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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How To Be Wrong: A crash course in startup success
Entrepreneur Rowan Simpson shares the first chapter of his new book, How To Be Wrong: A crash course in startup success with Wellington City Libraries readers. -
More Than a Feeling: Emotional Intelligence in the workplace
Emotional Intelligence is an important part of leadership and self-management. We provide some resources to help you develop this skill. -
Bolt Bins - modernising skip bin service: an interview with founder Wade Keys
With the tagline "Lightning fast and shockingly simple", new waste management company Bolt Bins offers flexible solutions to traditional skip bins. We chat to founder and Managing Director, Wade Keys.
Recent stories
- Navigating Negotiation
- Te Araroa Walkers and Wellington Business
- Guest post: Cultivating an Unstoppable Mindset
- Guest post: The Wellbeing Program Paradox
- Being a Justice of the Peace: interview with Juping Zhou
- Guest post: What can we take from movies?
- Summer Reading Suggestions from our Business Specialist
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