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Innovators have until the end of April to get their ideas entered into a national competition and business incubator programme which is focusing this year on sustainable agriculture. Northland Inc is facilitating the NZ Aerospace Challenge in the region and calling on creative minds to come to them with ideas, prototypes or projects that they […]

The government’s decision to not progress with a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is a smart move – and one many SME owners around the country will be relieved to hear. Although the Tax Working Group’s (TWG) purpose is well intended, its recommendations have come under a lot of scrutiny for its blanket approach in its […]

With nearly one third of local SMEs – potentially up to 150,000 businesses – having experienced a cyber attack and a majority of SME operators expressing fears about cyber security, accounting software provider MYOB is calling on the Government to address online security in the financial sector. According to the latest MYOB Business Monitor survey […]

New Zealanders will have a world-leading algorithm to thank when they jet around the world for a fraction of the cost they could be paying. Jettzy.co.nz has just launched its flight search amalgamator and is said to be unlike any other in the New Zealand market, thanks to a one-of-a-kind algorithm. The algorithm breaks through […]

Leveraging the capabilities of the Internet of Things (IoT) is critical for those aiming to maximise productive outputs from advances in technology. So what are Kiwi businesses doing with IoT, and how is it making a difference to the daily operations of New Zealand organisations? Kiwi ingenuity at its finest We’re the land of “number […]

Local SME operators, representing over half a million businesses in New Zealand, are strongly opposed to the Tax Working Group’s capital gains tax (CGT) proposal as frustration with the Government’s performance rises significantly within the sector. In the latest MYOB Business Monitor, which surveyed over 1,000 business operators nationwide in early March 2019, 48% of […]

New Zealand is going through its biggest building boom to-date, proof of this is the 140 cranes operating countrywide, with 50% of them operating in Auckland alone. Whether it’s large commercial developments in the Auckland CBD, infrastructure projects such as The City Rail Link or major retail upgrades like Commercial Bay, Sylvia Park and of […]

Auckland entrepreneur Hiten Parbhu is aiming to take the pain out of booking flights and hotels for multiple travellers, and has launched an online app this month, that he says will remove the need for corporate travel agents. Dubbed Rogue Travel, the app does the hard work currently done by frustrated small business owners, personal […]

Recently, the HSBC introduced a two-year fixed rate mortgage special at 3.69% – one of the lowest that they have offered in the New Zealand market. This has seen Kiwibank following suit and lowering its mortgage rates across the board, as this type of behaviour draws the inevitable competitive response from the other major trading […]

One of the questions we’re often asked is, “What Government funding is available for startups in New Zealand?” Like so many questions in life, the answer is, “It depends.” So you’ve come up with a great business idea. You know exactly what problem you want to solve, and how you’re going to solve it. And […]

An Auckland based cleaning service, Service King, is looking to shake up the cleaning industry, by making life easier for sellers in the residential and commercial property market. With it’s low barriers to entry, and a never ending supply of messes, dirt and clutter to be cleaned, there’s not too many markets more competitive than […]

Video content is an important and integral component of business today. But why? What makes video content so powerful? And how do you do it if you only have a limited budget? I had the privilege to interview Alexander Bruce, an expert in videography. Co-founder of Little Cactus Media he’s worked across New Zealand, the […]