Small Business

Tax simplification welcomed Business tax changes will make compliance easier for most enterprises, BusinessNZ says.The Prime Minister announced improvements to several areas of business tax in a pre-Budget speech to business today.BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said the changes were incremental, and spread across a number of tax areas, and...

“Actions are urgently needed to step-up SME financing and enable companies to participate in global value chains”, said Phil O’Reilly, Chairman of BIAC, speaking today at a BIAC-B20 Turkey special event....
The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) is launching an online guide this week to help businesses map and manage their value chains, which it says has been driven by the consumer need for greater transparency....
Proposed changes to employment standards will make employer requirements clearer, says BusinessNZ....
Labour’s policy for small business contains some useful initiatives, says BusinessNZ....
Extending the single business number to all businesses, not just registered companies, is a better fit for New Zealand business, says ManufacturingNZ....
Recommendations to improve the quality of regulation are important and should be heeded, says BusinessNZ....
Phil O'Reilly attended the G20 conference on small business in Australia on 20 June as a representative of BusinessNZ and the BIAC....
New Zealand food will be showcased throughout July with a range of initiatives planned for Buy NZ Made’s “Food Month”....