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The price of our laid back business culture
Despite people working longer hours, New Zealand is facing a serious productivity problem, which Paul Kane, partner, privately held...
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Sleepnest debuts at Best Awards
It’s been a while coming, but The Little Adventure is delighted to announce the arrival of its first pure New Zealand wool baby...
Civil engineering firm named Kapiti’s Business of the Year
A successful Waikanae civil engineering company has been selected as the 2014 Kapiti Horowhenua Electra Business of the...
More positive results for SleepDrops
Kiwi company SleepDrops, featured in the September 2014 issue of NZBusiness, has triumphed again - this time at the North Shore Westpac...
Work and Income success story benefits business
As part of a return-to-work programme Rapid Results has been partnering with Work and Income to put dozens of people back in to the...
Go Pink for a Day
The NZ Breast Cancer Foundation’s Pink for a Day campaign is taking on a new twist – and applying it to the boss’...
SMES still want less red tape
New Zealand small businesses are still looking for policies to reduce their compliance burden, that’s according to the latest...
Making life easier for small businesses
Business.govt.nz has launched a new online tool which allows small businesses to search their central government compliance requirements in...
Kiwis’ love of mobile shopping grows
Kiwis’ use of mobile devices to shop is growing apace, but mobile shoppers are becoming less likely to be influenced through Facebook...
Home auctioned for Make-A-Wish
The Rodney franchise holder for G.J. Gardner Homes is proud to officially open the doors to its new Rodney-based property, built to raise...
Our hottest export technology companies
Technology Investment Network (TIN) has revealed New Zealand’s top ten high growth technology export companies across two categories...
Forget ‘dirty politics’, what do politicians have to offer SMEs?
Business owner managers are invited to join the Policy Debate at the 2014 New Zealand Small Business Summit on September...
Digital SMEs enjoy higher revenues
A new Yellow survey shows the ‘digital readiness’ of Kiwi SMEs is slowly...
Identical lawyer twins cause people to see double
Busy solicitors often wish they could be in two places at once, and at Tauranga’s Sharp Tudhope Lawyers that’s exactly what...
NZ the future superpower of craft beer
The thirst for New Zealand craft beer is expected to triple over the next decade but there are concerns that brewers might not be ready to...
Employees to open up social media access for better work deal
Dataprofiling could soon become commonplace in the workplace, according to PwC’s report, The future of work: A journey to 2022, with...
Kiwis want more than ‘boat, bach and Beemer’
Forget settling, New Zealand businesses want to expand, grow and take on the...
Survey reveals self-starters lack leadership skills
Too many entrepreneurs are lacking the leadership skills to take their business to the next level according to a global survey just...
Few businesses ready for H&S law changes
Too many businesses are ill-prepared for increased health and safety obligations under the Health and Safety Reform legislation that will...
The beating heart of New Zealand
Business lifts our standard of living and makes the way for a better future, says...
Lightning Lab and Young Enterprise ignite next generation of entrepreneurs
Lightning Lab and Young Enterprise Trust have teamed up to run Venture Up, a new startup business accelerator programme for Young...
Flying Start competition back in business
Small Business Minister Steven Joyce has announced business.govt.nz’s ANZ Flying Start Business Plan Competition is back for its...
Bridgit Hawkins: 2014’s Mumtrepreneur
Wellington businesswoman Bridgit Hawkins has been named Mumtrepreneur of the Year in the Fly Buys Mumtrepreneur...
The Icehouse and Visa offer regional workshops
Business growth hub The Icehouse, is expanding its topic-specific workshops into additional regions, thanks to support from BNZ and...
Bullish small firms looking for staff
Small business confidence has reached record highs in Canterbury, the wider South Island and Wellington, according to ANZ’s quarterly...
SMEs vital for business growth
Small Business Minister Steven Joyce has launched a new SME Research Hub in Wellington, which pulls together important information in one...
Job ads jump as labour market builds
Year-on-year data released by New Zealand’s leading employment marketplace SEEK, has revealed a 17.3 percent increase in job ad...
New toolkit helps SMEs protect business online
The ‘Connect Smart for Business: SME Toolkit’ is a free resource aimed at helping businesses take basic steps to protect their...
Hefty fines for businesses breaching new consumer law reforms
Companies that don’t comply with new consumer law reform changes risk substantially increased fines and penalties for any...
Women in business to profit from academy
The Venus Network has announced that registrations are open for its first nationwide small business academy Sassy Startup, due to start in...