Small firm growth prospects show signs of improvement
Small firms’ business confidence remained low by historical standards during the June 2019 quarter but growth prospects are showing tentative […]
News
Refundability supports R&D out of the gate
The Government has announced improvements to its R&D Tax Incentive to ensure financial support reaches more businesses investing in new […]
Central NZ business confidence slumps again
Businesses’ views on New Zealand’s economic outlook have dropped further into negative territory, according to a survey by Wellington Regional […]
Auckland hot chocolate sold out in Aussie supermarket ‘frenzy’
An unexpected appearance on a Sydney mum’s social media feed has produced a significant sales boost for a West Auckland […]
Over half of Kiwi employees have flexible work hours
More than 50 per cent of employees in New Zealand have flexible work hours, allowing them to start and finish […]
SMEs record sales of $153b in 2018
Small businesses contributed $153.1 billion, or 25.3 per cent, to total industry sales in the 2018 financial year, Stats NZ […]
Columns
Boost Your Business Story – how to create effective content for new and existing websites
Looking to entangle business in your corner of the World Wide Web? Business blogger and columnist, JES MAGILL (webwriters.co.nz), is […]
Dreams come true in Blue Vanuatu
Air Vanuatu’s wide-reaching call ‘to explore Vanuatu’ convinced Business to Business editor HELEN PERRY that the time was right to fulfil […]
SMEs – the new backbone of the nation
It may feel like international mega businesses are running the world but SMEs play a major role in holding the world’s economies together. So, […]
Motoring
From America with Love
As the Holden Acadia LTZ crested the twisty climb between Whangamata and Waihi the Japanese sedan, which had been balking […]
Electric cars – ‘current’ thinking
In July 1965, fans of folk superstar, Bob Dylan, roundly booed the singer for ‘going electric’. More than 60 years […]
Work smarter? Log…on
No driver need keep a ‘log’ book for this vehicle! Unveiled at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the T-log […]
Tech Talk
Auckland hot chocolate sold out in Aussie supermarket ‘frenzy’
An unexpected appearance on a Sydney mum’s social media feed has produced a significant sales boost for a West Auckland […]
Digital privacy at risk – knowing me, knowing you
Whether we know it or not, hackers may know us very well indeed, Andrew Weaver from Digital Identity NZ warns. […]
Don’t kick it, ‘spin’ it!
Dan may have been ‘the man’ on field but, when it comes to ‘spin’, it seems Carter is […]
Features
Cake it till you make it!
It may have been former Manukau City big cheese (aka mayor), Sir Barry Curtis, holding court at a special function […]
Andrew Kitchener – breeder, farmer, hunter… guide
He may be a hot shot hunter but there are many more strings to Andrew Kitchener’s bow. A veteran deerstalker, […]
Life by design
For thousands of years, men and women, initially royalty and nobility, have adorned themselves with jewellery. Over the centuries its […]
Q&A
With Linda Wilson (Karaka Lifestyle Estate)
Construction on new retirement village, Karaka Lifestyle Estate on 10.5 hectares of rural land in southern Auckland is in full swing. We […]
With Dallas Russ (Lion Apiaries)
Dallas Russ has been sweet on bees for more than 10 years. What started as a hobby evolved into a […]
With Phil Taylor (former Auckland Council candidate)
Last year, former Business to Business team member (and community radio identity) Phil Taylor, made the brave move to quit his […]