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Smart technology gives Kiwi businesses greater confidence
Small and medium sized Kiwi businesses, vital to New Zealand’s economic growth, feel more positive about their future if they...
Women in Governance Awards: Nominations open
Women leaders in business will be celebrated and recognised at the Inaugural WOBNZ Women in Governance Awards on the 17th July 2013,...
EEO Trust calls for entries
The EEO Trust Work & Life Awards are influential in increasing awareness of the business benefits of supporting diversity and helping...
SMEs finally optimistic as bright spots emerge
The latest research by New Zealand’s largest accounting software provider MYOB indicates that while local business owners see a long...
What makes an incredible Entrepreneur?
Maybe Richard Branson is the greatest entrepreneur in the world now that Steve Jobs is gone, but what makes an incredible entrepreneur at...
AJ Hackett Bungy launches re-developed Centre
Prime Minister John Key has officially launched the re-developed Kawarau Bungy Centre at Queenstown’s iconic Kawarau...
10,000 more businesses now benefitting from being online
More than 10,000 New Zealand businesses are now operating online because they took advantage of the tools provided by GetOnline.co.nz, a...
Brainy Breakfast gets a re-boot with new sponsor
The Marketing Association has announced the return of its Brainy Breakfast event series in association with new sponsor -...
Innovation award for ‘inspiring’ company
The annual Innovator Award from Environmental Choice New Zealand has been won by fitness centre company Les Mills. Their Christchurch...
Cloud computing – new Privacy Commissioner guidance
The Privacy Commissioner recently released guidance material for small to medium sized businesses (SMEs), to help them protect personal...
Attitude shift as business confidence lifts
An Auckland Chamber of Commerce confidence survey - the first for 2013 covering responses from over 1100 firms in the region - shows a...
Big opportunities for SMEs who adapt in the face of cost pressures
Investing in better technology, human capital and managing costs will give businesses a head start in 2013, according to a study by MYOB...
Steady growth and high hopes
The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) has released the latest results from its Global Entrepreneur Indicator research project, a...
Nominations open for New Zealand’s most prestigious leadership awards.
The Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards celebrate six of New Zealand's most inspirational leaders, aged between 25 and 40. Past Sir Peter...
South Auckland stages city’s biggest one day B2B event
The combined resources of the Wiri, Greater East Tamaki and Manukau Central Business Associations are hosting the 2nd annual Southern...
Business reporting and audit changes: time to identify the good, the bad and the ugly
In New Zealand this year more than approximately 700,000 sets of accounts for companies, partnerships, trusts and not-for-profit...
New Zealand has 415,000 adult ‘showroomers’
About 15 in every 100 adult New Zealand shoppers with Internet access are looking at items in stores – then buying...
South Island businesses grow in confidence
South Island businesses are increasingly bullish, outshining their northern counterparts, according to the latest Grant Thornton IBR...
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2013 bodes well for Kiwi businesses
Business owners should be relishing the thought of returning to work in the New Year given that New Zealand business confidence is...
New Zealand businesses need to collaborate to maximise rebuild opportunity
The Canterbury rebuild will begin to gain momentum this year and a new initiative being launched in February will help businesses across...
Business reporting and audit changes: now’s the time to identify the good, the bad and the ugly
In New Zealand this year more than approximately 700,000 sets of accounts for companies, partnerships, trusts and not-for-profit...
Almost two thirds of Kiwi workforce looking for a new job in 2013
New research shows Kiwis are among the region’s most eager to change roles in the New Year, with almost two thirds (61%) planning to...
Posture cushions target employee productivity
New Zealand businesses such as Weta Workshop, St John’s, State Insurance, Fonterra and The Warehouse are using SitActive Posture...
Auckland students dominate national business awards
Auckland secondary schools dominated the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) national awards in Wellington recently, winning six...
This Christmas make a list, check it twice
The big guy in the red suit is not the only person who needs to be organised at this time of year. Businesses can’t afford to...
New online search tool for starting a business
ONECheck is a new online business tool from business.govt.nz designed to enable businesses to reserve a company name, register a domain...
Christchurch opens ‘Silicon Valley’
A bold Silicon Valley style business hub located on the edge of the Red Zone has opened its doors. The opening is a return to the CBD for...
Villa Maria wins top sustainable business award
Auckland’s Villa Maria Estate has been named Sustainable Business of the Year at the NZI National Sustainable Business Network...
New Zealand business getting less social
New Zealand businesses are struggling to find the time for the latest online tools, with fewer businesses than a year ago having a social...