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The Workplace Safety Management Practices (WSMP) programme, administered by Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) will officially end on 31 March 2017. However Auditors around New Zealand finished site-place visits on 28 February to allow to time for processing ahead of ACC’s deadline. New applicants are not currently being accepted. The WSMP programme has been running for […]

Work Rehab and Fit For Work are joining forces to provide the most comprehensive range of occupational health services available from any company in New Zealand. “This joint venture will greatly benefit Kiwi businesses wanting a single nationwide supplier of integrated occupational health services,” Director Lenny O’Connell said. “The new company will retain the Fit […]

On Friday 10th March, seven student entrepreneurs travelled from all corners of the country through the storm to compete at the Global Student Entrepreneur’s Awards (GSEA). The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)’s GSEA event gave these up and coming entrepreneurs, who are also university students, the opportunity to win awesome prizes that would help their businesses excel, and […]

Here are 5 critical success factors you should be building into your planning right now. Businesses do not typically sell by accident. The owners that end up selling their business for a significant amount of money have usually been preparing for that day for some time. You don’t have to be thinking about selling your […]

If 2017 involves you venturing into hiring your first digital marketing employee, then you might want to keep reading. Here are 10 tips for getting a great new hire. Firstly, congratulations on getting to the stage that your business needs to grow its digital presence. But what do you need to look for? A digital […]

Founders: Bex De Prospo and Peter Randrup HQ: Christchurch Tell us about your business. Anteater is a sustainable food business which is working to mainstream high-quality edible insect products as a viable alternative to traditional factory-farmed protein. Due to the major environmental and health benefits of eating insects, we believe that they will play a […]

Your phone is not ringing as much as before, companies are taking longer to reach a buying decision and referrals are slowing. Combine this with poor time management and what do you have? Disaster. So what can you do to maintain sales and income? One option is to understand the value of your time and […]

For many of us, the morning is our most productive time of the day, with the two hours after lunch being the least productive. That’s why those sensible people in southern European countries take a siesta – we are naturally programmed to rest during the early afternoon!  Spending the first hour of the day deciding […]