Helping Kiwi businesses succeed

Responding to a weather event

Extreme weather events and natural hazards can happen throughout New Zealand, at any time. Make sure your business is prepared for the unexpected. Find out what to do during and after an emergency, and how to plan for future events.

Extreme weather information for businesses
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Learn the skills you need to succeed

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Learn from experts on topics that will help your business start off well, grow and succeed. From AI tools that can help you, to tips for giving feedback to your employees, explore these learning resources when you want to build your business strengths.

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Understand your cash flow

Understanding how to manage and predict your cash flow can help you to plan for future growth, avoid financial troubles and handle unexpected situations. Learn about what you’ll need to manage your cash flow and how to create a cash flow forecast.

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How to price a job

Setting the right price is key for a successful business. Learn how to work out your yearly financial goal, set your markup and calculate your hourly rate. This will help you pay your bills, yourself and make a profit.

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Unlocking potential with the growth mindset

A growth mindset makes us mentally flexible. We see effort, challenges and feedback positively, and we aren’t threatened by someone else’s success. Performance coach Ged Robinson explains.

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Financial management and wellbeing

Reducing the stress of financial management is good for your mental health and wellbeing, good for your business and good for the people around you. Learn three practical ways to make financial management easier. 

Find funding to grow your business

Discover grants, tax incentives, and startup support to help you drive innovation in your business.

Innovation Services can help you find funding for future talent, research and development initiatives, or taking innovations to market.

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Popular tools

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Cash flow forecaster

Start your cash flow forecast with our tool. Forecasting will help you understand your business health.

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Employee cost calculator

The Employee Cost Calculator will help you gain the confidence you need to take that important next business step of employing staff.

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Choose business structure

There are different ways to structure your business, each with different legal and financial obligations. Most businesses are sole traders, companies, or partnerships.

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Employment agreement builder

Our tool helps you create contracts tailored to your business and to each person you employ.

Check your idea for a business name

Choosing the perfect name for your business takes time, energy and patience. Use the ONECheck tool to make your job easier. 

It's a free tool that checks availability of business names, web domains and trade marks in one search.

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Latest news and updates

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Keep up to date with news from across government to help small businesses.

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ArticleJanuary 20, 2026

Upcoming KiwiSaver changes

If you are an employer, you need to be aware that from 1 February 2026 your employees who are KiwiSaver members can apply for a temporary rate reduction in advance of the default rate increases coming in April 2026.

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ArticleJanuary 15, 2026

Smokefree workplaces: good for people, great for business

Helping employees quit smoking brings lasting benefits for both staff and businesses.

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ArticleJanuary 14, 2026

How a mentor can help you build your business confidence

A mentor works with you to achieve objectives, see the big picture, and provide support, priming your business for growth.

Business.govt.nz makes it easier for small businesses in New Zealand to understand and comply with government, and succeed. We do this by packaging content and advice from across government into tools and resources designed with small business in mind.