Top SME Companies in New-Zealand

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) industry in New Zealand is a critical component of the country's economy, providing employment opportunities and driving innovation. In 2022, the SMEs industry experienced significant growth, contributing significantly to the country's GDP and employment figures. In this article, we explore the factors contributing to the industry's growth and success, including government initiatives, industry growth, key trends, challenges, and future outlook.

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ACCENTURE552,373 +65 6410 8000

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations Services, and Accenture Song—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners, and communities. Visit us at accenture.com.

ORANGE BUSINESS26,145 +65 6517 1000

At Orange Business, our ambition is to become the leading European Network and Digital Integrator by  leveraging our  proven expertise in next-generation connectivity solutions, the cloud and cybersecurity.Our 30,000 women and men are present in 65 countries, where every voice counts. Together, we are driven by the same determination and the same team spirit, to build the digital solutions of today and tomorrow and create a positive impact for our customers, for their employees and for the planet.We offer exciting opportunities through innovative projects in data and digital, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, IoT, or digital workspace and big data.Join us and be part of this adventure!

CAPGEMINI292,877 +65 6224 6620

Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of 360,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2022 global revenues of €22 billion.Get The Future You Want | www.capgemini.com

COGNIZANT320,842 +65 6812 4051

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we’re improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.

EY360,974 +65 6535 7777

EY exists to build a better working world, helping create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.Find out more about the EY global network http://ey.com/en_gl/legal-statement

IRON MOUNTAIN19,835 +65 6262 5622

For over 70 years, Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) has been your strategic partner to care for your information and assets. A global leader in storage and information management services and trusted by more than 225,000 organizations around the world, including 95% of the Fortune 1000, we protect, unlock, and extend the value of your work—whatever it is, wherever it is, however it’s stored. We create the framework necessary to bridge the gaps between paper, digital, media, and physical data and extract value along its lifecycle, helping to build your organizational resilience. And all this with a commitment to sustainability at our core.Our relationship is a true partnership where you trust us not only to preserve institutional knowledge and enhance efficiency, security, and access but to make your work mean more. Because in that work is the power to not only accelerate your business, but elevate it.Elevate the power of your work.

PACTERA7,503 +65 6817 0560

Leading The World Through Digital Technology, Creating Value With Industry-Targeted Services Accelerate Digital Transformation For Each Our Clients Through Leading-Edge Ideas And Nimble Execution.

MASTERCARD32,428 +65 6533 2888

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

NCS GROUP9,581 +65 6556 8000

NCS is a leading technology services firm, operating across Asia Pacific, providing services and solutions in consulting, digital, technology, cybersecurity and more. We believe in the power of technology to make extraordinary things happen and to create lasting impact and value for our people, communities and partners. We bring together people and expertise to harness the best of technology. Our diverse 12,000-strong workforce has delivered a wealth of large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region.

NTT LTD.18,120 +65 6322 6688

NTT Ltd. is a leading, global technology services company. We’re here to enable the connected future. We come together to make the world a better place, and every day we use the power of technology to make it happen. We employ curious people who are ready to change the world. Through the work we do with our clients and in our communities, we find ways that technology can make a positive impact. We call it technology for good. That’s our focus and it extends well beyond the bottom line. We believe in using technology for good. This means helping organizations and society transform and move into the future with a partner they can trust. At the heart of our business are relationships built on loyalty, commitment and a shared belief in what’s possible when we work together: a better world for us all to live in. Working with organizations around the world, we achieve business outcomes through intelligent technology solutions. For us, intelligent means data driven, connected, digital and secure. Through our full range of unparalleled capabilities, we empower people, strategy, operations and technology, while our platforms provide a single view across hybrid environments. This gives our clients better insight to make the right decisions at the right time and achieve their business modernization and transformation goals. A new idea becomes a great idea when it helps to make the world a better place. We’re constantly innovating. It is, and always has been, the essence of what sets us apart. We harness the collective effort of our people, together with external innovators and innovations, to drive excellence through the technologies we integrate and the services we deliver. Technology enables connection. And connections create understanding. The result is connected cities, factories, healthcare, agriculture, conservation, and even connected sport. Together we enable the connected future. Everything is iNTTerconnected.

SMEC6,855 +61 2 9900 7100

SMEC is a global engineering, management and development consultancy with a 70-year history of delivering advanced solutions on a global scale across urban development, infrastructure and management services industries.We are specialists in providing design leadership, consulting and advisory expertise across the roads and highways, rail and metro, aviation, hydropower and renewable energy sectors.SMEC has a long and proud history which dates back to Australia’s iconic Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in 1949, one of the largest and most complex hydroelectric schemes in the world. Joining the Surbana Jurong Group in 2016, SMEC is part of a family of specialists. We are committed to delivering sustainable solutions that help to connect, move and power people and communities.For the latest news, visit our newsroom www.smec.com/newsroom or read about the innovations and solutions shaping our communities on our Infocus blog www.smec.com/infocus. At SMEC, our global workforce is made up of experts who bring unique talent, experience and passion to their fields. We offer a rewarding career path for enthusiastic and collaborative achievers who are motivated to make a difference. For more information or to view current vacancies visit www.smec.com/careers.

THALES DIGITAL IDENTITY AND SECURITY (EX GEMALTO)7,745 +65 6424 7100

Thales Digital Identity & Security is a global leader in digital security, bringing trust to an increasingly connected world. We design and deliver a wide range of products, software and services based on two core technologies: digital identification and data protection. Our technology is at the heart of modern life, from payment to enterprise security and the internet of things. It enables our clients to deliver secure digital services for billions of individuals and things. We are part of the Thales group, a €19bn international organization with more than 80,000 employees in 68 countries worldwide.

THOUGHTWORKS11,529 +65 6513 6970

Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation. For 28+ years, our clients have trusted our autonomous teams to build solutions that look past the obvious. Here, computer science grads come together with seasoned technologists, self-taught developers, midlife career changers and more to learn from and challenge each other. Career journeys flourish with the strength of our cultivation culture, which has won numerous awards around the world. Join Thoughtworks and thrive. Together, our extra curiosity, innovation, passion and dedication overcomes ordinary.

ORACLE198,645 +65 1800 672 2531

We’re a cloud technology company that provides organizations around the world with computing infrastructure and software to help them innovate, unlock efficiencies and become more effective. We also created the world’s first – and only – autonomous database to help organize and secure our customers’ data. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offers higher performance, security, and cost savings. It is designed so businesses can move workloads easily from on-premises systems to the cloud, and between cloud and on-premises and other clouds. Oracle Cloud applications provide business leaders with modern applications that help them innovate, attain sustainable growth, and become more resilient. The work we do is not only transforming the world of business--its helping defend governments, and advance scientific and medical research. From nonprofits to companies of all sizes, millions of people use our tools to streamline supply chains, make HR more human, quickly pivot to a new financial plan, and connect data and people around the world. At work, we embrace diversity, encourage personal and professional growth, and celebrate a global team of passionate people developing innovative technologies that help people and companies tackle real-world problems head-on.If you’d like to join us, please visit our Careers page: https://www.oracle.com/corporate/careers/For investor news, SEC filings, and financial information about Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), please visit https://investor.oracle.com/home/. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oracle Like our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Oracle/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oracle/

DXC TECHNOLOGY86,890 +65 6428 6950

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The worlds largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience across their IT estates. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues: https://www.dxc.comTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/dxctechnologyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DXCTechnologyYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/DXCTechnologyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dxctechnology

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES561,863 +65 9139 3668

A purpose-led organization that is building a meaningful future through innovation, technology, and collective knowledge. Were #BuildingOnBelief.A part of the Tata group, Indias largest multinational business group, TCS has over 500,000 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 46 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $22.2 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, and is listed on the BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) and the NSE (National Stock Exchange) in India. TCS proactive stance on climate change and award-winning work with communities across the world have earned it a place in leading sustainability indices such as the MSCI Global Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Emerging Index. For more information, visit us at the link below*Caution against fraudulent job offers*: TCS doesnt charge any fee throughout the recruitment process. Refer here: on.tcs.com/3i9X5BU

PURE STORAGE5,570 +65 800 379 7873

Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) helps innovators uncomplicate data storage, forever. Our data solutions enable SaaS companies, cloud service providers, and enterprise and public sector customers to deliver real-time, secure data to power their mission-critical production, DevOps, and modern analytics environments in a multi-cloud environment. One of the fastest growing enterprise IT companies in history, Pure Storage enables customers to quickly adopt next-generation technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to help maximize the value of their data for competitive advantage. And with a Satmetrix-certified NPS customer satisfaction score in the top one percent of B2B companies, Pures ever-expanding list of customers are among the happiest in the world.

COGNIZANT SERVIAN756 +65 6812 4051

Cognizant Servian was formed on the deep expertise of two acquisitions: Servian and Contino. By combining Servian and Continos world-class consulting and engineering teams, clients are now able to take advantage of the most credentialed and experienced cloud and data group in the ANZ region.Servian a leading cloud and data consultancy with a proven track record in delivering outcomes and advice that boost business capabilities. Their highly skilled team of consultants ensured they focused on solving client objectives through the best use of technology to build competitive advantage.Continos consulting and engineering teams have completed more than 300 enterprise engagements since 2014. Specialising in helping the worlds leading brands accelerate digital transformation, clients have included brands such National Australia Bank, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, JetStar, Origin Energy and Lasoo among others.This combined wealth of experience gives Cognizant Servian clients access to digital engineering and core modernisation capabilities, deepening cloud-native architecture expertise for a competitive edge.

THALES71,101 +65 6424 7100

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 77,000 employees on five continents. The Group is investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – Big Data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust. Trust is essential for societies to flourish, with humans playing a central role in every critical decision.Thaless high-tech solutions, services and products help companies, organisations and governments to achieve their goals and ambitions. And in each of our five vertical markets — digital identity and security, defence and security, aerospace, space, and transport — our customers play a vital role in society.

WIPRO305,521 +65 6732 5611

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 250,000 employees and business partners across 66 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world.Wipro is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and makes all employment and employment-related decisions without regard to a persons race, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Top SME Companies in New-Zealand

GDP and Employment Figures

In 2022, the SMEs industry in New Zealand had a GDP of NZD 68.4 billion, representing a 4.5% increase from the previous year. The industry's employment figures were equally impressive, with a total of 600,000 people employed, representing 22.5% of the country's total workforce.

Factors Contributing to Growth and Success

Government Initiatives

The New Zealand government has played a significant role in promoting the growth and success of the SMEs industry through various initiatives aimed at promoting the industry. For instance, the government has implemented favorable policies, such as tax incentives, grants, and loans, to support SMEs' growth and development. Additionally, the government has invested in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, driving innovation and enhancing the industry's visibility in the global marketplace.

Industry Growth

The SMEs industry in New Zealand has experienced sustained growth over the years, driven by a growing demand for innovative products and services, increasing urbanization, and a stable economy. In 2022, the industry experienced significant growth in the areas of digital technology, e-commerce, and sustainable practices, reflecting the growing trend towards digitalization and sustainability.

Key Trends

Technological Disruptions

The SMEs industry is increasingly adopting new technologies to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer experiences. Advancements in technology such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things are transforming the industry's operations, improving customer experiences, and enhancing product quality.

E-commerce

The growth of e-commerce has become a critical trend in the SMEs industry, reflecting a growing awareness of the importance of online shopping channels. SMEs are increasingly adopting e-commerce approaches such as online marketplaces, social media marketing, and website optimization to improve customer experiences and enhance brand reputation.

Sustainability

Sustainability has become a critical trend in the SMEs industry, reflecting a growing awareness of the importance of environmental and social responsibility. SMEs are increasingly adopting sustainable practices such as green building, renewable energy sources, and sustainable supply chain management to improve sustainability, reduce costs, and enhance brand reputation.

Challenges

Access to Finance

Access to finance has remained a significant challenge for the SMEs industry, particularly for startups and small businesses. The industry must address this challenge by increasing access to finance through favorable policies such as tax incentives, grants, and loans and enhancing the financial literacy among SMEs.

Talent Development

Talent development has remained a significant challenge for the SMEs industry, particularly in the face of skills shortages. The industry must invest in training and upskilling programs to ensure a steady supply of skilled labor, particularly in the areas of data analytics and digital marketing.

Future Outlook

The future outlook for the SMEs industry in New Zealand is positive, with continued growth expected in the coming years. The government's commitment to promoting the industry, coupled with a growing demand for innovative products and services, will continue to drive demand for SME services. Additionally, the industry's adoption of new technologies, e-commerce, and sustainable practices will position it to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Conclusion

The SMEs industry in New Zealand is a critical component of the country's economy, providing employment opportunities and driving innovation. In 2022, the industry experienced significant growth, driven by government initiatives, sustained industry growth, and key trends such as technological disruptions, e-commerce, and sustainability. However, the industry must address challenges such as access to finance and talent development to ensure continued growth and success. The future outlook for the SMEs industry in New Zealand is positive, and with the right policies and strategies, the industry is well-positioned to continue contributing significantly to the country's economy and drive innovation in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

To ensure continued growth and success, the SMEs industry in New Zealand must focus on innovation, particularly in the adoption of new technologies and sustainable practices. The industry must invest in new technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer experiences. Additionally, the industry should adopt sustainable practices such as green building, renewable energy sources, and sustainable supply chain management to improve sustainability, reduce costs, and enhance brand reputation.

Another critical area is talent development, particularly in the face of skills shortages. The industry must invest in training and upskilling programs to ensure a steady supply of skilled labor, particularly in the areas of data analytics and digital marketing. Additionally, the industry should collaborate with educational institutions to create internship and apprenticeship programs to attract and retain top talent.

Finally, stakeholder engagement and communication must remain a core principle for the SMEs industry in New Zealand. The industry must engage with stakeholders such as local communities, environmental groups, and investors to enhance transparency, build trust, and drive innovation. Additionally, the industry must communicate its commitment to sustainability, innovation, and regulatory compliance to improve brand reputation and enhance sustainability.

In conclusion, the industry must remain adaptable to changing circumstances and continue to embrace new technologies and sustainable practices to ensure continued growth and success. By focusing on innovation, talent development, and stakeholder engagement and communication, the SMEs industry in New Zealand can remain a critical contributor to the country's economy and drive innovation in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

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By Melissa Goh
Published on 25 May 2023