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- How to hold your brand steady in a downturn
Businesses may be up against tough economic conditions next year but whatever they do they need to keep their brand strong. Rick Osbourne, chief executive of the Communication Agencies Association of New Zealand, says there are... - Now is the time to invest in talent
A number of employers have been waiting before hiring new staff but some are going ahead, says Marc Burrage, executive general manager of Hudson recruitment. Burrage is not expecting to have a clear idea of where the market is... - Working smarter can keep costs down
Investing in new communications technology can help businesses to reduce costs, and also ensure they are ahead of the competition when the market picks up, says Victoria Crone, Telecom's general manager of business. This year Telecom... - Jacqueline Smith: Eight business ideas that rocketed off in 2008
1. Making good use of waste: This month Blenheim-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation announced it had successfully refined wild algae to create the world's first sample of synthetic paraffinic kerosene. Blended with petroleum-based... - Ideas man offers mentor website
Stephen Weir arrived in New Zealand yesterday for the first holiday he has had in two years. But it's not all rest and relaxation over the next two weeks - he is hoping to launch a website called www.invent help.co.nz that will... - Oil maker undeterred by tragedy in Kenya
Kerikeri avocado oil company Olivado had just opened a new plant in the outskirts of Nairobi when Gary Hannam took the early-morning call. The murder of Julian Nathan, one of Olivado's New Zealand employees, in September last year,... - Learn to rein in Christmas
Draw up a budget and cut up your credit card - that will help keep your bank balance in the green over the Christmas break. Sam Bejjani, general manager of financial management organisation enableMe, says the main reason people... - Making contacts will reap contracts
Don't toss aside those invitations if you are looking to move forward next year - research shows that those looking to move up the career ladder or grow their business need to be putting in the leg-work now by indulging in some pre-Christmas... - 10 Christmas gifts for next to nothing
* Home-made decorations: buy plain baubles and decorate them. Or turn wooden pegs into santas or Christmas fairies with a little felt, tulle, tinsel and pipecleaners. * Glasses or crockery from op shops: you can pick up some... - Dorchester investors approve rescue plan
Investors in Dorchester Finance will receive the first of their principal in time for Christmas after voting in favour of a rescue package at a meeting in Ellerslie yesterday. The plan, which will repay the finance company's 7200... - Kiwis go plastic fantastic in credit crunch
For the first time in 16 years, New Zealanders are doubting the security of their regular incomes, but that's not stopping them from putting their Christmas shopping on the credit card, two MasterCard surveys show. The MasterCard... - No time for businesses to relax
New Zealand businesses need to shake themselves off the holiday mode and hit the ground running when they come back to the office this January. Business commentators say in the current economic climate employers can't afford to...