Pakihi - Business
Browse our business guides and new material below or use our business online resources to search for information.
Explore our business resources
Our business section is authored by Linda Stopforth – our Business Development Customer Specialist.
Linda is a librarian with several decades of experience in business and government libraries. She brings this knowledge to her role with WCL along with 14 years of running her own business as an independent information provider and as an administrator for a not-for-profit trust.
Email Linda Stopforth - Business Development Customer Specialist.
Linda’s hours of availability will be generally Monday – Thursday, 10am to 3pm.
Recent Business Stories
See allKeeping you informed with library resources, business news and local interviews.
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Flour Power: Interview with Maxine Scheckter, Pastry chef
Wellington pastry chef Maxine Scheckter, Sugar Flour, has just produced her first book. We talk to Maxine about her journey from student to author. -
Guest post: Why do you want to be richer?
Personal finance author Mary Holm shares the opening chapter of her new book, Rich Enough? A laid-back guide for every kiwi, with us. -
Guest post: As it turns out, no one's got their sh*t together - learnings from inside the collective intelligence journey
Sharing his own life experiences in this guest post, Ian 'Harv' Harvey invites us to think differently and let go of the old rules.
Recent stories
- Lead from behind: the art of managing up
- Shine bright like a diamond: Interview with Ian Douglas, Village Goldsmith
- Guest post: Unleashing the Improvement Mindset - a Game-Changer for Leaders
- Counting Sheep: the importance of a good night's sleep
- How To Be Wrong: A crash course in startup success
- More Than a Feeling: Emotional Intelligence in the workplace
- Bolt Bins - modernising skip bin service: an interview with founder Wade Keys
Topic Guides
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Business Library Guide
Our guide to the range of services and resources available at the library to customers with an interest in business. -
Starting a Business
Starting a business is not a linear process. These resources are a guide to some of the steps you need to take. -
Find Company information
Need to find information about a company? This page can tell you what your best sources of information will be. -
Business databases
Resources you have access to with your library card. Also included in this list are a number of freely available website