We Compost collects around 500 tonnes of compostable waste each year, helping customers avoid about 270 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

What is your 'Unfair Marketing Advantage Strategy' going to be for 2015?

Sustainability is a buzzword you hear often in business, but it's a topic where there can sometimes be more talk than walk.

A large proportion of New Zealand business owners have no plan for exiting their operations.

Jason Rutherford is the owner/operator of Subway in the Smales Farm business precinct on Auckland's North Shore.

Ten New Zealand startup companies could be getting fast tracked into the business world, with the launch next year of Auckland accelerator programme Lightning Lab.

Myles Cooper is a founder of investment firm Challenge Partners.

David Fiu and his wife Dale bought Bean There Cafe in Onehunga in January 2014.

After the GFC, the market for buying and selling businesses is enjoying a period of smoother sailing.

Kimberley Ramsay founded All Star Cheerleaders in 1999 and it’s now the biggest cheerleading school in the Southern Hemisphere.

The rebirth of an old market, once teeming with hippy and bohemian traders and curious customers, has lured three Aucklanders back to Victoria Park where they spent happy times as teenagers.

Lisa Jansen is the marketing manager at business growth centre The Icehouse.

Siblings Sam and Nicky Walsh are the co-founders of Curate.

Nicky Shore is the founder and owner of the OFF chain of three specialist wax and brow bars in Auckland.

Finger print identification, a standard feature on new iPhones will soon be common place, a visiting biometrics expert says.

Saying "thank you" to employees is not just polite, it is critical for keeping them engaged. Here are some tips.

Sip Mounlath is the owner of Mt Eden-based eatery Bolaven, which opened in May and has 15 staff.

Maori business success is being boosted with the introduction of a specialist advisory service backed by international accounting giant EY.

Cafes and restaurants face higher costs to put tables and chairs outdoors under a new plan critics say will kill the streetside dining atmosphere.

Natalie Le Gal and her husband Romain are the owners of two Auckland-based French eateries - L’Assiette and La Fourchette.

Neill and Ceillhe Sperath are the owners of Auckland-based tour company TIME Unlimited Tours.

There is a simple creative thinking system that you might like to use to increase your sales fast. It's called the 20 idea method.

A business owner who was mistakenly given thousands of dollars by his bank later had his account put into the red without warning.

It's unlikely that an individual review could make or break a business. But it's important to be prompt and take it seriously.

Greg Harford is general manager of public affairs for Retail NZ, the New Zealand retailers’ association.

Delia Gill is the owner of Wellington-based business IT specialist IT Engine, which currently has 12 staff.

John (Mac) Macpherson is the owner of Havelock North-based online wine retailer Advintage, which employs eight staff.

Planning is the key to ensuring the Christmas holiday period runs smoothly as Emma Bidois of Summer Supply explains.