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Your Business: Offshore deals with Grier Govorko, Coco's Coconut Co
This week in Your Business a number of small business owners share their stories of how they did deals with big-name brands offshore.
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Your Business: Hiring right with Elizabeth Canales-Ron
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Elizabeth Canales-Ron of Face Me about hiring staff.
Your Business: Hiring right with Louise O'Sullivan
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Lousie O'Sullivan of DogHQ about hiring staff.
Your Business: Hiring right with Megan Clark
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Megan Clark of Copper Brand Experiences about hiring staff.
Your Business: Hiring right with Mike Hewitt, DARKHORSE
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Mike Hewitt from PR and events company DARKHORSE about hiring staff.
Your Business: Hiring right with Lorraine Warren, Massey University
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Massey University Professor Lorraine Warren about hiring staff.
Mystical penguin? Firing up job titles
Traditional, boring job titles are being ditched for quirky names such as head of moving things, chief of exciting opportunities or prince of marketing.
Act policy a 'recipe for disaster' - Key
An Act Party policy that would allow shopkeepers to arm themselves against violent robberies is a "recipe for disaster" the Prime Minister says.
Your Business: Fashion focused with Trish Peng
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Trish Peng about her fashion business.
Success: Pic's spreads across the ditch
Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter made in Nelson will be on the shelves of 700 Coles stores in Australia. It's official: Kiwis prefer to slather their toast with locally made peanut butter. Pic Picot, the founder of Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter, says...
NZ lingerie firm gets boost with Oz deal
A deal with an Australian fashion chain has given local lingerie brand Rose & Thorne a stylish lift.
Your Business: Fashion focused with Laurinda Sutcliffe of Loobie's Story
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Loobie's Story's Laurinda Sutcliffe about her fashion business.
Small Business: Fashion focused with Kelly Coe of Augustine
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Kelly Coe of Augustine about her fashion business.
Your Business: Fashion focused with Kate Sylvester
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Kate Sylvester about her fashion business.
Many miss out on parental leave
A rise in casual and contract work is stifling the number of people applying for paid parental leave because they don't fit the criteria.
Organic berry firm's exports double
Berry company OOB's products will be stocked in all Coles supermarkets across Australia in a major coup for the company.
SME owners negative on capital gains tax
Some 60pc of small and medium-sized business owners are negative about Labour's capital gains tax, according to a poll.
Small Business: Going it alone - Lauren Callender, The Aviary
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Lauren Callender, owner of The Aviary, about going it alone in business.
Small Business: Going it alone - Trish Bartleet
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with landscape designer Trish Bartleet about going it alone in business.
Small Business: Going it alone - Lisa Garrud, Isatrin
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Lisa Garrud, owner of design and marketing company Isatrin about going it alone in business.
Small Business: Going it alone - Graham Southwell, BNI New Zealand
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with BNI New Zealand national director Graham Southwell about going it alone in business.
Your Business - Immigrant entrepreneurs: Maria Benavides, Mochila Bags
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Maria Benavides of Mochila Bags.
Small Business: Going it alone
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Innes Fisher, owner of ULS, about having a zero-employee company.
Small Business: Business planning - Mark Carley, Hire Plants
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Mark Carley, owner of Hire Plants, about business planning.
Small Business: Business planning - Dougal Paterson, RAWA
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with RAWA co-owner Dougal Paterson about business planning.
Small Business: Business planning - Simon Sheehan, Texture Cafe
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Simon Sheehan, founder of Texture Cafe, about business planning.
Small Business: Business planning - Vanessa Davey, Venus Network
Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Vanessa Davey, founder and MD of Venus Network, about business planning.
Nadia's business venture spreads
All eyes have been on Nadia Lim since winning the MasterChef NZ and now her My Food Bag home delivery service is launching in the Bay of Plenty.