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Get your business running more efficiently
Focusing on your business’s operations may help you reduce costs, lift cash flow and save time. Here’s how to get started.
Mentor, coach or advisor?
Finding the right support for you and your business can make a big difference. We outline the options so you can make the right decision.
600,000 employment agreements: Lots of happy businesses
The free Employment Agreement Builder has been used to create more than 600,000 agreements since its launch three years ago.
Sole traders: Benefits of having a New Zealand Business Number
If you’re a sole trader, get your NZBN now to show your business is credible and to share your details easily.
Cash flow down or striving to get ahead? A loan could help.
If your cash flow is under pressure, a loan can help keep your business afloat. Lenders share their tips on choosing — and getting — a loan that suits your need
How a flexible workforce helps your business
Having a flexible workforce has benefits both for employees, and for your business. Here’s why these arrangements make good business sense.
Expert tips for starting a business
There’s no magic formula for starting a successful small business, but the more good decisions you make early on, the better your chances.
Hobby or business?
You sell the odd hand-knitted scarf to friends, or maybe you sell your knitwear every week at local markets. Is this a hobby, or a business?
Hiring your first employee
If there’s constantly more demand for your product or service than you can provide, it might be time to consider hiring your first employee.
Company, sole trader or partnership? What should your business be?
Three quick questions and you’re on your way to choosing your business structure.
Your ideas are worth protecting
Your intellectual property – your ideas – are valuable and key to your competitive advantage. IPONZ has new resources to help you protect them.
Do your business a favour: ONECheck it
Check business names, trade marks, web domains and now social media usernames in one simple search with the new and improved ONECheck.
How small businesses can use tech to be more productive
Technology offers huge opportunities for all businesses – not just the big ones. There are many ways you can use tech to help you work smarter, not harder.
New Zealand Business Performance Panel launched
This week Small Business Minister Stuart Nash launched the New Zealand Business Performance Panel, a resource to help Kiwis improve their management practices.
Working smarter, not harder: Productivity Week 2018
This week, with only four working days, will see businesses across New Zealand trying to get more done in less time – in short, being more productive.
Talking business: how to communicate for better results
Good communication and feedback helps make businesses more productive by streamlining projects and eliminating mix-ups. Follow these tips to communicate better.
What it takes to franchise your business
Setting up a franchise can be time-consuming and costly – but the benefits can make it worthwhile. We look at what it takes to set up a successful franchise.
Sole traders: Got your NZBN?
The New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) is a globally unique identifier, available to all Kiwi businesses, including sole traders.
Successful succession: planning for the future
Everyone leaves their business one day. The earlier you start thinking about your succession planning strategy, the more successful this transition will be.