She purchased the titles which she had developed as Allen & Unwin's managing director and started her own publishing company.

[citation needed] In 2006, the company established the Bridget Williams Publishing Trust, which applies for grants from philanthropic organisations to support publication of specific titles.

[1] For example, in 2013 the J.R. McKenzie Trust provided funding towards the publication and promotion of Inequality – A New Zealand Crisis.

[4] In 2011, Tom Rennie was hired as associate editor, and began to develop a digital publishing strategy for the company.

[5] As a result, in 2013, BWB Texts were released – a series of short texts on topics of New Zealand interest, published first as e-books and later than paperbacks.