There’s a whole sector of Kiwi businesses quietly keeping our economy ticking over while the limelight focuses squarely on SMEs and multinationals. With all

Building a business and protecting your reputation is a lot like assembling a croquembouche – one slip-up and it can all get very messy.

The simple rule is this: do what you do best and outsource the rest.

An app that makes piano lessons more fun has taken out the Wellington Startup Weekend, closely followed by another that helps those who really

Pride & Joy aims to be more than just an ice cream company, thanks to its "remarkable unemployees".

Goodbye Telecom, hello Spark. The backlash has come sharp and fast, but while COO Jason Paris admits it's a big call to step away

Izon Science has completed a £1 million ($2 million) funding round in the UK and is moving its global headquarters from Christchurch to England's

Vodafone is experimenting with Snapchat to drum up interest in its brand and mobile plans during orientation weeks at Canterbury and Otago University, while

Lightning Lab is teaming up with Microsoft Ventures to provide New Zealand entrepreneurs with mentorship, support and access to top technical and business talent.

Following moves by the two big Aussie supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, to remove New Zealand-produced goods from their house brand labels, and Shane Jones'

Radio is the original social medium, and with the explosion of digital social media it’s been just as successful at gathering communities of fans around

With television viewership strong and on-demand viewing growing at light speed, smart marketers are leveraging their brands across these video mediums to drive effectiveness

The klaxon of reinvention is sounding, and there’s never been a better time to look at new ways of doing business.

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How to ask for money – three tips for getting what you want

Auckland-based environmental trainer/speaker/writer Clare Feeney explains the benefits of environmental training and the future of green jobs

They say you should never take no for an answer. But STQRY is a homegrown company that’s never been told ‘no’ following a pitch.

Solar Schools officially launched New Zealand’s first solar crowdfunding initiative for schools today with the installation of a 60-panel (PV) system at Henley School

For startups that got their start on a rewards-based platform, equity crowdfunding may be the logical – and ethical – next step.

Whittaker's, a household name in pure indulgence, is taking its products to chocolate-lovers around the world – but it’s also taking care to safeguard

An initiative originally put in place to enhance the teaching of te reo Maori has improved digital literacy across the board at AUT University.

After seven years, MediaWorks Interactive prides itself on the skills and diversity of its team, but finds its greatest asset is its unity.

Advice for entrepreneurs - Dr John Demartini's top three tips

Auckland web performance venture SpeedCurve and web app tools provider Hoist are the winners of this year's BNZ Startup Alley at the Webstock conference.

Our Place Events is an NZ startup that harnesses small actions for big change

Kiwi cricketer Mitchell McClenaghan and entrepreneur Ryan Kamins have teamed up on a new health food brand, Clean Paleo, and are hoping to crowdfund