bright issue 25: November / December 2007

bright cover Key stories in this issue include a look at seven outstanding companies that took honours at this year’s New Zealand Export Awards; nurturing ties between our educational institutions and business; exploring the past and present of the India Institute of Technology; an action plan for courting investors; New Zealand's response to the increasing global demand for sustainable products and services; the fastgrowing, innovation-driven field of medical technologies; and briefs on successful exporters.

Contents page (PDF, 307KB)

In brief (PDF, 1,124KB)

  • Future proofing New Zealand
  • Unlocking global expertise
  • Endace aces Hi-Tech Awards
  • Editorial: Easy problem, hard solutions
  • iVistra set to run on rails
  • Making links with Mexico
  • New tourism strategy points to opportunity
  • Take a bite of mandarin
  • Superyachts, super design
  • Packing them in

  

Cover story

Closer by degrees (PDF, 830KB)

There’s untapped talent under our noses, but it requires cultivation. Ruth LePla explores the narrowing gap between business and education.

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Departments

Exporter focus (PDF, 301KB)

Business briefs on companies finding success overseas.

Market snapshot (PDF, 254KB)

The UK’s vibrant natural products market.

The bottom line (PDF, 507KB)

Sustainable ambition
Only a positive approach can win against climate change, says Dr. Ganesh Nana.

Innovation nation (PDF, 2,181KB)

The courage to act
The conviction to execute trumps all in the leadership game, writes Ed Bernacki.

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Other Features

Exemplary exporters (PDF, 1,860KB)

Seven outstanding companies took honours at this year’s New Zealand Export Awards.

Anatomy of a boom (PDF, 879KB)

India’s emergence owes much to a model devised for national self-sufficiency. Saritha Rai reveals the past and present of the India Institute of Technology.

Playing the field (PDF, 1,692KB)

When courting investors, you can be a star, or your own worst enemy. Bette Flagler outlines a plan of action, and points out common mistakes.

When green means business (PDF, 1,645KB)

It’s not a fad: markets around the world are demanding sustainable products and services. How can your business respond? Tim Higham and Rose Northcott report.

The tough get going (PDF, 687KB)

The medical technologies sector is a fastgrowing, innovation-driven field – but it’s a target for the tenacious, writes Katherine Edmond.




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