Be more effective: The catch you let get away
Debbie Mayo-Smith works with businesses that want staff to be more effective.
Debbie Mayo-Smith works with businesses that want staff to be more effective.
The appearance of business leader and former Olympic Games swimmer Mark Weldon at the culmination of Wairoa Business Week was a symbolic coup for organisers hoping to spark an economic revolution for Northern Hawke's Bay.
Lots of people volunteer their time to be on boards, whether it's serving a community organisation or running a company.
A boatbuilding business started in Pandora just six years ago has won New Zealand's top boat show award, the second time in a row that the award has come to Napier.
The lifestyle block is becoming as popular in New Zealand as the quarter-acre dream.
Join the conversationThe Hawke's Bay property market has taken a dive in new listings while the building industry flatlines.
Join the conversationDairy farmers planning to shift stock in the next few weeks should pay particular attention to the cows' fitness for transport and their feed requirements.
Join the conversationCalder Stewart has plans to demolish almost all of Carisbrook. The company bought the old stadium from the Dunedin City Council in a conditional deal in February for $3.3 million. Confirmation of the purchase appears to be due next month. Documents released to the Otago Daily Times yesterday confirmed the company planned to clear almost every structure from the former home of Otago rugby for future development. Only the Neville St turnstile building would be spared, at least for now, as the Dunedin City Council and the New Zealand Historic Places Trust continue to discuss a covenant to protect…
Looking for a new secret weapon for your small business? Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software could be the answer. It helps you: Win new clients or contracts Understand your customer Retain customers by giving them a better experience Decrease duplication and costly customer management. Imagine if every... More
Your phone has been for a swim. Your business contact information or vital sketches were on it and now it refuses to start. Owners carry their business lives around on their mobile phones and tablets. If the phone was lost or broken it would be at the very least a huge nuisance. At worst important business data could be lost. When it... More
Small businesses sometimes pay hundreds of dollars a month more than necessary for their telephony - thanks to inertia. Many have a mish-mash of telephony services. It's not uncommon for small businesses to cut costs significantly following a telecommunications health check, says Kelly Blomfield, business account manager at Telecom Hub... More
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In your greater efforts to save money and not be quite so frivolous in the coming weeks you might start to begrudge the fact that you don't...