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How do you raise awareness and create a market for an entirely new, unique product or service that nobody has ‘ever heard of’? I was at a Grow with Hubspot event in Auckland recently when business owner Joanna Clough asked a similar question. Joanna is the New Zealand founder of The Dog Safe Workplace Ltd, a […]

Dale Carnegie wrote a fantastic book back in 1936 that really spelled out How to Win Friends and Influence People, and in my view it was so successful, and continues to be successful, because it contains such a lot of common sense about treating others how we ourselves like to be treated. Unfortunately, we sometimes […]

Why is this important as an entrepreneur? Without sales, no business. It’s important we’re aware of the landscape we work within and how that impacts our ability to grow our businesses. As this article clearly points out – knowledge is power, but only if you take action on what you know. The world of the […]

Founder: Ryan Peni HQ: Eyrewell Forest, North Canterbury Tell us about your business. Niche FM Consulting is a NZ-based Management Consultancy Business specialising specifically in Facilities, Asset and Project Management Services. As Facilities, Asset and Project professionals we are the ultimate building organisers, encompassing multiple disciplines to ensure things such as functionality, operational management and […]

What does the cloud have to do with natural disasters? Put simply, having a cloud-based backup, and recovery technology could mean the difference between sinking or swimming in the event of a major outage caused by a natural or man-made disaster. It’s where a business can recover quickly to continue operations, rather than being forced […]

Network NZ is all about supporting New Zealanders in business. Our job is to help other New Zealand based businesses to grow through providing a networking platform to connect with other businesses, as well as giving plentiful opportunities to discuss and learn new skills and knowledge to sky rocket their own business. From a humble […]

If you are anything like me, you’ve heard the age old cliche, “take all the opportunities that come your way”. Now first off, I must concede that this is sound advice, however it’s my growing belief that it’s when people take control of their own future that they are able to achieve their goals. In […]

We’ve probably all either worked alongside or even been the client of a truly exceptional salesperson. Many people put what they do and how they do it down to some unique quirk of nature. Many pass it off as simply saying they were born with the ‘gift of the gab’. But I’m not sure that’s […]