Management Skill: More SMEs Turning To Mentoring For Help
May 28th, 2010
Although some may cringe at the name, more SMEs are turning to mentoring to help them through economic tough times in the wake of …
Archive for May, 2010
NZ Tax: GST Change May Cost Businesses “More”
May 28th, 2010
Consultancy Deloitte says the task of adjusting business systems to account for a rise in GST will be a bigger job, and thus potentially …
Economic Planning: A Skills Agenda For Prosperity
May 26th, 2010
The NZ Institute’s latest recipe for boosting NZ’s economic fortunes is boosting skills. It says labour productivity – output per hour worked – is …
Business Opportunity – Food Safety Products
May 21st, 2010
US Demand for food safety products in the United States is expected to rise 6.7% a year until 2014. The US food processing segment …
Legislation: Business Not Happy With Proposed Legislation
May 21st, 2010
In a challenge to National’s business friendly credentials, a new survey by software company MYOB has found NZ business owners strongly oppose several of …
NZ Research: Business Supportive of Govt R&D Focus
May 19th, 2010
Prime Minister John Key’s announcement science and innovation will be at the heart of next week’s Budget is a positive step forward, say business …
NZ Exports: Engage Emerging Markets With Caution
May 14th, 2010
Peter Sherwin, a business adviser for accounting firm Grant Thornton NZ, warns while Emerging Markets are leading the world out of recession, NZ businesses …
NZ Economy: Gain For NZ, But Not Without Pain
May 14th, 2010
The latest edition of the bi-annual Regus BusinessTracker survey shows global economic growth is progressing steadily, but full recovery will not be reliably under …
Tax: Aust Corporate Taxes Go Down, Eventually
May 12th, 2010
Australian company tax cuts give NZ some breathing space. The Henry tax review had recommended the corporate tax rate be slashed to 25% but …
Electricity Supply Security: Grid Upgrade To Help Power Supply Security
May 7th, 2010
Businesses worried over electricity supply security will be pleased Transpower has been given approval from the Electricity Commission to proceed with a $170m upgrade …
Emissions Trading: No Australian ETS In The Near Future
May 7th, 2010
Pressure on the Govt to drop NZ’s ETS is likely to increase with revelations the Aust Govt has shelved its emissions trading scheme for …
NZ Exports: NZ Businesses Missing Out In South Asia
May 5th, 2010
Despite a Free Trade deal being negotiated with India, South Asian countries – India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan – are …
