Google malware attack
Posted in hot topics on Nov 28th, 2007
You may have already read this very recent Computerworld article which draws attention to a new scam being performed on google searches. READ THIS
Archive for November, 2007
Time global business
Posted in new resources on Nov 28th, 2007
This is a new section on the online Time site. It features a global map, which one can mouse over and then choose a country. A list of business headlines will appear which can be clicked on to take you through to the article. Not all countries are represented, but it looks interesting.
“According to the [...]
Crafting a business
Posted in small business, women on Nov 24th, 2007
This column by Jenny Hart, which can be found in the virtual magazine Venuszine, will be published on a regular basis. In it, she discusses setting up her business Sublime Stitching and gives advice for women who are thinking of setting up a small business. Thanks to Resourceshelf
Management trends
Posted in management on Nov 21st, 2007
This great World Business website is a “one stop portal for new ideas from the world’s management journals and conferences. Each concept is summarised into an easy-to-digest précis called a Review of a Review.” The reviews cover several key management topics. The site is co-produced by the French business school INSEAD. INSEAD have also formed an alliance with [...]
Michael Porter
Posted in management on Nov 15th, 2007
I found this Michael Porter overview article on the wonderful Intute site. In pdf format it is a download of a Charles Handy talk on Porter which was part of a series he did for the BBC on management gurus. This series also includes one on himself. To see who else was covered have a [...]
Let us help you with your business
Posted in new resources, small business on Nov 12th, 2007
Wellington City Libraries can offer you or your business up to 2 hours free non-urgent research if you have a WCL library card. Our Prosearch team are experienced researchers who provide a confidential and reliable service and have been involved with helping business owners for many years. If the research requires more than 2 hours research, costs are entirely [...]
Future initiative for businesswomen
Posted in women on Nov 9th, 2007
This two year World Bank Doing Business intiative will use data from their enterprise survey website, as well as involving government and women’s groups to ” identify legal and regulatory barriers facing businesswomen in 178 countries, and to advocate change”. From Intute, via Resourceshelf.
NZ annual reports
Posted in companies on Nov 9th, 2007
It’s that time of the year and the 2007 annual reports are flooding in, including Auckland Airport, Positively Wellington Business, Foodstuffs and a number of energy and port companies. Our annual reports are housed on the 1st floor north of the Central Library. We also have a large archive of annual reports and news clippings and [...]
New resources
Posted in new resources on Nov 5th, 2007
Doing Business overseas This is a new inhouse resource page on our Business popular topics page. This resource contains both New Zealand and international links to government and other sources which provide practical information on exporting.
MarketplaceNZ This free New Zealand site enables NZ manufacturers to display their products to the world. This site was created by [...]
Current issues: climate change and sustainability
Posted in hot topics on Nov 5th, 2007
Global warming shows sign of risky business This Australian newspaper article looks at the way litigation laws may alter in the face of climate change.
50 ways to green your business Mark Borden et al in the Nov 2007 issue of Fast Company, pp 90-99. As the title suggests, this is a list of fifty [...]
