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Canterbury Businesses Bucking National Trend

300 or more Canterbury businesses are starting every month, bucking a worrying nationwide drop in business numbers. Official figures show Kiwi business “deaths” outnumbered …

SEEK Says Job Ads On The Way Up

Jobs website SEEK says there’s been a strong start to 2013 with two months of consecutive growth in new job ads, now up 5.7% …

Tax: Be Prepared For 1 April

IRD suggests businesses use this checklist to help get ready for the 1 April changes. KiwiSaver contribution rate increases from 2% to 3%. From …

Wisdom – Change For Change’s Sake?

Seth Godin says changing the way you do business adds risk. This bring fear, because someone will be held responsible for the change.
This means …

What Does Your Signature Say About You?

A new study says leaders with extra-large signatures, may simply have outsized egos. The University of North Carolina study analysed CEO signatures, comparing the …

Electronic Card Spending Surges

Paymark, which processes about three-quarters of electronic retail payments in NZ says Kiwis have put their hands back in their wallets, spending $191m – …

Facebook Offers Ad Tracking Service

Facebook has started the roll out of a new tool which will allow online retailers to track purchases by members of the social network …

Part Time Jobs Up

Statistics NZ’s quarterly employment survey shows total filled jobs rose 0.3% to a seasonally adjusted 1.715m, pipping the 0.2% growth expected by economists. There …

Tips For Marketing On Facebook

1. Use a picture. Facebook ads may only allow for a small image, but it will still help set you apart on their busy …

Auck Gains & Chch Loses On Population Front

Add these numbers to your projections for the future. Latest official figures show in the year to June 2012, Christchurch city’s population decreased by …