Myles Cooper is a founder of investment firm Challenge Partners.

David Fiu and his wife Dale bought Bean There Cafe in Onehunga in January 2014.

After the GFC, the market for buying and selling businesses is enjoying a period of smoother sailing.

Graham McGregor shares insights from business expert Michael Katz about focussing on a niche in your marketing.

Cathy Pope is the founder of Cathy Pope Jewellery. Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with her about marketing.

Kimberley Ramsay founded All Star Cheerleaders in 1999 and it’s now the biggest cheerleading school in the Southern Hemisphere.

The rebirth of an old market, once teeming with hippy and bohemian traders and curious customers, has lured three Aucklanders back to Victoria Park where they spent happy times as teenagers.

Lisa Jansen is the marketing manager at business growth centre The Icehouse.

Siblings Sam and Nicky Walsh are the co-founders of Curate.

Finger print identification, a standard feature on new iPhones will soon be common place, a visiting biometrics expert says.

Saying "thank you" to employees is not just polite, it is critical for keeping them engaged. Here are some tips.

Sip Mounlath is the owner of Mt Eden-based eatery Bolaven, which opened in May and has 15 staff.

Voyager Internet has taken out the top spot in this year’s Deloitte Fast 50 Awards after growing 1391 per cent this year.

Timothy Allan has turned a childhood love of drawing and painting into one of New Zealand's most successful industrial research and design firms.

Maori business success is being boosted with the introduction of a specialist advisory service backed by international accounting giant EY.

Cafes and restaurants face higher costs to put tables and chairs outdoors under a new plan critics say will kill the streetside dining atmosphere.

Natalie Le Gal and her husband Romain are the owners of two Auckland-based French eateries - L’Assiette and La Fourchette.

Neill and Ceillhe Sperath are the owners of Auckland-based tour company TIME Unlimited Tours.

It's unlikely that an individual review could make or break a business. But it's important to be prompt and take it seriously.

Greg Harford is general manager of public affairs for Retail NZ, the New Zealand retailers’ association.

Delia Gill is the owner of Wellington-based business IT specialist IT Engine, which currently has 12 staff.

John (Mac) Macpherson is the owner of Havelock North-based online wine retailer Advintage, which employs eight staff.

Planning is the key to ensuring the Christmas holiday period runs smoothly as Emma Bidois of Summer Supply explains.

Established in 2011 Petra Bettjeman Jewellery's retail range is designed and crafted in Petra's Auckland workshop.

Rachel Sloane is the owner and creative director of jewellery brand Naveya & Sloane, which she founded with partner Alex Bunnet in late 2009.

Victoria Taylor and Kirstin O'Brien are the business partners behind the Wellington-based jewellery brand TORY & KO.

Being given a gold chain at age 16 by a close family friend sparked jeweller Julian Bartrom's interest in the industry.

At Desle Sullivan's pawn shop, the welcome is not exactly promising. Her dog, a 5-year-old bichon-silkie cross, practically throws himself at the glass of the front door, which is luckily closed, even though it's opening time.

Grant Partridge represents the fifth generation to run his family's jewellery business, Partridge Jewellers, which dates back to 1864.