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![Small business: Hamish Firth - Corporate systems](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: Hamish Firth - Corporate systems
Hamish Firth, Principal of Mt Hobson Group, on creating a corporate system for his SME.
![Small business: Vee Kessner - Corporate techniques](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: Vee Kessner - Corporate techniques
Vee Kessner, the owner of Space Studio, studied for a business degree at the University of Cape Town before studying interior design at design school.
![Small Business: High-end taxi firm opening doors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small Business: High-end taxi firm opening doors
When your company reaches a certain size and you are not ready to sell, you can give it a corporate polish by appointing a chief executive and stepping back from the business.
![Wellington cricket tech company scores big](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington cricket tech company scores big
A cricket mad tech company has been picked by NZ Cricket to take all its scoring system online which will allow scorekeeping on smartphones and tablets.
![Small business: The sweet taste of a redundancy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: The sweet taste of a redundancy
A significant life change such as redundancy can give you the impetus to finally set up the business of your dreams.
![Small business: Martin Howard - fund raising](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: Martin Howard - fund raising
Espressoworkz sells automatic espresso machines and coffee beans to offices. It owns NZ roasted coffee range Eden Coffee plus has strong wholesale and retail business lines to compliment its office business.
![Firm's owner battles to stay in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Firm's owner battles to stay in NZ
A Chinese entrepreneur may miss out on a chance for permanent residence despite setting up a successful business and employing three people.
![Small business: Clean-tech firm lands NZ Steel deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: Clean-tech firm lands NZ Steel deal
The signing of a green coke supply agreement with New Zealand Steel is the validation Marlborough-based clean-tech company CarbonScape has been looking for.
![Gym feud sparked by owner walk out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gym feud sparked by owner walk out
A legal feud has broken out between the owner of a well-known Auckland gym chain and a franchise owner who suddenly changed the name of three branches.
![Small business: Peter Townsend on business insurance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: Peter Townsend on business insurance
Peter Townsend, CEO of Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce on why business insurance is important.
![Small business: Jeremy Moon - starting Icebreaker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business: Jeremy Moon - starting Icebreaker
Icebreaker founder Jeremy Moon talks about starting a brand from scratch.
![Graham McGregor: The value of 'good enough' marketing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Graham McGregor: The value of 'good enough' marketing
Many years ago I wrote a booklet called 'The 7 biggest mistakes that salespeople make and how to stop them losing you sales every week.'