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Small business is the heart of the economy: from left, Hnry co-founder James Fuller and Martha and Olly Van Arts of Skinnies (Image: Tina Tiller)

Behind the scenes: How small businesses survived Covid-19

Technology is helping New Zealand’s small businesses focus on the important stuff and freeing up their valuable time, while dealing with the challenges and opportunities of a pandemic.
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By Elly Strang | 21st December, 2020
Guest writer
From crisis come innovation (Photo: Getty Images)

Contactless and queueless: How Covid-19 has accelerated the future of money

From shillings to smartphones, humans have always found new ways to pay and be paid. So what’s next and how has Covid-19 sped things up? 
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By Ben Fahy | 3rd November, 2020
Guest writer
The food at Daisy’s bistro by Asher Boote (Photo: supplied)

How Wellington’s food community is bouncing back

After a year of uncertainty and disruption, the capital’s hospitality industry says Visa Wellington on a Plate will bring a much-needed boost – to spirits as well as business.
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By Alice Neville | 30th September, 2020
Deputy editor
Shop local, or else! (Photos: supplied)

Three New Zealand businesses on what supporting local means to them

With the economic effects of Covid-19 hitting small businesses hardest shopping local has never been more important. Ben Fahy spoke to three businesses owners about surviving a pandemic.
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By Ben Fahy | 20th August, 2020
Guest writer
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The scammers are circling. Here’s how to keep them at bay

As more companies focus on e-commerce, the risk that cybercrime poses to both businesses and customers increases..
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By Alice Webb-Liddall | 22nd July, 2020
Contributing writer
As business reopen, the way the operate will need to change (image: Getty).

Embracing an online-first world: How lockdown changed the game for small business 

From sewing clubs to takeaway fine dining, innovation was everywhere – and it’s here to stay.
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By Elly Strang | 19th June, 2020
Guest writer

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