Pakihi - Business
Browse our business guides and new material below or use our business online resources to search for information.
Explore our business resources
Our business section is authored by Linda Stopforth – our Business Development Customer Specialist.
Linda is a librarian with several decades of experience in business and government libraries. She brings this knowledge to her role with WCL along with 14 years of running her own business as an independent information provider and as an administrator for a not-for-profit trust.
Email Linda Stopforth - Business Development Customer Specialist.
Linda’s hours of availability will be generally Monday – Thursday, 10am to 3pm.
Recent Business Stories
See allKeeping you informed with library resources, business news and local interviews.
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The Great Pretender: overcoming imposter syndrome
Many able and successful people sometimes feel they are frauds and will be found out. In this week's blog, we look behind the mask and address imposter syndrome. -
Fur-niture with flair : An interview with Bess and Stu of Beloved Pet Furniture
A dog crate prototype and a posting on social media led to Brooklyn couple Stu and Bess becoming accidental entrepreneurs. We talk to them to find out how they developed Beloved Pet Furniture. -
Bridging the gap: navigating generational differences in the workplace
With multi-generations now working together, each demographic brings its own characteristics to the workplace. We've collated some resources to help navigate the generational differences.
Recent stories
- Confronting Workplace Bullying
- Flour Power: Interview with Maxine Scheckter, Pastry chef
- Guest post: Why do you want to be richer?
- Guest post: As it turns out, no one's got their sh*t together - learnings from inside the collective intelligence journey
- Lead from behind: the art of managing up
- Shine bright like a diamond: Interview with Ian Douglas, Village Goldsmith
- Guest post: Unleashing the Improvement Mindset - a Game-Changer for Leaders
Topic Guides
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Business Library Guide
Our guide to the range of services and resources available at the library to customers with an interest in business. -
Starting a Business
Starting a business is not a linear process. These resources are a guide to some of the steps you need to take. -
Find Company information
Need to find information about a company? This page can tell you what your best sources of information will be. -
Business databases
Resources you have access to with your library card. Also included in this list are a number of freely available website