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Govt moves fail to slow momentum in China
China's manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in six months in October.
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Sleepyhead in $55m Australian buy up
Kiwi bed maker Sleepyhead has announced a $55m deal to buy two Australian businesses, as it looks to ramp up its offshore production.
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NZ 'missing out' on added value bonanza
New research says New Zealand is underperforming when it comes to high-value, processed food exports.
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Success: High tech business born of necessity
Technology developed in New Zealand is being sold to overseas research labs.
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Struggling for altitude
New businesses with big ideas are fighting to stay aloft as the money runs out, Karyn Scherer reports.
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Sleepyhead unveils big Australian expansion plans
Sleepyhead, one of New Zealand's last big privately owned manufacturers, has unveiled aggressive expansion plans as it prepares to open a new $35m bed factory in Melbourne.
![Success: Making butter even better](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Success: Making butter even better
Canary Enterprises' success is built on taking a familiar product, then adding value.
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Instinctive approach
Lots of people start new businesses. Not so many sell them for more than $10 million. Two sisters tell Christine Nikiel how they did it - and why lunch matters.