Fast access to knowledge is a key component in building a competitive advantage in a business. The Internet has revolutionised our thinking about how we gain access to information and has challenged us to develop new skills related to searching and filtering the mass amount of information that is now available to all of us. To assist our clients we have assembled a selection of useful links that provide access to key information and resources to assist in the management of their business.
Business Compliance
NZ Government Resources
Business Information
Free Help for Business Owners
Market Research
Business Journals, NZ and International News Sources
Finance and Venture Capital Sources
Business Compliance
Many government departments have a direct involvement was business or an indirect link through Crown entities. The most significant of these are listed below and these Web sites provide valuable information on compliance requirements for SMEs and resources available to business owners.
NZ Government Resources
Business information
- www.biz.org.nz - A Government portal for business services, compliance and business information.
- www.bizinfo.co.nz – Bizinfo is a business advisory site
- www.bzone.co.nz - News and information for businesses.
- www.homebizbuzz.co.nz – Homebizzbuzz is an information site for Home Businesses
- www.businessmentor.org.nz - The Business In The Community Mentoring Programme supports business growth by providing experienced Business Mentors for business that employ less than 25 people and are more than six months old.
- www.med.govt.nz - obtains information on the Incubator Development Programmes that are available from the Ministry of Economic Development for start up businesses
- www.ubd.co.nz – The Universal Business Directory web site provides a searchable database of over 140,000 New Zealand businesses
- www.searchnz.co.nz - provides a wide ranging number of links to New Zealand organisations
- www.wises.co.nz – Wises Maps of New Zealand provides free maps of new Zealand on line
- www.businessnz.org.nz – Business New Zealand
- www.franchise.co.nz – Franchise New Zealand
- www.smallbusinessco.com – The Small Business Company provides a number of useful resources and tools for business owners
- www.csbec.org.nz specialist in small business including practical business training, advice to grow your business, one on one business advice and business planning
- www.clevercompanies.co.nz - a magazine-style set up by PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Free help for Business Owners
The following sites provide access to free information and practical business help for small- to medium-sized businesses
Market Research
Business journals, New Zealand and international news sources
Finance and Venture Capital Sources
- www.mine.org.nz - Mentors Investment Networks otherwise known as MINE for Business Angels, is an Industrial Research Limited initiative aimed at creating a New Zealand angel network providing access to finance for Small to Medium businesses.
- www.vcapital.co.nz - The Investment Opportunities in New Zealand Scheme (‘IONZ’) links registered investors to private equity / venture capital opportunities from a range of industries
- www.nzvca.co.nz - New Zealand Venture Capital - The NZVCA's mission is to develop a world-best venture capital and private equity environment for the benefit of investors and entrepreneurs in New Zealand
- www.irl.cri.nz - Industrial research Limited (IRL) - Investment partnerships and venture capital inquiries
- www.no8ventures.co.nz - No 8 Ventures is New Zealand's leading technology venture capital fund manager. They invest in early stage New Zealand technology companies which have the potential to be large and international.
- www.simpsongrierson.com - Simpson Grierson's Private Equity and Venture Capital Group has international expertise and depth of experience in all stages of the venture capital and private equity life cycle.
- www.ecap.co.nz - Endeavour Capital is a leading New Zealand venture capital company, investing into New Zealand science and technology.
