The financial year end is just over a month away, and this can be a busy and stressful time for business owners.

Scott Gardiner of MYOB and Grant Anderson of Xero share their tips for taking the pain out of the end of financial year.

When Kiwi corporate communication firm Senate merged with Melbourne's Scaffidi Hugh-Jones, a truly trans Tasman company was created.

You know it's important to sell yourself while interviewing. The best way to do so is to do it through a story.

Sarah Perry is chief operating officer and half owner of SnapComms, which produces employee communications software.

Dan Radcliffe is the founder and executive director of volunteer travel agency International Volunteer HQ.

Environmental coffee campaigners the Honest Coffee Company are taking their biodegradable capsules around New Zealand.

Will Palmer is chief executive of Movio, which produces analytics and campaign management software for the film industry.

New Zealand social impact brand, Pride & Joy, is hoping Queenslanders have a taste for Kiwi ice cream.

Many of your customers may be using your product or service to help them do things that you have never thought of.

Peter Washer runs perhaps New Zealand's best known food truck, The White Lady.

With a bit of prior research and these handy tips, learn how to network with ease and to your advantage.

Gail Mcjorrow is the founder of funeral planning service Better Send Off.

Peter Stewart is the founder of food truck business The Roaming Dive.

Steve Coppard is the founder of food truck business Rock Dogs. He talks with Caitlin Sykes about how he went from IT to hot dogs.

Mark Davey is the co-founder of ConfiTEX, a recently launched underwear brand aimed at light bladder leakage.

Nico Fini is the founder of food truck business Urban Escargot and talks to Caitlin Sykes about the pros and cons.

If I were a banker, I'd be feeling a little uncomfortable. It seems a new digital disruption is on its way, about to do to banking what iTunes did to music and Amazon did to product sales.

Karma Cola grew in Australia by 100 per cent last year and want to grow by another 100 per cent this year.

How do you talk to potential consumers about a product or service when it deals with something people generally find hard to discuss?

Find someone in business that has a proven sales or marketing system which already works well and use it in your business.

Philip and Hannah Hutton, owners of The Great New Zealand Christmas Cake Company and Gifted, talk about working from home.

Chris Hunter runs a website called Bike EXIF. It's one of the world's most popular motorcycle-related websites, and covers the art of customising bikes.

Jenny Drury, founder of Auckland-based women’s fashion brand Ketz-ke, talks about the benefits of working from home.

Small business owners based at home report boosted productivity due to cutting out their commutes and having flexibility.

Is there a particular niche that it could be useful for you to focus on in 2015?

Two graduates of Whanganui Design School went on to build one of Australia's best independent digital firms.

Allan and Robynne Tibble run KiwiBerry Lodge and Orchard near Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty.