Opinion: Competent jerks have a shelf life in the office

[ad_1] “Fundamentally, people want to work with people they not only respect, but like.” Photo / Unsplash OPINION: People who progress with little regard for colleagues are likely to hit…

Best of the Listener 2023: Favourite business and finance articles

[ad_1] Given the cost-of-living crisis, it’s possibly no surprise that personal finance and business articles were popular with Listener online readers. Photo / Supplied Giving others a hand up rather…

‘We’ve done everything we can to find the right buyer’: Pacific Helmets changes hands

[ad_1] Despite the sale, David and Marion Bennett won’t be leaving Whanganui any time soon. Photo / Bevan Conley David and Marion Bennett have sold Whanganui business Pacific Helmets, but…

Meet the dynamic duo behind the successful Kāpiti Food Fair

[ad_1] Kāpiti Food Fair owners Jeanine van Kradenburg (left) and Helene Judge. When more than 10,000 food lovers gather at Paraparaumu’s Mazengarb Reserve this weekend to bask in the tastes…

Inform Your Opinion: Why are we serving as unpaid labour to those who believe everything can be treated as a product?

[ad_1] Not smiling: The marketing mania for feedback means that these days having a heart bypass is basically the same process as choosing half a dozen sausages. Photo / Getty…

‘Stubborn optimism’: How the Raglan ‘vibe’ has helped this yoghurt company build success

[ad_1] NZ Herald editor-at-large Shayne Currie is on a two-week road trip to gauge the mood of the nation and meet everyday and notable Kiwis making a difference in their…

How a trip to Kenya inspired a multimillion-dollar business

[ad_1] The NZ Herald and editor-at-large Shayne Currie are on a two-week road trip to gauge the mood of the nation and meet everyday and notable Kiwis making a difference…

‘Wellington needed a good pub’ – Couple open Cuba St venue despite retail closures

[ad_1] The NZ Herald and editor-at-large Shayne Currie are on a two-week road trip to gauge the mood of the nation and meet everyday and notable Kiwis making a difference…

Small Business: What’s the buzz about alcoholic lemonade?

[ad_1] Edward Eaton (left) and Wilbur Morrison of Christchurch have developed BEE alcoholic lemonade and say some exciting summer projects are in store. Craft brewers have been in turmoil, supermarket…

Bitcache liquidation: Kim Dotcom’s involvement probed, amount owing revealed

[ad_1] Potentially serious questions have been raised about failed cryptocurrency firm Bitcache, founded by Kim Dotcom, in the first liquidator’s report. Dotcom said Bitcache would be worth “billions” as it…