Nick Harvey is the managing director of Auckland-based boutique sponsorship and experiential marketing agency SPUR.

Graham McGregor talks about your most valuable marketing asset.

Ruth McDavitt is CEO of Summer of Tech, an internship programme for New Zealand IT companies. This year the programme will place around 135 interns.

A lot of business owners don't talk to each other about problems- look and find someone to share and trust info with - networking. I always believe in networking.

The Christmas lead-up is busy for many businesses and, to cope, some firms take on interns as an extra pair of hands.

Awen Guttenbeil is a former professional rugby league player who owns travel company WHO Tours.

Family-owned businesses dominate New Zealand's our commercial landscape. It's surprising, then, that so little is known about them.

Dunedin-based former professional rugby player Roy Hawker is the owner of media consultancy Hawker Media, and marketing automation software firm Amplifier.

Graham McGregor talks taking action in your marketing.

Caitlin Sykes talks to small business owners John Barley and his wife Suzanne about absenteeism and presenteeism.

Caitlin Sykes talks to small business owner Kirsten Taylor about absenteeism and presenteeism.

House painters are competing with safety law-breaking "cowboys", industry leaders say.

Caitlin Sykes talks to small business owner Phil O'Reilly on absenteeism and presenteeism.

Staff absences can make a big difference in a small business team. What are some things employers can do to reduce absenteeism?

In selling you often need to get your customers to change their thinking before you can make a sale.

The Financial Markets Authority has licensed New Zealand's fourth peer-to-peer lender, Lending Crowd, which plans to offer small-to-medium sized enterprises business loans of up to $200,000.

A Kiwi-designed smart water bowl is proving a big hit in the US pet market.

You may think your sick days are adding up by this time of year, but they're certainly adding up for the whole country.

Ever noticed how much faster and more effective our life lessons and personal development are when we push, or are pushed by external factors, outside our comfort zone.

Isaac Bullen moved to New Zealand from the UK in December to set up the Asia Pacific office of 3WhiteHats a digital marketing agency specialising in search engine optimisation.

Jonah Merchant is the cofounder and CEO of the BizDojo network of coworking spaces.

Keni-Duke Hetet is the founder of architectural design practice Cube Architecture, which has a team of four based in the Bridge Street Collective coworking space in Nelson.

I had an interesting experience a few days ago. I went to the letterbox to clear the mail and found a colourful postcard addressed to my dog.

From silencing your Baywatch theme ringtone to not pouncing on your coworkers' clients, there's a range of good behaviour that's helpful when you're in a coworking space.

I telephoned the Head of Collections for Westpac Bank and asked her ", what do you read for business"?

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks about making more sales from your clients.

Since Kamya Ghose had a mastectomy she is designing mastectomy bras tailored for a younger customer after having problems herself underwear shopping.

Isabel Pasch is an owner of Bread and Butter Bakery and Cafe, which has wholesale operations as well as three retail bakeries and cafes.

This time my contribution isn't really about time management, although the 'takeaway points' apply to all businesses.

Monique Surges is CEO of the New Zealand German Business Association.