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You might see forecasting as a waste of time, or something you do when you have absolutely nothing else on your plate (which is, um, never). Or you may have been diligently forecasting each month in the past, and stopped once you found that reality turned out quite differently to your best laid plans. And […]

Business can be very rewarding and is usually setup to create a profit and return for its shareholders, however something magical happens when business is setup to do good and make the world a better place. This might sound cliche, but it’s true and it’s what the world needs today more than ever. People want […]

When you run your own business – and you’re not a large operation – the basics of success might seem simple. Business booms when more people want to buy from you, existing customers want to stick with you, and your staff are happy to work for you. But anyone who’s run a family-owned or small […]

Northland Inc has announced the appointment of Murray Reade as its new Chief Executive Officer. Kawakawa-born Reade, who was most recently CEO of the Lion Foundation in Auckland, will take up his new role at the Regional Economic Development Agency in mid-October. Following a successful career in the New Zealand Defence Force, Reade was also […]

Christchurch will become the hub for social entrepreneurs over the next three days, with two events taking place to help create tomorrow’s changemakers. The two day Social Enterprise Challenge 2019 starts today, and on Saturday, a sold out audience at the annual Impact Summit will be treated to inspiring talks from speakers including Crusaders player […]

Today, successful local internship programme JobDUN celebrates 10 years of assisting businesses to find talent, save time and create employment in Dunedin. Since 2009, 131 businesses across a wide range of sectors have been involved with the programme. There have been 388 internships resulting in 270 employment positions. While the programme started with an information […]

Who: Enterprise Dunedin What: Economic Development Agency HQ: Dunedin INTRODUCTION Enterprise Dunedin’s Economic Development team facilitates economic growth and well-being in Dunedin that reflects business community needs and supports the city’s strategic objectives. The team connects and supports local businesses, growing the economy and fostering opportunities for employment. As Dunedin City Council’s in-house economic development […]

Kiwi companies can now compete in world’s largest early-stage ISV (Independent Software Vendors) competition. Ingram Micro, New Zealand’s largest distributor of technology solutions, is providing a unique opportunity for local early stage ISVs to enter the company’s global Comet Competition. The international Comet Competition is aimed at identifying revolutionary business-to-business (B2B) software innovators whose products […]