Free resources, online tools and essential websites for your business
Resources for new businesses
Below are resources for new businesses to help you including, choosing the right business structure, and how to write a business plan.
- Guide to starting a business
- How to write a business plan
- Choosing the right business structure
- Starting a new business guide
- Inland revenue – Business Advisory
Business.govt.nz
Business.govt.nz has packaged content and advice from across government into tools and resources designed with small and medium-sized businesses, and the people who advise and support them. You can also search One Check, NZ’s database of TradeMarks, Company names, Domain Names and more.
Great South
Great South are committed to driving economic, social and cultural growth. Great South have a clear mandate to leverage opportunities for Southland in the areas of economic and business development, tourism and events. They are also the Regional Business Partner for the Regional Business Partner Network.
Soda Inc Waikato
Soda Inc Waikato have created a FREE resource library to help business owners and founders at all stages of business creation and business growth. Welcome to download and use these resources to help you and your business flourish.
Business Mentors NZ
Business Mentors New Zealand, founded in 1991, has proudly mentored over 85,000 New Zealand buisnes owners on their journey to success. The service matches experienced businesspeople, the Mentors, with small business owners.
First Steps
First Steps is a space that encourages business owners, managers, and employees to prioritise wellbeing and awareness, so they can continue to grow impactful and profitable businesses while living balanced and fulfilling lives.
Climate Action Toolbox
Prepare for the future of doing buisness. Small steps add up.
NZ Navigator
Resilient Organisations
Resilient Organisations booklets, guides, and tools are designed to be practical easy to read resources for organisations of all sizes and at all stages of their resilience journey. You can find all of their free resources here.
NZ Story
The Aootearoa New Zealand Story business toolkit contains free professional quality resources created to help New Zealand businesses communicate their unique value to the world.
Kea New Zealand
The World Class New Zealand Network, Kiwis helping Kiwis grow internationally. For local businesses considering new international markets, the difference between success and failure could be speaking to influential Kiwis who have succeeded in similar markets.
Government Agencies
- Accident Compensation
- Business.govt.nz
- Charities Services
- Commerce Commission
- Companies Office
- Connected – Work and Income
- Employment New Zealand
- Inland Revenue Department (IR) – Business and organisations
- Immigration NZ
- New Zealand Intellectual Property Office
- Home of New Zealand Legislation
- NZBN – New Zealand Business Number
- Ministry for Primary Industry – including Food Safety
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) – including Data and Analysis
- New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) – Export from NZ, Buy from NZ, Invest in NZ
- Statistics New Zealand
- Ministry of Maori Development – Te Puni Kokiri
- Ministry for Women – incluidng Gender Pay Gap Toolkit
- Work and Income NZ
- Worksafe NZ
