneurs invest in Coresteel Buildings
Technology entrepreneurs Jonathan Hendriksen and Tim Williams have bought a 16.6% stake in the Donovan Group and Tim Williams will join the...
#CountMeIn for the world’s first Good Spend Counter
New Zealand social enterprise Conscious Consumers has just launched a 6-week campaign to fund the world’s first Good Spend Counter....
Heilala Vanilla celebrates 10 years since first harvest
Success has never tasted sweeter, as New Zealand’s only pure vanilla business celebrates 10 years this month since its first harvest...
Hibiscus Coast businessman’s decade of Hospice support
After ten years of supporting the local hospice, Orewa travel agency owner Dennis Payne says the joy of helping those who use the service...
Patrick notches up one year
Remember Gudgeon Pro and its young inventor/designer Patrick Roskam? The 14 year old has beaten the odds and succeeded in reaching the...
Budget lacks business specific policies
New Zealand’s SMEs may have been left wanting more from today’s Government Budget, according to accounting and business...
Leading drug testing agencies open NZ laboratory
Driven by the growing demand for drugs of abuse testing solutions in Australasia, two world leading drug testing agencies have joined...
Queenstown businesses win major Chinese business award
Two of Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s Queenstown based businesses have been instrumental in helping the national tourism operator win the...
100% Pure NZ hits 16 with new look
The latest evolution of Tourism New Zealand’s 100% Pure New Zealand campaign has further defined the country’s unique offer to...
Mumtrepreneur Awards call for entries
Entrepreneurial mothers are being asked to put themselves forward for the Fly Buys Mumtrepreneur Awards, a scheme rewarding women who have...
No more ‘ruff’ days when pets at work
Pets and people are better together, which is why Purina has just launched “Purina Pets at Work Day” - a day to celebrate your...
Restaurant rants bad for brand
In the past week, two stories in New Zealand’s national media have highlighted the potential dangers of restaurants taking a public...
Winners of Good Food Boost mentoring programme announced
Four emerging ‘good’ food and beverage companies, with products hailing from different countries, have won a competition to...
New requirements for incorporated companies
The next set of major changes introduced by the Companies Amendment Act 2014 will take effect on 1 May...
Educating small businesses a focus of Insurance Council-Young Enterprise Trust partnership
The Insurance Council is developing education resources targetting small-to-medium sized enterprises as 1 in 4 New Zealand businesses...
Financial personal trainers open new Wellington franchise
Fast growing financial services brand, enableMe, is set to open a new franchise office in the capital’s CBD in the coming...
Faster, easier GST with new mobile app
Revenue Minister Todd McClay says Inland Revenue’s new mobile app is simplifying GST filing for small businesses and, already, 7,270...