Eleven employers have been accredited as the country's first living wage employers - among them, former Cabinet minister turned restaurateur, Laila Harre.

Five steps to building a business from scratch – without bank loans – in a down economy.

Darren Parlato, who owns Foxton's only chartered accounting practice, is clearly chuffed at the outcome of staff training recently undertaken by his only employee.

Crisis shows the value of taking a scientific approach to agriculture.

A local icecream firm won't rely on foreign contract manufacturers or long-range shipping when it expands overseas this year.

Buoyed by comments from friends left unsatisfied by their experiences with dating websites, Dylan Bland decided he could create better technology himself.

Halfdan Hansen leads a team of seven at Jens Hansen, the Nelson-based artisan jewellery workshop established by his late father.

Are you a Facebooker, or is Instagram or Twitter more your thing? No matter which, it's a pretty safe bet you'll be living a social media life somewhere these days.

St Heliers Cafe Bar & Bistro - owned by high-profile restaurateurs Scott Brown and Jackie Grant - has been lauded by food critics but has got offside with its neighbours.

Galen King is the founder of the Bridge Street Collective, a coworking studio and cafe in Nelson.

Public holiday surcharges seem to be on the decline at Auckland eateries, but an industry insider says establishments are compensating by raising prices year-round.

Rebecca Anderson is the founder of Chaos & Harmony, which designs and produces women’s boutique shoes.

Dave Lewis is managing director of VantagePoint, a growth advisory company founded in 1997 with offices in Auckland, Sydney and Dubai. Four years ago the company shifted its Auckland-based operations into the Icehouse business growth centre in Parnell.

An Australian website that matches job-seekers with employers has launched in New Zealand today.

Working from home has taken on a whole new meaning for one Kiwi couple, who have spent almost three years doing so from 35 different cities around the world.

If you have a smartphone you'll know about using it for phone, text, internet and email but how about when you're on holiday?

Getting back into the swing of things after the summer break isn't easy for any business person.

Collaboration is one of those buzzwords we seem to be hearing so much more of post-GFC. Community is another.

Philip Thompson is a father of two boys and a founder, with his wife Emma, of Sport In Art. The company produces sports-themed educational gifts for boys such as alphabet flashcards, jigsaw puzzles and greeting cards.

Using technology to get inside customers' minds has sent an Auckland advertising firm in a new direction.

Tim Brown's sock-less woollen running shoe idea is one step closer to being a commercial reality

Sandy Hayer’s business, Tummy Mummy NZ, is the New Zealand stockist of the Earth Mama Angel Baby range of care products for mums and babies.

Kiwigarden is a Hastings-based startup that uses freeze drying technology to create fruit and vege snacks for kids. Joanne Edwards and her husband Taine Randell (yes, of All Black fame) are the parents-of-three behind the brand.