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• Linking business opportunities with the RWC 2011

  • GrowWellington
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  • Sep 23, 2009
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  • More in Sales & Marketing

  The Government has established a website to make procurement opportunities related to RWC 2011 easily accessible to New Zealand businesses.Business opportunities around event supply and infrastructure will be listed on: https://www.tenderlink.com/bus.... Read More

• World takes an interest in NZ's $1 million fund

  • nzherald.co.nz
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  • Aug 03, 2009
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  • More in Finances

  Just a week after its launch, a $1 million fund offering finance for growing companies has attracted global interest.The University of Auckland Business School Entrepreneurs' Challenge offers businesses the chance to win up to $1 million of finance a.... Read More

• Debbie Mayo-Smith: It's about reaching out to others

  • nzherald.co.nz
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  • Aug 02, 2009
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  • More in Sales & Marketing

  Most businesses do not realise how off-target their newsletter and magazine communications are.As normal, I'll explain through a story. Several years ago I was engaged to do a business growth presentation at the conference of the Institute of Mercant.... Read More

• Angela Atkins: Tackling poor performance means getting the process right

  • nzherald.co.nz
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  • Aug 01, 2009
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  • More in Employment & HR

  A recent Employers and Manufacturers Association review of the 521 cases which went before the Employment Relations Authority last year showed that 67 per cent fell in favour of the employee.Part of the problem is that in many cases employers have no.... Read More

• Tanya Thomson: Why the Commerce Act matters to small businesses

  • nzherald.co.nz
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  • Jul 29, 2009
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  • More in Taxation & Compliance

  Most small businesses don't think about the Commerce Act much. They might know it is the legislation that governs how competitors can (or can't) interact with each other, but there is a perception that it is only relevant for big businesses.In fact, .... Read More

• Andy Hamilton: What's needed is business growth

  • nzherald.co.nz
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  • Jul 28, 2009
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  • More in Management & Leadership

  We are in the bottom quartile of the OECD and we are getting further and further behind our mates Australia. How do we move up the ladder? The answer is to grow our wealth. In our view at the ICEHOUSE that means earning more foreign dollars by winnin.... Read More