Entrepreneurs are driven by the next big idea, the next big trend, and NZ has a number of prominent people leading the way, including Xero's Rod Drury and the Ryan brothers of YikeBike fame.

There must be something about office work that brings out the worst in some people and makes them defraud their bosses.

There's been some fuss recently about a New York Times piece called "I do not want my daughter to be nice".

Major health and safety reforms stemming from the Pike River disaster have been unveiled by Labour Minister Simon Bridges this morning.

New research from Hong Kong shows women are signing up for surgery in a bid to help them find work.

Ad firm CEO Nina DiSesa suggestions women get ahead by flirting, flattering and boosting male egos.

Multi-tasking parents cope better with the demands of modern-day life than their childless counterparts, new research reveals.

More than 50 people have been injured while working on Western Bay of Plenty roads and bridges in the past two years.

Vicki Taylor, designer of fashion label, taylor, on her experiences with a business coach.

Lorraine Burns, Managing Director, Recruitment by Design, is an experienced business coach.

Jo Clayton facilitates the Icehouse Leadership Development programme and is a business coach there.

Matt Bellingham, director at Bellingham Wallace, chartered accountants, on why he has business coaching and why he likes coaching himself.

Shane Wratt, Manager, Outward Bound for Business.

Heidi Johnston, owner Windowmakers, an award winning manufacturer of window and doors systems. Johnston and her husband Bruce, bought the company in 2002.

Dr Frances Pitsilis, owner of the medical practice Dr Frances Pitsilis and Skinfresh Clinic. She also has a professional speaking, media and TV work career.

Julian Smith, director, BRR, an agency for creative thought, brand strategy and design on how to go about branding your business's new division or enterprise.

Andrea Clarke, owner of Milford Dentists, which has recently set up a new clinic to help patients with bad breath.

As dental practice owner, Andrea Clarke says this week, running a small business was never on the undergraduate syllabus at dental school.

David Atkins, managing director and shareholder of Image Centre Group.

Employers and employees working at Port of Tauranga need to lift their game to lower the rate of workplace injuries and deaths, union and port officials say.

Jeff Mann, outgoing CEO of Jericho, a digital marketing business, which he co-founded in 2000, became 100 per cent owned by Asia Pacific Digital, one of the region's largest digital services companies in March this year.

Mark Stuart, partner at Movac, an investment manager that backs New Zealand businesses with the potential for rapid and large-scale growth.

Jacinta Penn, director of WorkBright. WorkBright eLearning provides online training solutions to businesses on a budget using specialised software called Articulate Storyline to create online training courses using customers' training content.

Regus, the global provider of serviced offices, does regular research on flexible working in New Zealand and other countries.

Hannah Crosby part owner of Tax Pooling Solutions. Crosby formerly worked as an associate in the finance team at Slaughter and May in London dealing with a wide range of high value finance transactions.