MYOB, Westpac target 10,000 NZ businesses with free website offering

MYOB, Westpac target 10,000 NZ businesses with free website offering
By Paul McBeth June 05 (BusinessDesk) - Online payment solutions provider MYOB and lender Westpac Banking Corp are looking to get 10,000 local businesses online by offering free websites for the next year. The getonline.co.nz initiative will let businesses access MYOB's Atlas platform to build a website with e-commerce facilities, irrespective of whether they're a Westpac or MYOB customer, Westpac chief executive Peter Clare told a briefing in Auckland. Just one-third of local firms have their own website due to the cost and time involved...