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Fraud much higher than firms admit: investigator

A third of Kiwi businesses admit being victims of crime, however the real figure is probably much higher, a private investigator says.

Small business: Staff training - Optimal BI

Victoria MacLennan is managing director of Optimal BI, a business intelligence firm that analyses and reports on data generated by businesses. It currently has 14 employees based in Wellington.

Small business: Staff training - Parlato & Associates

Darren Parlato is the owner of Parlato & Associates, a chartered accounting practice in Foxton.

Graham McGregor: Use expert positioning to attract new clients

Restaurant serves up living wage

Eleven employers have been accredited as the country's first living wage employers - among them, former Cabinet minister turned restaurateur, Laila Harre.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Five steps to a multimillion dollar business

Five steps to building a business from scratch – without bank loans – in a down economy.

Small business: Training staff a win-win for SMEs

Darren Parlato, who owns Foxton's only chartered accounting practice, is clearly chuffed at the outcome of staff training recently undertaken by his only employee.

Success: Farming smarter, not harder

Crisis shows the value of taking a scientific approach to agriculture.

Eatery odours in High Court row

St Heliers Cafe Bar & Bistro - owned by high-profile restaurateurs Scott Brown and Jackie Grant - has been lauded by food critics but has got offside with its neighbours.

Small Business: Sharing spaces - Galen King, the Bridge Street Collective

Galen King is the founder of the Bridge Street Collective, a coworking studio and cafe in Nelson.

No holiday surcharge, but....

Public holiday surcharges seem to be on the decline at Auckland eateries, but an industry insider says establishments are compensating by raising prices year-round.

Small Business: Sharing spaces - Rebecca Anderson, Chaos & Harmony

<strong>Rebecca Anderson is the founder of <a href='http://www.blakchaos.com' target='_blank'>Chaos & Harmony</a>, which designs and produces women’s boutique shoes.</strong><p>

Small Business: Sharing spaces - Dave Lewis, VantagePoint

Dave Lewis is managing director of VantagePoint, a growth advisory company founded in 1997 with offices in Auckland, Sydney and Dubai. Four years ago the company shifted its Auckland-based operations into the Icehouse business growth centre in Parnell.

New job matching website launched

An Australian website that matches job-seekers with employers has launched in New Zealand today.

Call centre sends staff home - to work

Wellington call centre worker Shalene Meister loves her 10-second daily commute to work at Auckland-based firm Telnet.

Small Business: Sharing spaces - Francesca Blomfield, Generator

Francesca Blomfield is the general manager of Generator, which provides coworking spaces in two Auckland CBD locations.