The exciting thing about small businesses in New Zealand is that they don’t act as if they’re small, and they regularly introduce big ideas. This innovation has inspired thousands of New Zealand entrepreneurs to set up small businesses and succeed. These dynamic and creative ideas have helped put New Zealand on the map in terms of global growth competitiveness. It has become the world’s fourth freest economy after Hong Kong, Singapore and the US.
One of the key contributors to our buoyant economy, not only in terms of revenue growth but also in employment growth, is the small and medium enterprise sectors. These sectors are creating an additional 50,000 full-time jobs each year and are the real success stories of our deregulated and open business market. Our free market philosophy, sound economic outlook and stable business environment, coupled with a highly educated and multi-talented workforce mean the opportunities and rewards for businesses are immense.