Since Kamya Ghose had a mastectomy she is designing mastectomy bras tailored for a younger customer after having problems herself underwear shopping.

Isabel Pasch is an owner of Bread and Butter Bakery and Cafe, which has wholesale operations as well as three retail bakeries and cafes.

This time my contribution isn't really about time management, although the 'takeaway points' apply to all businesses.

Monique Surges is CEO of the New Zealand German Business Association.

I was thinking recently about the various businesses I know that I'm happy to recommend to other people.

Ursula Schwarzenbach and her husband Daniel founded Tasman-based Blackenbrook Vineyards in 2001.

Raglan might seem an unlikely location for a couple of Germans to choose to start a business together. But for Thomas Wessling and Bjorn Ledwig, it made perfect sense.

Chris Sattler is chief executive of Auckland Seaplanes, which began commercial flights from its Wynyard Quarter base in late 2013.

Some workers are packing in their 9-to-5 jobs and taking up freelance work and short-term contracts with flexible hours - part of what is being called the 'gig economy'.

Liz Constable of Book Art Studios is an entrepreneur who creates hand-made books and offers book making classes.

Louise James of The Binding Studio creates hand-made presentations of products.

Gwyneth Hulse Design is a Kerikeri-based boutique woodworking studio, which produces small homewares and jewellery.

For the first six months of this year I was housemother/flatmate/grandmother for my oldest grandson Sam, aged eighteen and in his final year of high school.

A wide range of businesses market their services by giving quotes to potential clients.

Christchurch-based Lucy Arnold founded Felt, an online marketplace for handcrafted New Zealand-made goods, in 2007.

Retailers in the central-city fashion precinct of High St are divided over the idea of vehicles and pedestrians sharing the same space.

After moving to Kerikeri in early 2013, and at home with young children, Gwyneth Hulse started creating wooden projects as a hobby.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes talks to business owners about their firms' governance structures.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes talks to business owners about their firms' governance structures.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes talks to business owners about their firms' governance structures.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes talks to business owners about their firms' governance structures.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes interviews business owners about how they manage their parental leave.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes interviews business owners about how they manage their parental leave.

Along with Tuatara Brewing and clothing label I Love Ugly, Burger Burger is one of seven finalists.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes interviews business owners about how they manage their parental leave.

Marketing consultant Graham McGregor says webinars are an extraordinary modern way to get your message out.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes interviews business owners about how they manage their parental leave.

As businesses grow and expand, certain aspects of the day-to-day management of the organisation inevitably become more complex.

When you work with a new client, you do research on It. That's what I do too.