Small Business (SMB) stories - Page 24
Five ways businesses can gain control of employee expenses and save money
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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Finance departments struggle with expenses process due to paper receipts and spreadsheets, says SaaS firm Concur. Five tips offered to regain control.
Budget 2017 lets down small businesses and tech sector - Xero
Mon, 29th May 2017
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Craig Hudson says we can always be more bullish on championing small businesses, and we need to invest more into technology development.
Kiwi business? Ignoring security? You might face a triple backlash
Wed, 17th May 2017
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New Zealand’s SMB must face up to the reasons why they need better cybersecurity, or risk backlash from the law, customers & partners.
Are NSW small businesses too confident about their security?
Mon, 15th May 2017
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Almost a third of New South Wales small businesses have fallen victim to cybercrime, believing a limited web presence protects them.
SMEs that engage in international trade are more confident – survey
Thu, 11th May 2017
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future of business
Businesses that trade internationally learn from more sources and have a higher-than-average number of business-related educational interests.
Xero and Equifax piloting tool to help small businesses avoid bad debt
Fri, 5th May 2017
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The feature will let small businesses on Xero see the credit risk of their potential customers, suppliers and partners.
Melbourne IT ups SMB marketing push with WME Group acquisition
Tue, 2nd May 2017
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Melbourne IT plans increase its SMB managed marketing play with a $39 million acquisition of digital marketing solutions company WME Group.
Young photography gear retailer uses social media to engage customers
Fri, 28th Apr 2017
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Photogear, a nascent photo retailer, thrives on social media, bonding with customers through authentic, engaging content.
SMBs need to have print-and-scan solutions that suit their scale – Y Soft
Fri, 21st Apr 2017
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Implementing the right print-and-scan management solution can help SMBs achieve significant competitive benefits without breaking the budget.
NZ small businesses show solid growth in first quarter of 2017, but skilled labour hard to find
Thu, 20th Apr 2017
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Small businesses have shown the strongest growth outlook in two years in the last quarter, but shortage of skilled labour remains a critical issue.
Rotorua business program ‘Incubate’ helps start-ups take off
Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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Rotorua-based initiative, Incubate, helps start-ups and established businesses succeed and grow through a 12-week program.
New product defends SMBs from cyber attacks - big opportunity for resellers
Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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Attackers love the fact that SMBs often don’t see security as a priority. Now resellers can take advantage of Norton Security for Professionals.
More small business roadshows to kick off around NZ, Govt says
Tue, 14th Mar 2017
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New Zealand's Small Business Minister Jacqui Dean announces a series of nationwide roadshows, starting in Kāikoura on 27 March, to support local enterprises.
In-depth: Norton by Symantec explains how Kiwi SMBs lose $19,000 from cyber attacks
Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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Cyber blows to Kiwi SMBs average £19k, Norton survey shows. Urgent action needed as attacks surge, with email scams top culprit.
MYOB survey says almost half of SME owners against raising retirement age
Thu, 9th Mar 2017
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Almost half of SME owners are against raising the retirement age to 67 and unsurprisingly there’s a generation split amongst the results.
Creativity and technology on display at Show Me Wellington event
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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Over 100 exhibitors confirmed for Wellington’s business events trade show. Event takes place this Wednesday at TSB Arena.
Waikato Innovation Park business growth strong despite dairy downturn
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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exporting
Waikato Innovation Park businesses show strong growth and financial results despite dairy industry downturn, according to a new report.
Have you forgotten about directory listings for local search?
Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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Yet again, Google has changed its search page layout - the right sidebar went last week…. Now does that matter for your business or not?.
Zoomdata signs distie to meet high local demand for big data analytics
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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Visual analytics vendor Zoomdata has appointed a regional master distie as it ramps up its local push to meet burgeoning demand for big data analytics.
Enterprise specialist Cisco renews focus on SMBs
Tue, 31st Jan 2017
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Cisco's new initiative provides SMBs and midmarket businesses with access to a suite of simple, secure and smart enterprise-class technologies.