We provide advice to the Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing, lead policy development to support sector resilience and growth, and deliver services that help small businesses and manufacturers to thrive and succeed.
The Government is expanding the Digital Manufacturing Light programme to support the adoption of digital tools for small and medium-sized manufacturers.
With innovations like digital wallets and payment apps rapidly transforming the New Zealand payments market, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is asking if the rules for payment services are still fit for purpose.
Government agencies are now expected to pay businesses that send them eInvoices within five days under new procurement rules that kicked in this month.
In the financial year 2024/25 the Regional Business Partner (RBP) Network recorded its highest level of engagement outside the COVID-19 response period, supporting nearly 4,500 businesses. This is a 7% increase over the previous year and a sharp 13% rise compared to 2022/23.
Artificial Intelligence and its uses will continue to evolve, so its important New Zealand businesses connect and collaborate to support responsible approaches.