Kiwi start-up leads global payments revolution
Kiwi business Centrapay is driving a global revolution to overhaul how New Zealanders pay for goods and services. The company says this...
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Mid-market businesses strong in face of economic downturn
Despite ongoing economic challenges hammering businesses, new insights show that our mid-market enterprises continue to demonstrate...
Sustainable Business Awards winners protecting people and planet
The Sustainable Business Network announced the winners of the 20th Sustainable Business Awards at an annual ceremony this week. The urgency...
Is it time to ditch the skip on construction sites?
Thanks to a new initiative, Hamilton company saveBOARD can now recycle 90 percent of soft plastic wastes on-site back into reusable...
North Shore business supports war-ravaged Ukraine
Kc Kombucha founder Gail Matthew has a friend living through the Ukraine war. A dollar from every bottle of her new flavour sold will...
Collaboration saves synthetics from landfill
Amanda Dorset was “sick to death” of crafting natural woollen products for conscientious consumers but having to stuff...
Two-way texting service a lifesaver
Workplace mental health has been thrown a lifeline with the rollout of a two-way text-based check-in system that champions employee...
Stormy festive trading conditions predicted for businesses
Rising costs and cost-conscious consumers are leading to cautious revenue predictions and low confidence levels amongst SMEs this...
Giving marketers the secret sauce
Good Gravy is promoting itself as a marketer’s ‘secret sauce’ – a nimble team of advertising experts with a recipe for...
Kiwi startup named in TIME best inventions
Kiwi start-up Earshots, which makes the world’s first sports headphones with a patented ‘EarWrap’ system, has been globally...
Rodney Wayne, Caci win Supremes at Franchise Awards
Two pioneering franchise brands from the beauty and personal care industry have shone to the fore in the 2022 Westpac New Zealand Franchise...
Auror Founders announced as EY Entrepreneur Of The Year
After a lengthy judging process, James Corbett, Tom Batterbury & Phil Thomson, founders of Auror, have been named overall winners...
Pulse Survey reveals midsize business concerns
An Icehouse survey has found that 65 percent of midsize businesses are concerned about the impacts of COVID on their business over the...
SME digitisation uplift could boost NZ economy
If local SMEs with low levels of digitisation digitised just one or two business activities, the benefits could provide a...
Survey: Who is the fairest worker of them all?
Workers over 50 are more likely to go above and beyond in their job than workers still to celebrate their 25th birthday. Leading New...
Pōhiri welcomes Crankworx 2022 to Rotorua
Kiwi fave Sam Blenkinsop kickstarts the festival and Kiwi domination with DH win in famed Redwoods. A traditional Māori welcome, iconic...
Rocket Global takes top honours at NZIBAs
A Hawkes Bay business dedicated to “powering up your day, one bite at a time” is the Supreme Winner of the New Zealand International...
Sole traders feeling the pinch
At least 74 percent of Kiwi sole traders are saving less or eating into their savings to pay rising living costs as record levels of...
The startup out to fix corporate gifting
Helen McLaren and Clare Gallaher’s start-up business aims to eliminate the token “eco-friendly” gift box and introduce a new...
Chuffed by the growth
From Covid life-raft to thriving business: how one start-up is disrupting NZ’s gift market. A business that began as a life-raft for...
NZ’s largest creativity and design festival returns
Aotearoa’s Semi Permanent festival is returning after two years. Taking place in Wellington over three days, the event will host...
Biotech startup first beneficiary of support initiative
A Kiwi biotech startup created to reduce global dependence on milk protein is the first recipient of funding...
Marama Labs to showcase at TechCrunch Disrupt
Wellington-based deep-tech startup Marama Labs has been selected to participate in the first-ever Startup Battlefield 200 cohort at the...
Helping small businesses get paid on time
The Government is introducing new measures with the aim of ensuring New Zealand’s small businesses get paid on time. A...
Employee experience platform raises $2M
Excellent, the New Zealand-founded platform spearheading the employee experience movement through learning, community and accreditation,...
SMEs should lead voter turnout in local elections
New Zealand’s SMEs are primed to exercise their democratic rights over the coming weeks, with more than nine-in-10 surveyed saying...
Entrepreneur of the Year category winners announced
The category winners have been announced for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year and they represent a diverse range of exciting...
Family business contributions celebrated
Every September, Australia and New Zealand celebrate National Family Business Day – a day designed to recognise the invaluable...
Calling all workplace boosting canines
A nationwide search to celebrate our canine colleagues in the workplace is underway with entries now open for the 2022 NZ Top Office Dog...
Kiwi business redesigns, redefines diabetes experience
Bridget Scanlan’s Wellington-based start-up business is out to turn the daily diabetes experience on its head with...