COVID-19 Government info for businesses
Find out about COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), how it may affect your business and how you can stay updated.
Find out about COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), how it may affect your business and how you can stay updated.
Contact business.govt.nz if you have a business question or feedback about the website.
Business.govt.nz is here to make it easier and quicker for small businesses to understand and comply with government, get on with their businesses and succeed. We do this by packaging information and advice from across government into tools and resources, designed with small businesses in mind.
If you have questions, take a look at some of these pages to find out about starting and setting up a business, employing staff and some of our most popular tools.
This includes information about choosing your business structure, protecting your intellectual property, getting a New Zealand Business Number, registering for GST and much more.
10 step guide to starting a business
Check out our section on hiring and managing people including finding the right staff member, handling holidays and leave, and tools to help you create employment agreements and workplace policies.
Overview of the hiring process
Check out a round-up of all our tools and resources including tools to help with starting out, growing, hiring staff, risks and operations, and more.
Based on information you give about what you want help with, the Boost delivers content, tools and tips tailored to your needs.
The Kiwi Business Boost (external link)
Describe your situation and use this tool to explore the different types of funding available for you and your business.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)’s phone line for small businesses:
Hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00am - 5.00pm Friday (except public holidays).
Freephone: 0800 424 946
Email: info@business.govt.nz
If you have a general question for MBIE please call the national office:
Phone: +64 4 901 1499
Website: mbie.govt.nz (external link)
Please phone 0274 422 141 (media enquiries only) or email media@mbie.govt.nz
If you’d rather speak in a language other than English, you can call MBIE’s general enquiries line and ask for an interpreter. We’ll use Ezispeak interpreters to assist with the call.
About Ezispeak (external link) (external link) — MBIE
If you're hard of hearing or know someone who is deaf, you can use the video relay service. Visit the NZ Relay website to see how it works.
