Dan Radcliffe is the founder and executive director of volunteer travel agency International Volunteer HQ.

Environmental coffee campaigners the Honest Coffee Company are taking their biodegradable capsules around New Zealand.

Will Palmer is chief executive of Movio, which produces analytics and campaign management software for the film industry.

This week's interviewees are among the 25 finalists in this year's New Zealand International Business Awards.

Diane Hurford is the founder of waterproof bed linen brand Brolly Sheets.

New Zealand social impact brand, Pride & Joy, is hoping Queenslanders have a taste for Kiwi ice cream.

Many of your customers may be using your product or service to help them do things that you have never thought of.

Peter Washer runs perhaps New Zealand's best known food truck, The White Lady.

With a bit of prior research and these handy tips, learn how to network with ease and to your advantage.

Steve Coppard is the founder of food truck business Rock Dogs. He talks with Caitlin Sykes about how he went from IT to hot dogs.

Mark Davey is the co-founder of ConfiTEX, a recently launched underwear brand aimed at light bladder leakage.

Nico Fini is the founder of food truck business Urban Escargot and talks to Caitlin Sykes about the pros and cons.

University of Auckland senior lecturer in marketing Dr Mike Lee talks with Caitlin Sykes about what topics are considered touchy and how to market them.

Otis and Sarah Frizzell own The Lucky Taco food truck business. Caitlin Sykes talks with Sarah about the pros and cons.

If I were a banker, I'd be feeling a little uncomfortable. It seems a new digital disruption is on its way, about to do to banking what iTunes did to music and Amazon did to product sales.

Karma Cola grew in Australia by 100 per cent last year and want to grow by another 100 per cent this year.

How do you talk to potential consumers about a product or service when it deals with something people generally find hard to discuss?

Find someone in business that has a proven sales or marketing system which already works well and use it in your business.

Jenny Drury, founder of Auckland-based women’s fashion brand Ketz-ke, talks about the benefits of working from home.

Small business owners based at home report boosted productivity due to cutting out their commutes and having flexibility.

Is there a particular niche that it could be useful for you to focus on in 2015?

Two graduates of Whanganui Design School went on to build one of Australia's best independent digital firms.

Allan and Robynne Tibble run KiwiBerry Lodge and Orchard near Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty.

Harris and Miller provides small businesses with administration support and training. Our focus is on the business owner/manager and making sure they have the tools they need to run their business.

Ultra Pet Food specialises in the sale and distribution of New Zealand-made, premium dry food for dogs and cats.

The Story Mint is a global writing community that encourages writers to aim for excellence.

New Zealand's retirement age may be 65, but it's clearly not the finish line in the career of lots of Kiwis.

New Zealand operates on an international stage and as SME owners we forget that at times, writes Tenby Powell.