Self-employment

• YES Alumni:
  Young Enterprise Scheme (guest area has useful information including young enterprise success stories).
• business.govt.nz:
  A New Zealand government business portal designed to help those who want to run their own business.
• Business Mentors New Zealand:
  Helping existing small businesses by giving them access to business mentors who are willing to share their expertise.
• HomebizBUZZ:
  Independent site offering advice on running a business from home.
• The Small Business Company:
  Private provider of business advice, but has a useful "free resources" section on its home page.
• Business Advice for Māori:
  If you are Māori and interested in starting up a business, or wanting to improve an existing business, the Māori Business Facilitation Service from Te Puni Kokiri may be able to help you (they provide mentoring, advice, facilitation, guidance and information).
• Poutama Trust:
  Supports and invests in Māori business (includes links to other business-related resources and an e-newsletter).
• Māori Tourism Businesses:
  Information form the Ministry of Tourism to help Māori tourism business operators (including advice on start-up).
  

Business incubators are organisations that offer practical help, advice, resources and support in an "incubator" environment.

Visit the Incubators in New Zealand website

• The Icehouse:
  Auckland-based, The International Centre for Entrepreneurship is designed to accelerate the growth of high potential start-up centres.
• Spark:
  Is an exciting initiative that aims to help University of Auckland students turn their ideas into real businesses.
• Grow Wellington - Creativehq:
  Based in Wellington, concentrating on creative start-up ventures including animation, mobile technologies, software development, design, publishing and graphics.
• Powerhouse (Cii):
  Based in Christchurch, helping the development of emerging high technology companies in the region.
• The Centre for Innovation:
  Based in Dunedin, this biotechnology incubation facility assists inventors and innovative companies.
• e-Centre Massey:
  Based in Auckland, set up to nurture and grow entrepreneurial technology companies.
• Elevate/ NRG Trust:
  Enterprise facilitator for young New Zealand entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 30.

Here is just a small selection of resources on setting up a small business.

Books
Timmons, J A; Zacharakis, Andrew & Spinelli, Stephen. (2004). Business plans that work : a guide for small business. New York: McGraw Hill.
Buckis, Claire. (2008). Career FAQs: work from home. Ultimo, NSW: Career FAQs Ltd.
Benjamin, Ian. (2003). Consulting, contracting and freelancing: be your own boss. Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin.
McKay, Robert. (2007). Opportunities in your own service business. New York: McGraw Hill.
Higham, Richard, Williams, Sara. (2007). The Penguin New Zealand small business guide. North Shore: Penguin.
Record, Matthew. (2003). Preparing a winning business plan: how to win the attention of investors and stakeholders. (4th rev ed.). Oxford: How To Books.
Lewis, Kate. (2005). Profiling young New Zealand entrepreneurs. s.l.: New Zealand Centre for Small and Medium Enterprise Research.
Fishman, Allen. (2006). 7 secrets of great entrepreneurial masters: the GEM power formula for lifelong success. New York: McGraw Hill.
Green, Jim. (2005). Starting your own business. (4th ed). Oxford: How to Books.

Journals
Her: Success and Independence
Idealog
National Business Review
NZ Business
Unlimited