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We work with experts in the public and private sectors to get best practice advice for small businesses.

If you or your organisation would like to submit an article, event or other content for business.govt.nz, here's how.

Content guidelines for business.govt.nz

We’re looking for website content that:

  • fits our content themes and helps solve common problems for small businesses
  • comes from a credible expert
  • doesn’t contain advertising or product placements
  • has a national focus.

Once we've published your content, remember to tell us if any links to your own — or other websites — change.

Once you’ve read the guidelines below, get in touch — we’d love to hear your content ideas.

Who can submit content

We’re interested in hearing from any public or private sector organisation interested in contributing to business.govt.nz. However, we reserve the right to decline any content that does not meet our criteria.

Content can include articles and/or videos for our website.

Our partnering guidelines

We’re open to partnering with organisations that support New Zealand businesses. 

You may be able to partner with us if the content we publish in partnership with you on our website is informational and not promotional.

Our audience

Business.govt.nz is a government website for small businesses with 19 or fewer employees. We aim to reach business owners, operators and advisors through our website, our newsletter and social media. Typically, our audience is short on time and needs quick answers to business problems. 

Writing guidelines

All content on business.govt.nz uses plain English. Our audience is time-poor, so we translate government and business jargon into the words and phrases they use.

Think beyond straight text. Our website uses content blocks to better showcase different types of content, for example, breakout tips, quizzes, visual guides, case studies or videos. 

How to submit content

To provide content for business.govt.nz, email us with the below information for review. 

Email: info@business.govt.nz

Make sure you include:

  • your name, and the name of your organisation
  • what your content is about and details of where you think it fits on business.govt.nz
  • the URL link to the content on your website, if applicable
  • a short summary of your proposed content, for example, a paragraph to add to a suggested page, or an article for our monthly newsletter
  • the type/form of the content, for example, an article, or PDF download
  • your permission to use the content.