The Edmund Road Four Square's success with two category wins at the recent Westpac Rotorua Business Awards reflected the Four Square operation's remarkable growth in the two years since it opened.

A two-year push by Australia's stock exchange to entice Kiwi companies to list across the ditch is paying off and the trend is likely to accelerate following a reduction in compliance costs.

Deryck Shaw's career path is a little unusual in that he has run his own consulting business since graduating more than three decades ago.