Business information

Employing staff

A Guide via the Business Information website for Employing Staff

Hiring employees

Employment contracts & agreements

Using contract workers

Other employee matters

 

Stages of development for business owners

As your business grows, you might find your own role evolving. Business owners can go through the following stages of development:

Owner-operator

Owner-manager

Owner-director 

Click on each link to find out more.

Running a Sustainable Business

Click on the link below to find tools to help businesses make performance improvements. (e.g. eco-efficiency, waste management, triple bottom line reporting and product design).

Visit the Ministry for the Environment website

Checklist to find out if you are suited or prepared for the challenge of starting a business.

Answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the questions via the link above. Answer honestly because there is no point in deceiving yourself about your business prospects.

What's happening?

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Aug

2011

New opportunities antidote to “tough environment” for ecotourism industry
A key focus of the event will be supporting and inspiring operators to improve their business performance and profitability.

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May

2011

Ecotourism NZ business workshop programme
Ecotourism NZ is providing an intensive one-day session on the nuts’n’bolts of nature-based tourism. The objective of the session is to provide intensive professional development for nature-based tourism operators and

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Top News from Stuff

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Feb

2012

Bird thought to be extinct shows signs of breeding

A bird once thought to be extinct for 150 years is now reportedly breeding on islands in east of Coromandel, according to evidence collected this week.

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Feb

2012

Progess is heavy going for Rena salvors

Salvors have removed 12 containers and up to 2.5 tonnes of debris from the Rena this week, despite it being a "challenging and time-consuming task".


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