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ConTech Solutions team
Innovation
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Construction tech business designed to give precious time back to business owners

BPM founder Dan Bradley says the productivity gained from using ConTech Solutions means the company doesn’t have to hire another five or six people.


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Gill South
Small Business Content Editor, Stuff
ConTech Solutions team
Justin Lester
Business
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Rising food and drink spend signals a return of confidence across the country

Consumer spending in cafés, restaurants, pubs and fast food outlets around Aotearoa New Zealand is on the rise, according to latest data from ANZ.  


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Justin Lester
Director, Dot Loves Data
Justin Lester
Aaron Ward Huckleberry
Innovation
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The Kiwi AI startup that will tell you what your work colleagues think about you

Huckleberry is setting out to be a world-first voice-based feedback platform aiming to slash the time companies spend on employee feedback by 90%. 


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Gill South
Small Business Content Editor, Stuff
Aaron Ward Huckleberry
L to R, Josh Barlow and Brody Jenkins MARGY's diner
Innovation
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Going out for breakfast shouldn’t have to break the bank, say co-owners of MARGY’S Aotearoa’s Diner pop up in Titirangi

The aim is to offer breakfast and coffee for the “unfeasibly low” price of under $20, and the response has been very positive, says co-founder Brody Jenkins. 


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Gill South
Small Business Content Editor, Stuff
L to R, Josh Barlow and Brody Jenkins MARGY's diner
Pexels mother and children
Strategy
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Starting a second business is like having a second child, each one needs individual attention.

There is a technique to running two businesses at the same time, creating separation is the way to go, or you will overtax your brain, says leadership coach, Josie Askin. 


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Gill South
Small Business Content Editor, Stuff
Pexels mother and children
Lyndal and Adam
Innovation
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When your overseas customers would love to live in the city you’re based in, you know you’ve chosen right

The message from this city of 80,000 is, don’t put Rotorua in a box of forestry and tourism only - it’s home to 400 businesses from a wide range of sectors.

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Gill South
Small Business Content Editor, Stuff
Lyndal and Adam
Tony Pownall and Trina Jones
Innovation
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SMEs using AI better than larger companies but still share the need for more training and guidance

Lean teams at smaller businesses arguably have more to gain from AI efficiencies,  says Trina Jones, co-founder of Cultivate recruitment firm which recently ran an AI at work survey with NewZealand.ai among white collar workers.


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Gill South
Small Business Content Editor, Stuff
Tony Pownall and Trina Jones
Auckland scene
retail
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Hybrid working and fewer domestic tourists are double trouble for two of the country’s main city centres

Wellington and Auckland are seeing a decline in out of town Kiwis coming to their CBDs due to the cost of living crisis and continue to experience the fallout from the ongoing remote working trend.  


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Justin Lester
Director, Dot Loves Data
Auckland scene
Frustrated worker yankurkau
Security
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Invoice scams can be the most damaging for your business - what to do if it happens to you

We are now in a world where it’s not a matter of if but when your business will have a cyber attack. So having a plan and being ready to put it into practice is crucial, says NCSC Head of Incident Management, Jordan Heersping. 


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Gill South
Small Business Content Editor, Stuff
Frustrated worker yankurkau
Ko Ko Dak
retail
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Data gives Ko Ko Dak the edge in New Zealand's fried chicken boom

Data is transforming how Kiwi businesses grow and Korean fried chicken chain Ko Ko Dak Chicken is leading the charge, one fried chicken store at a time.


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Justin Lester
Director, Dot Loves Data
Ko Ko Dak
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