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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Learning from Failure
Whether in life or in business, when things go wrong there are always lessons to be learned from the experience. This week we've compiled some reading to better understand failure. -
Slow Productivity, and other works by Cal Newport
The author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work offers a philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload. Learn more about this new work and others in the WCL collection. -
Guest blog: 3 actions for those being made redundant
Been made redundant? Our guest blog piece outlines three things to keep in mind.
Recent stories
- Guest post: Reading matters at work
- Guest post: Leading the Data-Driven Transformation
- Business networking
- Guest post: It’s time for more people to find their voices
- Guest post: Save yourself from burnout with this simple formula
- Conversation Over Coffee: An interview with Matt Lamason, founder of Peoples Coffee
- Podcasting for Business
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