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SMB: The importance of business operations when going digital

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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According to Minter Ellison, up to 85% of IT projects fail to meet their objectives, run significantly late, or cost far more than planned.
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Five ways businesses can gain control of employee expenses and save money

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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Finance departments struggle with expenses process due to paper receipts and spreadsheets, says SaaS firm Concur. Five tips offered to regain control.
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Budget 2017 lets down small businesses and tech sector - Xero

Mon, 29th May 2017
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Craig Hudson says we can always be more bullish on championing small businesses, and we need to invest more into technology development.
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Kiwi business? Ignoring security? You might face a triple backlash

Wed, 17th May 2017
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New Zealand's SMB must face up to the reasons why they need better cybersecurity, or risk backlash from the law, customers & partners.
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SMEs that engage in international trade are more confident – survey

Thu, 11th May 2017
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Businesses that trade internationally learn from more sources and have a higher-than-average number of business-related educational interests.
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Xero and Equifax piloting tool to help small businesses avoid bad debt

Fri, 5th May 2017
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The feature will let small businesses on Xero see the credit risk of their potential customers, suppliers and partners.
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Young photography gear retailer uses social media to engage customers

Fri, 28th Apr 2017
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Photogear, a nascent photo retailer, thrives on social media, bonding with customers through authentic, engaging content.
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SMBs need to have print-and-scan solutions that suit their scale – Y Soft

Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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Implementing the right print-and-scan management solution can help SMBs achieve significant competitive benefits without breaking the budget.
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NZ small businesses show solid growth in first quarter of 2017, but skilled labour hard to find

Thu, 20th Apr 2017
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Small businesses have shown the strongest growth outlook in two years in the last quarter, but shortage of skilled labour remains a critical issue.
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Rotorua business program 'Incubate' helps start-ups take off

Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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Rotorua-based initiative, Incubate, helps start-ups and established businesses succeed and grow through a 12-week program.
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New product defends SMBs from cyber attacks - big opportunity for resellers

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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Attackers love the fact that SMBs often don't see security as a priority. Now resellers can take advantage of Norton Security for Professionals.
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More small business roadshows to kick off around NZ, Govt says

Tue, 14th Mar 2017
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New Zealand's Small Business Minister Jacqui Dean announces a series of nationwide roadshows, starting in Kāikoura on 27 March, to support local enterprises.
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In-depth: Norton by Symantec explains how Kiwi SMBs lose $19,000 from cyber attacks

Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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Cyber blows to Kiwi SMBs average £19k, Norton survey shows. Urgent action needed as attacks surge, with email scams top culprit.
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MYOB survey says almost half of SME owners against raising retirement age

Thu, 9th Mar 2017
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Almost half of SME owners are against raising the retirement age to 67 and unsurprisingly there's a generation split amongst the results.
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Creativity and technology on display at Show Me Wellington event

Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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Over 100 exhibitors confirmed for Wellington's business events trade show. Event takes place this Wednesday at TSB Arena.
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Waikato Innovation Park business growth strong despite dairy downturn

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Waikato Innovation Park businesses show strong growth and financial results despite dairy industry downturn, according to a new report.
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Have you forgotten about directory listings for local search?

Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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Yet again, Google has changed its search page layout - the right sidebar went last week…. Now does that matter for your business or not?.
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Zoomdata signs distie to meet high local demand for big data analytics

Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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Visual analytics vendor Zoomdata has appointed a regional master distie as it ramps up its local push to meet burgeoning demand for big data analytics.
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Enterprise specialist Cisco renews focus on SMBs

Tue, 31st Jan 2017
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Cisco's new initiative provides SMBs and midmarket businesses with access to a suite of simple, secure and smart enterprise-class technologies.
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Stripe expands NZ preview, now available to all Kiwi businesses

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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Users based in New Zealand will also be able to take advantage of business services and platforms that work with Stripe, including Xero and Shopify.