Insolvencies continue to rise in NZ
As the economy stagnates, latest quarterly data shows insolvencies continue to rise, up 34 percent on Q1 and 69 percent on the same time...
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Awards handed out at Supplier Expo
Workplace solutions provider OfficeMax has named Fresh Office its ‘Supplier of the Year’ at its 2023 Re-Think Supplier Expo, held...
Company-X celebrates first decade
Waikato software specialist Company-X is celebrating its first decade in business. Co-founders and directors Jeremy Hughes and David...
Entrepreneurs’ manifesto for levelling entrepreneurship
A network of more than 140 entrepreneurial businesses and organisations warns New Zealand is in danger of being left behind economically...
Musos serve snails to boost business belief
Aussie star DJs Peking Duk are launching a one-of-a-kind escargot food truck to help MYOB boost belief amongst Kiwi and Australian business...
Plumber turns fintech entrepreneur; solves payment issues
GreenLight Escrow is revolutionising the way tradespeople and homeowners conduct business transactions, providing a secure and innovative...
Mana Wāhine Mission an energising experience
New Zealand business leader and Red Shoots co-founder Rhona MacKenzie shares her experiences from the recent Mana Wāhine Mission in...
Stress and burnout dominate workplaces
Three quarters of workplaces experience high stress and burnout, according to world-first ROW survey. A ground-breaking survey of workplace...
Acute labour pressures easing for businesses
Temporary and casual staffing platform Sidekicker, has released its first New Zealand Jobs Index, revealing that tight hiring conditions...
Entrepreneur of the Year finalists announced
A desire to use business for social good is the common thread amongst the 2023 EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists. Ernst & Young has...
No battery left behind in recycling solution
A 100 percent Kiwi, privately owned recycling company has become the first New Zealand business to offer an end-to-end nationwide ‘all...
The business sharing experiential knowledge
In this constantly changing economic climate, many businesses are understandably questioning their next steps. Leaders with experiential...
Predictive AI can identify staff thinking of quitting
Kiwi companies will soon be able to use AI to identify employees who are thinking about resigning, according to an industry expert. The...
Crime, costs and compliance key election priorities
Nearly two-thirds of SME leaders believe it’s time for a change in government, as crime, the rising cost of living and complex compliance...
Is the ‘can do’ attitude sabotaging growth?
A Kiwi’s natural tendency to get stuck in is often seen as a positive, but it may also have a darker side because business owners (SMEs)...
Cautious optimism prevails among SMEs
New employment data shows business confidence among small and medium businesses is optimistic despite ongoing economic and employment...
Businesses urged to up the ante on fraud protections
Grant Thornton New Zealand’s bi-annual business survey has revealed only 41 percent of business owners, leaders and decision makers...
Record numbers at Fine Food New Zealand 2023
The recent event highlighted the resilience of New Zealand’s food retail, foodservice and hospitality industries during a slowing...
North Harbour businesses showcased
Business North Harbour has launched its Purple Ink Recruitment BNH Business Excellence Awards 2023. These prestigious awards were...
Survey reveals Kiwi SME sentiments on AI
A recent survey released by payments provider Pin Payments, has revealed the state of play for New Zealand business owners and artificial...
Chicken producer sets the standard
Hawke’s Bay organic chicken producers, Bostock Brothers, are farming in a league of their own. New Zealand’s only organic free range...
Work is more likeable with dogs
Entries have opened for the 2023 NZ Top Office Dog competition, coinciding with a poll revealing that 53 percent of dog owners would attend...
Quest opens second property in two weeks
With the recent opening of Quest Apartment Hotels latest property, Quest Hastings, the independently owned and operated accommodation group...
Teen entrepreneurs tackle real world business problems
In the first weekend of July, 60 secondary students from across Aotearoa participated in ’Entrepreneurs in Action’ (EIA), a business...
Startup scales up using simple formula
Kiwi startup Double Yolk has scaled from $100,000 to $5 million in annual recurring revenue in just four years. The Auckland- and...
Plant-based food champion launches crowdfunding raise
New Zealand plant-based food brand Angel Food has announced its latest crowdfunding raise in order to boost marketing, innovation and...
Many businesses oblivious to slavery risks in supply chains
New research into Kiwi businesses and their efforts to deal with modern slavery has found that many are oblivious to the role of forced...
Budding entrepreneurs get head start with scholarships
Enterprising Kiwis are being given the opportunity to fast track their ventures from idea through to startup, thanks to an online education...
SMEs hitting election year pause must think again
Anybody in business can tell you that a customary but inexplicable inertia and indecisiveness infects Kiwi SMEs in election years....
Streetdog scales up, seeks investors
Hot on the heels of selling out its second release of Streetdog electric motorcycles, and after launching a wholesale capital raise...