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 has established a Consumer Data Right through the Customer and Product Data Act 2025.
The Government has decided to make regulations that designate the electricity sector under the Customer and Product Data Act. This will enable a consumer data right in the electricity retail sector.
This page explains open banking regulations under the Customer and Product Data Act 2025 and provides documents relating to their development.
This page provides information on trade remedy investigations that we are currently conducting or have completed in the last 4 years.
Stay up to date with the latest news and industry briefs about consumer data right regulatory system, regulated open banking and open electricity.
The Government is progressing a package of reforms to strengthen New Zealand’s capital markets.
This page is about the protection of new plant varieties and changes to the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022.
More young New Zealanders will have the opportunity to gain qualifications, paid work experience and industry connections through the expansion of the Earn as You Learn programme into the Hutt Valley, Bay of Plenty, Christchurch and Auckland from 2027.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) regularly produces a range of business insights. These help us identify and prioritise where we can collectively support small businesses.
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