Marketing
Zeald
SME website designers Zeald are offering free e-commerce websites for small to medium sized businesses for a limited time. First in, first served.
Re:Brand
Branding agency Re:Brand have developed a quick and easy questionnaire covering five key areas of business which provides a performance report on a company’s brand’s health.
Business.govt.nz
Setting up a new e-commerce business? Growing or expanding your existing business with an online presence? Learn how to do it right. Describe where you’re starting from and the team from business.govt.nz will recommend advice, tools, and tips to help.
See what tools are available from Google to help grow your business. Answer a few questions and they’ll help you find the right Google products for your business.
Business.govt.nz
Digital Boost is a series of free online courses to give your business the digital skills to do business smarter. They’re taught by Kiwi experts who make it all straightforward. Learn how to turn targeted advertising into sales, get a website that wins customers, use apps to do admin for you, and heaps more.
Finance and cashflow management
New Zealand Government
In response to COVID-19 the Government is acting to support the economy. The package includes a wage subsidy scheme, business cash flow and tax measures, and Māori community and business support
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Cash flow is critical to every business, showing what's coming in and going out. Forecasting your cash flow helps you understand your business health. Check out MBIE's latest cash flow forecasting tool to discover your business health now.
Business.govt.nz
Your business might have more funding options available than you realise. Describe your situation and business.govt.nz will help you explore the best options for your small business.
Business strategy and continuity planning
Auckland Emergency Management
This business continuity planning guide is designed to help small to medium businesses or organisations without a plan in place yet. Planning will give a better chance of recovering quickly. See below Auckland Emergency Management guides and plans.
Business.govt.nz
No matter what stage you’re at with your business, networking can be hugely beneficial. From prepping and attending to following up, there are plenty of things to consider so you’re ready to get out and meet some new people.
Business.govt.nz
Spending time to set the right strategy gives you clear goals for success, and connects your people and activities to those goals. This page will help you demystify strategy by breaking down what it is, why it's important, and how and when to focus on it.
Be. Lab
With 1 in 4 Kiwis living with a disability or access need, businesses have an opportunity to tap into more customers by making simple accessibility improvements to their spaces, products and services. Get started with this free self-assessment tool.
Digital Boost
It's hard work running a business but having the right tools helps. The Right Tool is a free marketplace of business apps, tailored to help Kiwi businesses like yours find the right tools to stay compliant, manage and grow.
Auckland Unlimited
Use this toolkit to maximise opportunities and unlock your tourism business’s potential.
Sustainability and climate action
Sustainable Business Network
Access free practical tools and resources to get started on your sustainability journey. From strategy to procurement and zero waste, there are plenty of ways to make your business more sustainable.
FutureFit
Take climate action, develop resilience and support your people to reduce their emissions with FutureFit in business. This comprehensive package includes an internal engagement programme and resources to support your people to live more carbon-friendly lifestyles.
Carbon Click
To make a real difference in the fight against climate change, we need to act on our carbon emissions at every level. It doesn’t matter if you’re a local or global business – Carbon Click is here to make climate action easy for you, your staff and your customers.
Tourism Industry Aotearoa
The New Zealand Tourism Sustainability Commitment aims to see every New Zealand tourism business committed to sustainability by 2025. Make sure your tourism business is part of the change.
Business.govt.nz
This toolbox brings together a range of tailored information for businesses to reduce carbon emissions. It’s free and simple to use, find out what your business can do for the planet right now.
HR and people management
Business.govt.nz
This tool helps you create tailored employment agreements for your staff. Employment agreements are a legal requirement – and a great foundation for an employment relationship.
Employment New Zealand
A productive workplace starts with a positive culture where employers and employees work together to achieve good work and make continual improvements. Check out Employment New Zealand for tips on how to achieve a productive workplace.
Business.govt.nz
You don’t have to be a business dynamo to lead well. Today, empathy and trust are among the most important skills you need to successfully lead a business. Find out what good leadership looks like, why it’s important and fine-tune your skills.
Diversity Works
Doing diversity and inclusion well can be challenging, but the rewards are great. To achieve outcomes, workplaces need to foster inclusive environments through inclusive management. That often means managers need to expand their capabilities and acquire new skills: see how to get started by checking out these resources.
Auckland Unlimited
Are you an employer looking to hire young people? Get information on funding for apprenticeships and training, where to find young talent, and why it’s good for business.
1-1 Business support
Auckland Unlimited
Our free Business Clinics are ideal for businesses that are already up and running but in the early stages. Discuss your business challenges and get free expert advice from an Auckland Unlimited business advisor.
Auckland Unlimited
These free 30-minute Innovation Clinic sessions are ideal if you’re working on a science or technical research-based business idea or innovation that has potential to scale onto the international stage.
Manaaki
Support network of business experts, lifting the mana of small businesses by helping them navigate COVID-19. Seek advice or offer support.
Auckland Chamber
Looking for business direction? Tap into the Auckland Business Chamber business network and work with an experienced, motivated and skilled mentor to start benefitting your business today.
Business Mentors New Zealand
Assistance building business capability, capacity and sustainability.
Māori and Pacific business support
Māori Business Clinics
Are you a Māori business owner in Tāmaki Makaurau looking to access advice, assistance and connections to local experts and resources? Contact our dedicated Māori Business Advisor to set-up a meeting.
Auckland Unlimited | RBP | Whāriki Māori Business Network
Designed to connect Māori businesses with services and support available through our Collab Partners, catch up on all previous webinars to learn from leading industry experts.
Poutama Trust
This is the COVID-19 support line for Māori businesses, for direct access to specialist advisors who can provide support for business owners and employers during these difficult times. Call 0800 4POUTAMA (0800 476 882)
Pacific Business Trust
The Pacific Trust are helping Pacific organisations every day during COVID-19 with practical business assistance. Their service is free and their knowledgeable business advisors are helping in practical ways with personalised support. Get in touch for guidance.
Health and wellbeing
Mentemia
So maybe you’ve got a business plan. A nutrition plan. A financial plan. A fitness plan. But what about a mental wellbeing plan? Mentemia is packed with evidence-based ideas and tools to help you learn how to be well, and stay well. It helps you deal with the most common stressors we experience in the modern connected world today - poor sleep, anxiety and stress. With Mentemia, you’ll discover what things can help you feel more energised, more productive, and better equipped for whatever the world throws at you today.
Xero
The team at Xero has developed The Check In which gives small business leaders simple actions to introduce wellbeing into the workplace. All workplaces play a role in building people’s resilience and wellbeing, so they can better cope with setbacks, take advantage of opportunities and be productive members of families, communities and workplaces. It can be hard to know where to start, so Xero has created this tool for SMEs, to help them support their teams to thrive.
Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation says building five actions into your day-to-day lives has been proven to enhance the wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and organisations. You can introduce any of these actions into your life, any time, and you will begin to feel the benefits. Whakatōkia ngā rautaki māmā nei ki tō ao kia rongo ai koe i ngā painga.
Good4Work
Good4Work is an online workplace wellbeing tool designed for small to medium-sized workplaces and those getting started with workplace wellbeing. Good4Work takes you through a step-by-step process to help you identify and complete actions to change your workplace environment and culture. It focuses on four areas – the way we work, the place we work, the way we connect and the way we lead.
MYOB
You’re not alone if stress from your business is impacting on your sleep, relationships, your mental wellbeing and other aspects of your life – in ‘normal’ times, let alone times like these. To help out, MYOB wants to make mental health everyone’s business and has partnered with Smiling Mind to deliver a Small Business Programme to support the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of small business owners.
WorkSafe
Keep up to stay with the latest guidance and advice from Worksafe. From current alert level restrictions to operating safely in your industry.
Hibernating or closing a business
Business hibenation is a government initiative to help businesses affected by COVID-19 manage their existing debts until they can start trading normally again. Access a step-by-step tool to help you decide whether business debt hibernation is an option for you.
The team at EMA have a webinar on closing a business – an emotional and practical challenge even if it is the right decision. Hear about how to do it the right way and how to look after yourself and your people throughout the process.
There are many reasons to consider closing your business. Explore the alternatives, from selling up to finding ways to turn around your finances.
Watch and learn
From IT to food and beverage, our Auckland Unlimited business growth team has helped a variety of businesses transform their products and services, break into new markets and export to the world.
Hear from Auckland business experts as they share their top tips for other businesses. From digital readiness to diversity and looking after your people.
The Marketing Company have recorded five free in-depth webinars, with a supporting workbook, to arm business owners with the right tools and mindset to productively manage their time.