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Graham McGregor: Using facts to sell

Have laptop, will travel - and earn

Working from home has taken on a whole new meaning for one Kiwi couple, who have spent almost three years doing so from 35 different cities around the world.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Travel and photos with your smartphone

If you have a smartphone you'll know about using it for phone, text, internet and email but how about when you're on holiday?

Graham Southwell: Five ways to kickstart networking and grow your business in 2014

Getting back into the swing of things after the summer break isn't easy for any business person.

Shared work space has its benefits

Collaboration is one of those buzzwords we seem to be hearing so much more of post-GFC. Community is another.

Small Business: Parent entrepreneurs - Philip Thompson, Sport in Art

Philip Thompson is a father of two boys and a founder, with his wife Emma, of Sport In Art. The company produces sports-themed educational gifts for boys such as alphabet flashcards, jigsaw puzzles and greeting cards.

Radar homes in on customers

Using technology to get inside customers' minds has sent an Auckland advertising firm in a new direction.

$30k for sock-less shoe idea

Tim Brown's sock-less woollen running shoe idea is one step closer to being a commercial reality

Small Business: Parent entrepreneurs - Sandy Hayer, Tummy Mummy NZ

Sandy Hayer’s business, Tummy Mummy NZ, is the New Zealand stockist of the Earth Mama Angel Baby range of care products for mums and babies.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: How you get someone to write about you

Meet the mumpreneurs

Having children is a life-changing experience for most. Tackling the challenges of parenthood leads us on a journey to figure out a whole new bunch of stuff.

Small Business: Craft brewers - Ralph Bungard, Three Boys Brewery

Ralph Bungard spent some serious time in the corridors of academia (he has a PhD in Plant Science and degrees in Viticulture and Oenology) before setting up Christchurch-based Three Boys Brewery a decade ago.

Sleep Store - wide awake to a business opportunity

For a parent there is only one thing more precious than their child: seeing that child fast asleep.

Redundancy while on maternity leave unfair - ERA

A woman who was made redundant from a food company while on maternity leave has won her case for unfair dismissal and $32,000.

100-hour work week claim dismissed

A hotel manager who said he worked 100-hour weeks and was owed more than $8000 has had his claim dismissed by the ERA.

Small Business: Craft brewers - Soren Eriksen, 8 Wired Brewing

Soren Eriksen is a former champion poker player turned brewer. He brews his 8 Wired brand using a ‘virtual brewery’ model, making his beers using equipment rented from other breweries.

How to make family firm work for all

Small to medium businesses are the lifeblood of New Zealand industry.

Small Business: Craft brewers