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Small business: The sweet taste of a redundancy
A significant life change such as redundancy can give you the impetus to finally set up the business of your dreams.
Small business: Martin Howard - fund raising
Espressoworkz sells automatic espresso machines and coffee beans to offices. It owns NZ roasted coffee range Eden Coffee plus has strong wholesale and retail business lines to compliment its office business.
Playing politics at work - take up acting
Can a little insincerity can help you survive in the murky world of office politics?
Angry gym members plan protest
Furious members of three gyms which were rebranded without warning two weeks ago are planning to hold a public protest outside one of the clubs this weekend.
Small business: Aaron Wallace - fund raising
It's becoming a recurring theme in today's marketplace for business owners to search for an investor's dollar as they look to fund growth or strategic initiatives.
Gym stoush gets urgent hearing
A High Court judge has directed that a stoush between the owner of a well-known gym chain and one of his franchisees who suddenly rebranded three clubs have an "urgent" half-day hearing next week.
Firm's owner battles to stay in NZ
A Chinese entrepreneur may miss out on a chance for permanent residence despite setting up a successful business and employing three people.
Public holiday bill set to pass reading
A bill to 'Mondayise' public holidays is set to pass its crucial second reading in Parliament tomorrow.
Gym rebrand stoush heads to High Court
A legal battle between the owner of a well-known gym chain and one of his franchisees who suddenly rebranded three clubs is heading to the High Court.
Major fault hits $80m IBM data centre
A number of businesses and schools have been left stranded today after a major outage at IBM's $80 million data centre in South Auckland.
Points keep shoppers returning: survey
Shoppers are ready to put up with bad service and travel distances to cash in on loyalty schemes, according to a survey.
Small business: Clean-tech firm lands NZ Steel deal
The signing of a green coke supply agreement with New Zealand Steel is the validation Marlborough-based clean-tech company CarbonScape has been looking for.
Owner explains shock gym rebrand
Members of Auckland gyms which were renamed without warning have been told this afternoon the change had to take place to ensure the clubs’ survival.
Small business: Mike Cooper - challenger brands
New Zealand businesses need to be more ambitious in expanding their brands overseas and should adopt challenger thinking to get there, said Mike Cooper, Global CEO of media agency, PHD visiting New Zealand this week.
Success: Making a life in life insurance
When insurance agents call her "ordinary" and "normal", Partners Life managing director Naomi Ballantyne takes it as an endorsement of her leadership style.
Small business: Mark Dillon on earthquake lessons learnt
Our most immediate challenge was that the brewery which does our bottling, Harrington's Breweries in Ferrymead, lost power for two weeks due to the earthquake.
Gym feud sparked by owner walk out
A legal feud has broken out between the owner of a well-known Auckland gym chain and a franchise owner who suddenly changed the name of three branches.
Smokers' new legal spat
The Government is being sued for allowing gamblers to smoke at SkyCity casino in a landmark case which could see the end of smoker-friendly areas at bars and restaurants.