by Chris | Aug 21, 2014 | business, New Zealand
The New Zealand Herald’s Diana Clement encourages Kiwis to consider opening their own business rather than investing in property if they want a spectacular return on investment. A good business will give you 25-50% return on investment per year if it’s...
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 15, 2014 | business, New Zealand
New businesses do more than their fair share of job creation in New Zealand, research by the OECD has found. In fact, their net impact on employment growth is greater than their share of employment overall. Young firms, those being five years old or less, employed...