Small And Medium Business

New Zealand Government Business website
This site has been developed by the New Zealand Government to provide business information on-line. The website is supported by the freephone 0800 42 49 46 with access to trained business advisors, and provides easy access to information across a range of government agencies and departments.

Business Mentor
If you have been in business 12 months or more and you employ less than 25 people, then you are eligible for a business mentor.

Employment Agreement Builder
This site has been created by the Department of Labour - Workplace Group (formerly the Employment Relation Service) to provide guidance to employers and employees on content for the creation of individual employment agreements.

Her Business Networks
Her Business Networks provides opportunities for women who are seriously interested in self employment to get together and to encourage and learn from one another through regular meetings.

Homebizbuzz
Winner of the Best Small Business Web Site in New Zealand at the 2002 NetGuide Web Awards, this site provides a vast array of useful information to anyone starting out in business, as well as existing businesses, including a free newsletter.

Market NZ.Com
MarketNewZealand.com is an official website of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and connects international buyers with New Zealand's leading exporters.

MINE for Business Angels
This is an Industrial Research Ltd. initiative intending to set up a New Zealand Angel network. Like Sparkbox, the site is a place for both investors and entrepreneurs to register.

NZ Centre for Small and Medium Enterprise Research
New Zealand's only centre for research into small and medium enterprises

NZIM's Small Business Entrepreneurs Certificate
Provides information about the Small Business Entrepreneurs Programme, specifically designed for people who are in business or in the process of starting up a business.

Small Business Enterprise Centres of New Zealand
Lists all member centres, services and products throughout rural and city New Zealand.

Socket
Socket is an informal gathering for creative and complementary businesses owned or run by women in Wellington, Aotearoa.

Sparkbox
Sparkbox specialises in helping companies in the technology sector, and rather than calling themselves a traditional venture capital company, they see themselves as Business Angels - ie "individuals with more than a few spare dollars who want to invest in and help develop a firm before it's large enough to access traditional venture capital funds."

Vcapital
A site for businesses and entrepreneurs who need capital. Also includes articles and links to useful websites as well as free resources.

Work and Age Trust (NZ) Inc. (Network Centre)
The Trust has defined its purpose as "To stimulate mature people to take control of their work life directions and to foster their personal growth," with the vision of "having people of all ages building strong communities through meaningful work".