by Chris | Aug 19, 2014 | business, internet, New Zealand, online store
Electronics e-commerce site Newegg has expanded into New Zealand. Along with New Zealand, the online store is now available to shoppers in India, Ireland, Singapore, Poland and the Netherlands. It had previously been available in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the...
by Chris | Aug 7, 2014 | business, internet, New Zealand, online adoption, online store, study
If New Zealand businesses were to use the internet more efficiently, they could add $34 billion to the economy, a new study has found. The research, The Value of Internet Services to New Zealand Businesses, was funded by Innovation Partnership members Internet New...
by Chris | Aug 5, 2014 | business, internet, New Zealand
Small businesses will now have a new avenue to pursue funding, as New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority issued the first licence for peer-to-peer lending website Harmoney, recently. Peer-to-peer lending enables businesses or individuals to procure loans from...
by Chris | Jul 24, 2014 | business, internet, New Zealand
Zomato, the online restaurant review and menu-viewing site, has purchased New Zealand company MenuMania for an undisclosed sum. Zomato New Zealand country manager Sahil Ludhani said the move is part of a strategic plan by the company to expand into the Pacific....
by Chris | Jul 8, 2014 | business, internet, New Zealand
Successful Kiwi entrepreneur and Google executive Victoria Ransom says New Zealand has potential to create a “robust technology ecosystem” for start-ups. Ransom, who is director of product for Google in Silicon Valley, says she is optimistic about...
by Chris | Jul 1, 2014 | business, cloud computing, internet, New Zealand
Martin and Jason Danner, the father and son behind Arrowrock, an IT services company focused on small businesses, and CloudCandle, an online community dedicated to small business cloud computing, offer their advice for small New Zealand businesses that are considering...