Waiheke-based entrepreneur Pete Russell is on a mission to revive the local food market, one city at a time.

There are big changes on the way for accountants, small businesses, and small charities with the Financial Reporting Bill, currently before Parliament.

A good fit is vital when taking on employees and one bad hire can have a lasting impact, says Trudy MacDonald.

Terry Allen, Allen Strategic, a business advisory service which provides advice on issues of governance, strategy and operational services.

Vicki Taylor, designer of fashion label, taylor, on her experiences with a business coach.

Steel tech from Auckland will be used for Games buildings in Russia.

Matt Bellingham, director at Bellingham Wallace, chartered accountants, on why he has business coaching and why he likes coaching himself.

Shane Wratt, Manager, Outward Bound for Business.

Opening a New Zealand office has proven to be a successful experiment for the British 24-hour a day telephone answering service, Moneypenny.

Social media giant Facebook is offering 12 small companies in Australia and New Zealand the opportunity to accelerate their businesses.

Heidi Johnston, owner Windowmakers, an award winning manufacturer of window and doors systems. Johnston and her husband Bruce, bought the company in 2002.

Helen Twose answers your questions on KiwiSaver. Today, is it safe from your creditors?

Engineers tend to be experts in their field and the idea of bringing in a coach to their self-made businesses is not something they will naturally do.

The common ingredient in our business coaches' success is that they have a combination of experience in corporate systems and processes.

Former All Black Va'aiga Tuigamala says being "too gracious" cost him dearly after his funeral home business went bust owing around $100,000.

Dr Frances Pitsilis, owner of the medical practice Dr Frances Pitsilis and Skinfresh Clinic. She also has a professional speaking, media and TV work career.

Many of New Zealand's best-known entrepreneurs have had to cope with failure. Here are some of their stories.

Brent Will, of Hale Will Bennison Dental, dentists in Takapuna, which provides general dental services to a largely family-based group of patients.

Julian Smith, director, BRR, an agency for creative thought, brand strategy and design on how to go about branding your business's new division or enterprise.

Many experts in the career field would say that developing and nurturing talent in an organisation leads to the creation of a desired work culture and retention of staff.

Andrea Clarke, owner of Milford Dentists, which has recently set up a new clinic to help patients with bad breath.

As dental practice owner, Andrea Clarke says this week, running a small business was never on the undergraduate syllabus at dental school.