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Waitress fired for serving boss wrong drink
A New Plymouth waitress has been awarded over $10,000 in lost wages and compensation after she was fired for serving her boss the wrong drink.

Small Business: How to brand?
Great brands tell a unique story and there is now better way to do this than telling your own experiences.

Small Business: Pipi in pink
How to build a brand? Pipi restaurant co-founder Alexandra Tylee ..

Small Business: Melba Group
From small beginnings in Auckland's Vulcan Lane, the Melba name really took off in 2006...

NZ tech start-ups offered funding boost
A multi-million dollar fund has been created that will invest in New Zealand technology start-ups targeting offshore markets.

Robyn Pearce: Don't do email first thing in the day
Time management consultant Robyn Pearce on the advantages of putting email to one side for a while...

Graham McGregor: Turning lemons into lemonade
Graham McGregor talks about how to turn unexpected set backs into golden opportunities.

Small Business: Bach, boat tax changes explained
Last week's Budget saw a tightening of tax rules for holiday homes, boats and planes. Iain Craig, tax partner at BDO explains the changes.

Rug Doctor could benefit from cleaner's dodgy act
Rug Doctor says consumer interest in its service has increased since the indecent acts of a professional carpet cleaner were exposed.

Hertz rolls out Kiwi Wi-Fi car service
Hertz has rolled out a new Kiwi-developed service in its local fleet, allowing mobile Wi-Fi access, giving cheap internet to customers driving around New Zealand in its vehicles.

Success: Growers toast Kiwi innovation
NZ pair are sending new world technology to old world winegrowers.