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Report: Tuesday is the best day to send a job offer

Tuesday is the best day to send a job offer to a potential new employee & 40% of those employees may accept their job offer through a mobile device.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Aug 2018

Email Security

Netsafe & Spark ramp up scam education efforts across NZ

Spark and Netsafe have teamed up to combat rising scam threats in NZ, distributing brochures in stores and offering scam education to customers.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Aug 2018

Disaster Recovery

How disaster recovery is evolving in NZ

The traditional workplace recovery model is becoming obsolete, with businesses realizing the need for a more flexible and dynamic approach.

By Pierre Ferrandon • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Aug 2018

Taxation

Inland Revenue to improve AIM tax method with help from early adopters

Inland Revenue's new Accounting Income Method now has plenty of early adopters and now the focus is on improving the product for year two.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Aug 2018

Multi-factor authentication

GitHub security tool checks passwords against 517m breached credentials

Web development and coding platform GitHub has rolled out password and two-factor authentication revamps to make user accounts more secure.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Aug 2018

Regus

Regus flexible working space opens near Auckland Airport

Next time you're transiting through Auckland Airport, you may just want to check out a new flexible working space that has opened just up the road.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Aug 2018

Marketing Technologies

Chrome is marking all HTTP sites as 'not secure': What you need to know

The latest version of Google Chrome may bring penalties for businesses that don't have current SSL certificates.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Aug 2018

Malware

How to avoid sending 'phishy' emails that could lose you customers

Some genuine emails can often look similar to scam emails, which can lead to damaged relationships between businesses and their customers.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Aug 2018

Gaming

NZ's game development industry is booming - and it needs you

New Zealand's game development industry is booming, with both exports and employment in the sector climbing rapidly over the last year.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Aug 2018

Multi-factor authentication

User passwords and email addresses compromised in Reddit breach

Its primary access points for code and infrastructure had required two-factor authentication via SMS, and the main attack intercepted the text.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Aug 2018

Customer Relationship Management

Twilio launches new developer API for WhatsApp platform

Twilio releases API for WhatsApp, allowing businesses to communicate with customers on the platform. WhatsApp has 1.5 billion users in 100 countries.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Aug 2018

Fintech

Xero pays NZ$103m to acquire Canada-based cloud bookkeeping firm

Xero to acquire Canadian cloud bookkeeping firm Hubdoc for NZD $103 million, enhancing its financial data integration for small businesses globally.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Aug 2018

Not for profit

Wellington hackathon helps local non-profits create digital tools

BizDojo Wellington played host to a charity hackathon last month, which brought together four NPOs to help them build digital solutions for their busi.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2018

Marketing Technologies

A deep dive into the present and future of retail off- and online

Russell McVeagh Special Counsel Liz Blythe examines the opportunities and risks associated with the eye-wateringly quick pace of change in the sector.

By Liz Blythe • 7 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2018

Taxation

Inland Revenue's AIM tax method signs up 1,000+ early adopters

Inland Revenue says that more than 1,100 businesses have signed up to the new Accounting Income Method (AIM) so far.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2018

Data Analytics

Tax, tax, and misunderstandings: They could be why many startups fail in just 2 years

Misunderstanding tax obligations could be a reason many startups fail, says NexGen Group director Vinay Ishwar.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Jul 2018

Fintech

Exclusive: The opportunities and challenges for Kiwi tech companies

Kiwi tech businesses face challenges in accessing talent, capital, and larger customer markets, according to Augen Software Group director Mitchell Pham.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 7 min read • Mon, 30th Jul 2018