To serve and protect
Data security might not be sexy, but it is a serious issue deserving the attention of small business owners. What’s the least a small business needs to know and who can help? By Vikki Bland.
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The Election '08 Business wish list
As we head towards the 2008 general election, a panel of eight business owners, advocates and observers reveal exactly what wishes they want granted by the next Government. See if you agree. By Ruth Le Pla.
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Making the French Connection
When my husband Alex and I visited France in April and May this year, our feet had barely touched French soil when we fell across evidence of New Zealand products in the local market place.
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Big Dreamers in Small Garages
When you think about it, a garage, basement, or even a kitchen table is a rather logical place to launch a new business from. Overheads are low, tea and sympathy is (hopefully) close at hand, and if the whole thing turns out to be a bad idea, only your immediate family and neighbours are likely to be any the wiser.
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Banking Strategies for Grey Skies
For a large number of New Zealand’s business owners, and indeed their young-age bankers, there have only ever been blue skies. You have to go back almost a decade to find a comparable economic climate – and business conditions back then were considerably different to what they are today.
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Beyond Wired Boundaries
In this day and age what small business isn’t interested in using wireless technologies and services inside and outside the office? Actually there are two scenarios in which wireless doesn’t work: when businesses find the cost of wireless devices and services prohibitive, and when they can’t make a business case for investing in them. Sometimes both scenarios apply.
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