Video transcript
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The video begins with Yvonne, a New Zealand small business owner talking about setting up a New Zealand Business Number (NZBN). Yvonne’s commentary runs throughout the video.
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Kia ora, my name's Yvonne, and I'm a proud small business owner. And as an owner operator, one of the best decisions I ever made for my business was setting up an NZBN. The New Zealand Business Number or NZBN is the register for all New Zealand businesses.
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The NZBN logo is displayed followed by a demonstration of a search being carried out on the NZBN Register. We see a word being typed into the search field then the search results displaying a list of businesses that match the search criteria. The graphic changes to show a map of New Zealand with images of businesses all over the country. This zooms out to show New Zealand on a world map with connections all over the world.
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And it works by telling the world who you are and verifying that your business is current and operational.
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The video continues with Yvonne speaking to the camera.
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And with almost a million businesses having already registered, it's the one-stop shop for up-to-date accurate information.
Making the most of your NZBN really comes down to keeping your details current and complete. Your trading name, email, legal business name, and phone number are just some of the sorts of information in your profile. Let the world know who you are and whether you're identified as a Māori business. It's an opportunity to really get your name out there. You can even provide multiple addresses or different locations for deliveries.
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Once again, we see a search being carried out on the NZBN Register. Once a result is selected, we see the public details that are displayed for that business. The business name and its NZBN along with its:
- Entity status
- Business type
- Registration date
- Trading name
- Website address
- Email address
- Phone number and
- Office address.
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By completing each of the address fields in your details, you can be sure that your customers and fellow businesses can find you every time.
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The video continues with Yvonne speaking to the camera.
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Out-of-date or incomplete information can really cause headaches for your customers and suppliers. The more information you share through the NZBN business register, the better your NZBN can work for you.
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We see the ‘Privacy settings’ screen from the NZBN Register. It includes a list of checkboxes showing which details about a company you can choose to make public. Some options must be available to the public – such as your NZBN, Registered address and Service address. The full list shown onscreen is:
- NZBN
- Entity type
- Maori Business Information
- Status
- Name
- Trading name
- Websites
- Trading areas
- Industry BIC
- Phone
- Email
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By making sure that your core business information is public, businesses can connect directly to you, meaning more accurate business transactions and less work for you in keeping everyone informed.
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The video continues with Yvonne speaking to the camera. Then we see a graphic of a business owner looking at their computer with 5 different businesses, represented by their NZBNs shown in bubbles.
This is followed by an image of a document titled ‘Business Contacts’ with columns for Business name, Company number, Address, Phone and Email.
The graphic shows the business owner feeding their ‘Business Contacts’ list into a machine labelled NZBN-Business Match. The list comes out at the other end with the NZBN numbers added to each entry.
The graphic changes to show a map of New Zealand with images of those businesses. Next, we see a business owner looking at their computer with 5 different businesses, again represented by their NZBNs shown in bubbles. The bubbles change one by one to show the words ‘Business added to your watchlist’.
Once again, we see an image of a search result showing a business on the NZBN Register. From the right hand menu, the option ‘Click to add to watchlist’ is selected.
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The NZBN has a number of services that can really help your business.
You probably already have a list of customers and suppliers that you work with, NZBN-Business Match has been designed to match them to their NZBNs. And once you've got the NZBNs of your key business contacts, you can also set up an NZBN Watchlist to track their details.
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The video continues with Yvonne speaking to the camera.
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And when their details change, you'll be sent an email notification, and this ensures that you always have up-to-date information on any businesses that you deal with.
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We see an image of the ‘Get an NZBN’ page with the various options available –
- Applying for an NZBN,
- If you’re self-employed,
- If you’re a partnership,
- If you’re a trust,
- Companies and other organisations.
This changes to an image showing a network of businesses (including government agencies) along with their NZBNs – all connected to each other.
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Now whether you're newly self-employed or a well-established business, having and maintaining an NZBN opens up a world of possibility.
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The video continues with Yvonne speaking to the camera. As she talks, we see the NZBN logo appear, followed by the website address – www.nzbn.govt.nz
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I mean, as soon as we finish filming this video, I'm off to use my NZBN to sort out and export client potentially, very exciting. to sort out and export client potentially, very exciting. So why don't you look into how an NZBN can help your business today?
NZBN, it's the gateway connecting New Zealand businesses for transformation, expansion, and growth.
