Small business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owner Stu McKinlay about equity crowdfunding.

It would be a big step for powerhouse to accede to TPP agreement, with intellectual protection a thorny issue.

We get pushed more than we bargain for all the time, but we still have rights!

No more stolen moments wasted on an activity that isn't adding value to my life. Life is just too short to waste any of it, writes Debbie Mayo-Smith.

As China steps up efforts to maintain order in a slowing economic environment we may see more dramatic moves shaking things up in our part of the world.

Trade liberalisation is an ongoing process and there is still much for NZ to aim for.

Apple and other multinationals which derive profits from Australia have a duty to pay tax in this country, writes Christopher Niesche.

Making a movie about collateralised debt obligations and credit default swaps that is both compelling and accurate is quite some achievement.

Are you earning your share from the sharing economy? Thanks to websites such as Uber, Airbnb, Tutorly and YourDrive.co.nz, many Kiwis

Auckland's housing crisis easily solved by one reader, writes Mary Holm.

Astute KiwiSaver decisions will deliver far more rewards over the longer term than any switch from one electricity retailer to another.

The TPP is too important to New Zealand's economic future for Andrew Little to turn it into a partisan political football, says Fran O'Sullivan.

Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owner Bill Hale about growth aspirations.

Trying to quantify the gains from planned trade agreement is an exercise in futility, writes Brian Fallow. Trying to get a grip on the TPP's effects is about as easy as catching trout with your bare hands.

Australasian infant formula stocks have proved a pretty good bet lately.

Brent Sheather talks over simplification.

This is a story about Countdown's owner and one of the biggest ever corporate bungles.

We are going to have to start thinking more radically about how we change the housing dynamic in Auckland, writes Liam Dann.

A Chinese crackdown on capital flight has the potential to bring the Auckland housing market's bull run to a grinding halt, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owners about flexible working.

Long-awaited Australian law reform could shake up New Zealand media, too.

Oil prices have hit record lows - and expect them to go lower.

Body corporates are governed by executive committees elected by members (owners), writes Fran O'Sullivan. Their competency ranges from highly skilled professionals to the palpably incapable.

Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owners about flexible working.