The Magazine behind NZ’s Export Drive
New research from Massey University suggests that many small New Zealand firms could be missing good export opportunities in emerging markets. Massey master’s student Tony Martin, who also happens to be New Zealand’s trade...
By Cathy Quinn. Every time I visit in China I sense energy, positivity and aspiration. I find it invigorating and refreshing, despite the smog, dirt and environmental issues that are unavoidable in a country...
By Stephen Jacobi. The course of trade negotiations rarely runs smooth. Lately the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been in the headlines, as President Obama sought – and achieved – authority to negotiate a deal...
On Wednesday, 24 June NZTE hosted Business in the Clouds, an event in London showcasing some of the hottest Kiwi software companies that can truly transform the way small businesses are run in the...
If you were doing business in Asia, there is one Chinese word that you would probably hear more often than anything else: Guanxi. An integral part of Chinese and east-Asian cultures, deeply woven into...
As domestic businesses grow to a point where they can start eyeing export markets, they face the daunting reality that things are about to get a whole lot more complicated.One of the inevitabilities is...
A growing number of companies are growing international business as a result of equity crowdfunding. Exporter talked to Snowball Effect’s Shaun Edlin about the popularity of this newest capital raising platform. You have to admit the...
Rod MacKenzie looks back on ten years of focus on Hong Kong, and considers the opportunities that still abound in that dynamic market. Ten years ago NZ Trade & Enterprise embarked on a project...
It’s a classic Kiwi ‘garage to world-stage’ business success. And now thanks to an equity crowdfunding initiative, worldwide sales of Red Witch guitar effects pedals are expected to skyrocket. Diehard fans of rock band...
By Noel McNamara. In response to expected flat world trade growth abroad and moderating economic activity at home, China is packaging a series of initiatives to help bolster both. China’s recently announced ‘One Belt,...
