Business records form an important part of North Otago's heritage. The archive is fortunate to have records for the following local businesses:
Allens and Regina 1965 - 1986 Alliance Textiles Ltd. and its predecessors from the Oamaru Mill onwards Bulleids 1884 - 1961 Dalgety and Co Ltd 1862 - 1984 Darling and McDowell 1925 - 1976 E A Fox - Real Estate Agent 1933 -1969 Employment Resource Centre 1987 - 1996 Familton and Sons - Real Estate Agent 1909 - 1973 Foster's Bakery 1913 - 1987 Glen Park Flour Mill Company - Palmerston 1929 - 1938 Hislop, Creagh and Main - Lawyers 1875 - 1985 J and T Meek Flour Millers 1961 - 1980 Kurow Motor Garage 1920 - 1965 Maynard and Armstrong 1923 - 1972 McCallum and Co. - Hardware and Timber Merchants 1878 - 1971 McNulty and Sons - Watch and Clock Repairers 1925 -1982 Otago Co-operative Egg Producers Association 1949 - 1988 Oamaru Stone Company circa 1875 - 1883 Oamaru Totara Tree Stone Company 1883 - circa 1900 Papakaio Stores 1956 - 1966 Regina Confectionary 1938 -1980 Romisons Confectionary Limited 1938 - 1980 United Friendly Societies Dispenary 1917 - 1952 Waitaki Small Business Enterprise Centre 1989 -1996 Wright Stephenson 1913- 1969