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![Mad Butcher listing appeals to buyers' tastes - chief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Mad Butcher listing appeals to buyers' tastes - chief
Mad Butcher chief executive Michael Morton says investors' strong appetite for the company's back-door listing has not surprised him.
![Dairying leads export price surge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Dairying leads export price surge
Led by dairy products, prices for export commodities surged last month - and this time the rise in world prices was not eaten up by a higher exchange rate.
![Sky TV adds nostalgia package](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Sky TV adds nostalgia package
Nostalgia channel Jones! starts soon in a move by Sky Television to discourage subscribers from opting out of the basic package.
![Weldon paid $1.4m for last five months](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Weldon paid $1.4m for last five months
Former NZX chief executive Mark Weldon received a $1.4 million remuneration package for his last five months in the job.
![Fran O'Sullivan: Zespri in bind following Chinese verdict](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Fran O'Sullivan: Zespri in bind following Chinese verdict
Zespri chairman-designate Peter McBride will be relieved the Chinese court decision on the "cargo smuggling" case is finally out.
![Small business: Helen Cross - Cross Ventures](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Small business: Helen Cross - Cross Ventures
Helen Cross, Managing Director, Cross Ventures acts as an independent director or advisor to the board for eight businesses in the SME space including NZ Tax Refunds, Power Business Service and SnapComms.
![Mad Butcher shares to cost $1.30](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Mad Butcher shares to cost $1.30
Veritas Investments expects to register a prospectus this week to raise up to $25 million to part fund its acquisition of the Mad Butcher.
![Small Business: Paul Stewart - ON-Brand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Small Business: Paul Stewart - ON-Brand
You know your business has a good future when your capital-raising attracts new shareholders of the calibre of former Kiwibank head and Xero chairman Sam Knowles.
![Inner suburbs buck trend for rent rises](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Inner suburbs buck trend for rent rises
Homeowners looking to cash in on the skyrocketing prices of their central Auckland properties could be the reason for a levelling off or fall in rental costs.
![China wine market soars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
China wine market soars
China is becoming an increasingly important market for New Zealand wine and a group of local firms is hoping to boost sales further by making an appearance the Chengdu Wine Fair.
![Lance Jenkins: Opportunities beyond the markets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Lance Jenkins: Opportunities beyond the markets
With recent research highlighting that there are approximately 5000 companies in New Zealand with revenues of $10 million.
![Stock Takes: Mad Butcher's listing details due soon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Stock Takes: Mad Butcher's listing details due soon
A prospectus for the Mad Butcher's back door listing is expected to be out next week...
![Toby Manhire: Banks does Brainfade Dave a favour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Toby Manhire: Banks does Brainfade Dave a favour
Banks invited us to recall that ugly Dotcom episode, replete with allegations of impropriety, writes Toby Manhire. Not so in Shearer's case.
![Trust selling home linked to Hotchin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Trust selling home linked to Hotchin
Former Hanover Finance boss Mark Hotchin is again trying to sell his luxury Waiheke Island property and doesn't have a fixed price in mind.
![Small business: The Collective](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Small business: The Collective
The Collective's Angus Allan on the company's manufacturing story in New Zealand and abroad.
![Small business: Tracey King - Ti Tonics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Small business: Tracey King - Ti Tonics
Ti Tonics co-founder Tracey King, a PhD in health psychology, launched Ti Tonics in April 2010 distributing it throughout Australasia.