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Debbie Mayo-Smith: 10 must-dos to succeed in your new business start-ups
Top ten tips and experience on starting a business shared by the founders of Made4Baby Natural Skincare.
Get Sorted: No worries about failing - just move on quickly
Think like an entrepreneur and find money strategies that work for you.
Liam Dann: Fresh Chinese rate cut highlights slowdown risk
China's central bank has cut the country's official cash rate for the second time in three months - a move which highlights concern about the economic slowdown of New Zealand's largest trading....
Mark Lister: Contact out of step with the rest
The electricity sector has attracted a lot of attention in the past couple of weeks, both in the business pages and within the investment community itself.
Christopher Niesche: Qantas about-turn a blue sky triumph
Beneath Alan Joyce's softly spoken Irish brogue and calm demeanour lies a steely resolve. The Qantas chief executive is overseeing one of the most stunning turnarounds in Australian corporate....
Brian Gaynor: Results season shows lacklustre performance
The results for the six months to December 2014 has been fairly lacklustre, with one notable exception, Brian Gaynor writes.
Diana Clement: Which bank deposit suits you?
It can pay to shop around when tying up cash at a fixed rate, writes Money columnist Diana Clement.
Mary Holm: Haircuts possible on bank deposits
Money columnist Mary Holm answers your questions on making and saving more money.
Anthony Healy: Shared Oz-NZ goals need refresh
New Zealand and Australia are currently co-hosting the Cricket World Cup so perhaps this is an opportune time to ask a rather difficult question of our neighbours across the Tasman. Are we really working as a team?
Peter Bromhead: The stern rhetoric on the perils of sin
When I was a young, innocent choirboy, I was acutely aware of the stern rhetoric on the perils of sin, delivered by my local Anglican vicar.
Stock Takes: Up and away - market takes off
It has been a big week for the sharemarket as the reporting season continues and stocks make big price moves.
Brian Fallow: Underground, under spent
Drains and water mains are the ultimate out of sight, out of mind assets.
Critic's claim not so super
The Taxpayers' Union's trenchant criticism of the NZ Superannuation Fund, over its poor investment in Portugal's Banco Espirito Santo, shows the dangers of viewing problems through ideological goggles.
Inside Money: How to pay back record high global debt
Seven years down the track from the biggest debt-induced financial meltdown in history, the developed world is still loving leverage.
Auckland tower makes bold statement
Love or hate the idea of Precinct Properties' 36-level, $550 million downtown Auckland waterfront skyscraper, let's get the negatives out of the way first.
Juha Saarinen: Lenovo's Superfishing trip
Do you have a Lenovo laptop, purchased between September last year and February? If so, it might come with a severe security hole.
Debbie Mayo-Smith: How to land that client
You know it's important to sell yourself while interviewing. The best way to do so is to do it through a story.
Grant Bradley: Cheap fuel prices a mixed blessing
Lower oil prices mean the less efficient carriers with older aircraft than Air New Zealand are back in the game, writes Grant Bradley.
Christopher Niesche: Little's vision for Toll reaps rich return
Paul Little last week learned Japan Post was making a takeover bid for Toll Holdings, and the bid valued his shares about A$110 million more than they were worth earlier in the day.
Liam Dann: Year of the Sheep needs wise shepherds
Traditional Chinese beliefs suggest the year should harbour the relatively calm and placid characteristics of the sheep along with peace and prosperity, says Liam Dann.
Diana Clement: Insurance aftershocks bitter legacy of killer quakes
After the big shock, for many owners of homes and businesses, their insurance policies didn't cover them for what they thought.
Jock Anderson's Caseload: It must be something in their water
There is news female solicitors now outnumber male solicitors in the Irish Republic.
Nick Russell: Court decision on insolvency victory for the little guy
Small business owners, particularly in the construction industry, should be breathing a sigh of relief this week.
Brian Fallow: Govt reaps what it sows
Forestry investors are delivering a clear vote of no confidence in Government policy, in an area critical for New Zealand's response to climate change.