SME governance

type: Podcast
date: 23/10/23

Podcast: Board Matters Season 2

Podcast: Board Matters Season 2

Directors share their unique perspectives on governance in this podcast series.

Decision making
Family business
Governance failures

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 31/03/23

Supporting SMEs through change

Supporting SMEs through change

Directors are well placed to help New Zealand’s small businesses turn adversity into opportunity.

type: Resource

Governance resources for SMEs

Governance resources for SMEs

The IoD, working with business.govt.nz and the Companies Office, has produced a new suite of governance resources for directors of SMEs.

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 19/08/21

OPINION

Three critical brand mistakes

...that your trademark attorney and brand strategist are unlikely to tell you about.

type: Resource

Advisory board toolkit

Advisory board toolkit

Improve your business performance with an advisory board. This toolkit covers the four phases of an advisory board’s life cycle.

type: Board practices
date: 12/11/25

What’s your business really worth? The role of governance in valuation

What’s your business really worth? The role of governance in valuation

Good governance drives confidence, continuity and value – and it matters more than ever when planning your business exit or succession.

SME governance
Succession Planning

type: IMHO
date: 06/10/23

OPINION

IMHO: Competing values

IMHO: Competing values

Is the social value of full-time employment worth 1kg of carbon emissions?

Climate change
ESG
SME governance

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 25/08/23

Implications of OECD responsible business conduct guidelines for NZ directors

Implications of OECD responsible business conduct guidelines for NZ directors

OECD guidelines on responsible business conduct for multinationals may catch small NZ entities through supply chain, or other, relationships

Not-for-profit governance
SME governance
Trade

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 31/03/23

How franchising works

How franchising works

Franchising has proven its resilience in tough times, highlighting the need for good system governance.

SME governance

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 31/03/23

Sustainable. Motivated. Ethical.

Sustainable. Motivated. Ethical.

Being a small business has its advantages but there are also missed opportunities when values do not align.

ESG
Family business
SME governance

type: Submission
date: 23/12/22

Submission on the Business Payment Practices Bill

Submission on the Business Payment Practices Bill

We applaud this Bill as a response to the concerns raised by small businesses, but suggest better adherance to governance best practice.

Director duties
SME governance

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 30/09/22

Less is so much more

Less is so much more

It should always be about reduction, says Chloe Van Dyke, owner and director of an award-winning, climate-positive company in Nelson.

Climate change
Innovation
Leadership

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 30/09/22

A top gun in his own right

A top gun in his own right

Brad Hurndell has earned production credits in blockbuster movies for his camera design solutions, but now he has a big supporting act.

Digital transformation
Innovation
SME governance