Small Businesses / SMB stories

The government today released the spatial framework for the Christchurch Innovation Precinct and announced that Vodafone's new South Island headquarters will anchor the precinct.More

"2013 was a tough year for providers who aimlessly targeted the SMB segment."More

MYOB is set to release a new cloud-based ERP solution aimed directly at the company’s mid-sized clients, believed to be code-named ‘Natasha’.More

"No one is immune, but it's harder to get in [to big business and enterprise]. So they're moving down the stack and we're seeing more attacks on small businesses."More

Callaghan Innovation is inviting applications from businesses wishing to become part of an expanded network of business incubators throughout New Zealand, aimed at encouraging more innovative, complex technology-based start-ups.More

GFI Software is hoping to capitalise on New Zealand's massive small and medium business market as the company launches a cloud-based hardware-independent wireless management service.More

So says Wayne Goss, SugarCRM Asia Pacific regional sales director, of his plans for the New Zealand market.More

"The hard work and resilience of New Zealand’s SME sector, the very coalface of the economy, is now bearing fruit in the strongest growth we have seen in almost five years."More

In New Zealand’s business environment today, customers need to decide not only what to buy, but how to buy it.More

"Startup companies and big business make a powerful partnership. When done right it’s a win-win."More

With all of the Olympics media coverage over the last few weeks, it’s clear that the strategies and insights of world-class athletes are ones many businesses could apply to their own success.More

In New Zealand there are thousands of small IT spaces such as remote and branch offices, network closets and server rooms that lie outside of the dataMore

Bitdefender has launched a new edition of Small Office Security, a solution for PCs and Macs designed to improve security and ease management for small and medium businesses.More

For the benefit of channel partners across New Zealand, The Channel explains which Office 365 SKU to sell to clients.More

"New Zealand is leading the world as a connected nation and there’s a real opportunity to create new ways to make our cities smarter, more efficient and better places to live."More

On the whole, enterprise jumped on the Windows XP migration ship long ago. But for SMBs trapped in the misbelief that the process is fraught with complexity, remember this: Don’t miss the boat.More

New Zealand ICT entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized business owners will soon be able to access funding in exchange for equity for the first time through revolutionary online equity crowdfunding platform, Snowball Effect.More

New Zealand organisations are becoming highly attuned to the potential of cloud, and Dimension Data has noticed it’s the small to medium retail export businesses that are really jumping in head first.More

Trend Micro has launched Worry-Free Business Security Professional, a security product that aims to give ANZ SMBs peace of mind and total control over the security of their IT systems.More

The average salary of a startup founder stands at $72,000 in ANZ, how much would you pay?More

SMBs can be at a great advantage to roll-out new technology (with their less complex and change resistant environments) and can typically ‘get on withMore

Microsoft's Executive VP of Cloud and Enterprise talked with thousands of entrepreneurs, startups and large companies about technology and where we’re headed as an industry.More

Acronis has revealed that Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 now delivers comprehensive protection for all environments and platforms for SMBs.More

As another calendar year draws to a close, it’s time to review the technologies and trends that will impact our industry over the next 12 months.More