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Wireless charging market: Drivers, challenges and benefits
Manufacturing

Wireless charging market: Drivers, challenges and benefits

Future Market Insights (FMI) has investigated the current wireless charging market and forecasted what it will look like over the next five years.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2015
Technology: enabling this Kiwi start-up
Small Business

Technology: enabling this Kiwi start-up

Microsoft holds SMB video competition to support Kiwi entrepreneurs, with Emily Jean Waterson of La Maison Boutique taking the top prize.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Jul 2015
Open Polytechnic launches online platform for learning and training
eLearning

Open Polytechnic launches online platform for learning and training

iQualify is designed to provide affordable access to high quality online learning for other education providers and organisations.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Jul 2015
SEEK launches volunteer platform
Seek

SEEK launches volunteer platform

The platform acts a conduit between not-for-profit and community organisations and Kiwis who want to volunteer.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Tue, 7th Jul 2015
Potential backlash to analytics, BI and big data use
Social Media

Potential backlash to analytics, BI and big data use

Companies looking to use social media monitoring to create targeted advertising could face a backlash from Kiwis according to a new survey.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Jul 2015
PledgeMe seeks $250,000 investment
Crowdfunding

PledgeMe seeks $250,000 investment

Crowdfunding platform PledgeMe is seeking $250,000 in investment as it launches its second round of equity crowdfunding.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Jul 2015
Prepare your small business for the new financial year
IT Automation

Prepare your small business for the new financial year

The new financial year is an opportunity for small businesses to reassess their business practices and see where they can boost success.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jul 2015
Who is Ora and why should you care?
Small Business

Who is Ora and why should you care?

Meet Ora, the innovative NZ digital marketer shifting the online game for SMEs and giving back with their Dreams Awards.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Jul 2015
No profession immune: Will machines replace you at work?
IT Automation

No profession immune: Will machines replace you at work?

Automation looms as firms favour machines over people, challenging job security across all sectors, says Grant Thornton study.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Jul 2015
Xero appoints new CFO
Fintech

Xero appoints new CFO

Xero changed its recruitment tactics for senior executives earlier this year after the departure of two senior managers who weren't the right fit.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2015
Xero and Dropbox - the new power couple
Fintech

Xero and Dropbox - the new power couple

Xero and Dropbox announce a new partnership to streamline collaboration and accounting for small businesses, promising enhanced productivity and innovation.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2015
Xero Payroll: How it's tracking
Fintech

Xero Payroll: How it's tracking

Xero shares details of the launch of its New Zealand Payroll software, including new features and upcoming updates.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015
Wearable tech start-up launches US$200,000 crowdfunding campaign
Wearables

Wearable tech start-up launches US$200,000 crowdfunding campaign

Kiwi start-up I Measure U has launched a US$200,000 crowdfunding campaign today on Californian-based platform, Indiegogo.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015
Powering ahead on PledgeMe
Cloud Services

Powering ahead on PledgeMe

Dunedin's Powerhouse Wind makes strides, hitting their £400k PledgeMe target to fund their pioneering 2kW Thinair wind turbine.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
How mobile-friendly is .nz?
Marketing Technologies

How mobile-friendly is .nz?

How many websites using .nz domain names will be impacted by Mobilegeddon, and to what extent could it affect mobile search results for NZ content?.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2015
Seek makes improvements, updates pricing
Human Capital Management

Seek makes improvements, updates pricing

Job seeker website Seek has today announced upcoming changes to its pricing structures for hirers, set to take affect from July 1st 2015.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2015
Ten Top Tips for your wireless network
Wireless Networks

Ten Top Tips for your wireless network

Wireless networks for the enterprise are not your average home WiFi. Here are the ten top things you need to know before deploying corporate WLAN.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2015
Xero: 10 ways to modernise accounting in 2015
Fintech

Xero: 10 ways to modernise accounting in 2015

Xerocon unveils 10 pivotal strategies to revolutionise accounting in 2015, propelling firms to embrace the digital tide and thrive.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2015
Is the $2 million equity crowdfunding limit too low?
Peer-to-peer lending

Is the $2 million equity crowdfunding limit too low?

The $2 million limit on equity crowdfunding may be revised up over time, says Snowball Effect co-founder Josh Daniell.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2015