Articles

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder: Becs Bartells Business: Outside The Box Caskets Founded: 2020 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? Cutting down trees which take 28-30 years to grow to make […]

Watch now: (12.5 mins) In this edition of Knowledge Base, Richard Liew talks with WordPress expert Leah Harold, owner of WordPress website design and hosting company Little Biz Online. Speaking to Richard from Whangarei, Leah gives the low down on WordPress for founders considering their website and e-commerce platform options. She explains how to set […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder: Thomas Brain Business: Oak & Spore Founded: 2018 HQ: Canterbury Can you tell us a bit about your business? At Oak and Spore, we specialise in three core areas of the […]

When Sean Bisset left New Zealand in 2019, he didn’t expect to return a few years later to a transformed biotech industry. He had headed offshore to Europe to find greener pastures following his PhD but, in the end, Palmerston North was able to offer Bisset what he’d been looking for all along. “Aside from […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder: Gina Urlich Business: Norish Founded: 2022 HQ: Hawke’s Bay Can you tell us a bit about your business? NORISH is a category changing baby food & children’s meal boosters – disrupting […]

Biotech startup Precision Chroma is looking to raise $1.5 million this year to finalise and market its first product before going global. The startup will be based in Christchurch for the next 12 months while it does further research and development (R&D) before its market launch. University of Canterbury PhD graduate Sean Feast founded Precision […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder: Greg Harrison Business: Doshdown Founded: 2023 HQ: aUCKLAND Can you tell us a bit about your business? The doshdown jacket is a unique product in the marketplace combining the concepts of […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founders: Luke Nicholls & Aaron Rama Business: Keyhook Founded: 2019 HQ: Wellington Can you tell us a bit about your business? While most industries have taken huge technological leaps in the past […]