Business & Society

New awards present opportunities for international business growth

March 25, 2009
Business & Society, Celebrating Business

As the entry deadline for the New Zealand International Business Awards approaches, BusinessNZ says they will provide timely learning opportunities, as well as a valuable prize for the winner....

Service sector continues weak demand – PSI

March 16, 2009
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

Despite experiencing an improvement in activity levels for February, the service sector remains in contraction, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for February at 46.3....

NZ firms committed to their trainees – Jobs Summit survey

February 24, 2009
Business & Society, Celebrating Business, Education & Skills, Employment Relations, Skills, Training

New Zealand businesses are displaying enormous commitment to their apprentices and trainees, a BusinessNZ survey has found....

Service sector has tough start to 2009 – PSI

February 16, 2009
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

Last month was the worst ever surveyed in the service sector, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for January at 42.7....

New awards good for international business

February 13, 2009
Business & Society, Celebrating Business, Export & Trade

ExportNZ endorses the New Zealand International Business Awards announced by New Zealand Trade & Enterprise today....

Service sector continues weak run through to Xmas – PSI

January 26, 2009
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

The service sector continued to remain weak through to the end of 2008, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for December at 48.0....

More to online sales than Ferrit

January 16, 2009
Business & Society, Celebrating Business, Manufacturing, Media, Marketing & Communications, Retail Trade

The website, www.getNZmade.net, launched four months ago, already has twice as many retailer participants as Ferrit had....

Service sector in tough times leading into Xmas – PSI

December 15, 2008
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

There is little Xmas cheer for the service sector as 2008 draws to a close, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for November at 47.3....

Service sector continues to struggle in tough economic conditions – PSI

November 17, 2008
Benchmarking, Business & Society, Economy & Tax, PSI, Surveys & Statistics

The service sector continues to struggle in tough economic conditions, with a seasonally adjusted PSI for October at 48.7....

BusinessNZ recommendations: Response to global financial crisis

October 30, 2008
Business & Society, Economy & Tax, Finance

BusinessNZ offers a set of recommendations for responding to the current crisis, based on the need for an effective and coherent plan....