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Hell Pizza feels heat of SFO probe
The Serious Fraud Office raided Hell Pizza this week and the Herald on Sunday has learnt more in recent days about the high-profile company's party culture. But the Hell's flamboyant boss insists that they have done nothing wrong

Many companies in dark over cloud computing
A chunk of the country's business community is in the dark about cloud computing and many firms which do know about it have not moved on to the platform, research shows.

2degrees unveils business market push
Newcomer mobile network 2degrees is now directly targeting the business market and unveiled a number of new mobile plans this morning.

Graham McGregor: What problems do you solve?
The first thing a customer wants is a solution to a problem. The second thing they want is to feel good.

Success: Software helps business stay in touch
Whether it's text, email or social media, Datasquirt's specialty is managing communications.

Graham McGregor: What's special about you?
Marketing consultant Graham McGregor talks about how why you need to sell your “special way of doing business”

ERA rules that quake affected boss must pay
A worker who hasn't been paid after his employer's business was shut down by the Christchurch earthquake has been awarded nearly $5000 in unpaid wages by the Employment Relations Authority.

<i>Success:</i> China's new palate welcomes West
Auckland cereal-maker is on a sales mission to export Kiwi flavours to Asia.

Get The Answers: Buying a business? Ask what your involvement will be
It's a fallacy that businesses can run with no owner participation, says David Newport, director of Switch Business.

Quake hit hair salon on the move again
Sandra Sinclair and Lisa Fisher moved their hair-dressing salon into a portable cabin on Sandra's front lawn - now the land beneath it has been condemned.

<i> Debbie Mayo-Smith:</i> Are Facebook business pages worth the effort?
Only if your target market is a young woman or you like having conversations with an empty room...