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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. 

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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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.

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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ArticleNovember 10, 2025

New look for business.govt.nz

We’ve refreshed our website to better support Kiwi small businesses like yours.

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ArticleNovember 10, 2025

Ignoring tax debt won’t make it go away

If you’ve got GST or Employer Tax debt, Inland Revenue (IR) wants you to start repaying it now. Ignoring your debt will not make it go away.

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ArticleNovember 10, 2025

New Zealand Export Credit can help with exporting challenges

Being an exporter is a good way to grow your business, but there can sometimes be financial challenges along the way.

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.