Gisborne-made social media platform to use data for good
Gisborne-based Riposte Analytics is a social app, and analytics platform aiming to enable users to create change by leveraging our natural sharing tendencies. Erin Westover …
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July 1, 2020 Venture Centre
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Who: Venture Centre What: Innovation Hub & Coworking HQ: Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty INTRODUCTION Venture Centre is the Bay of Plenty’s lead agency …
Report: COVID-19 could lead to “mass extinction” of startups globally
The latest Global Startup Ecosystem Report says that the positive run startups have enjoyed over the last few years, has changed dramatically thanks to the …
What to consider when entering into product collaboration
Product collaborations involve a range of intellectual property (IP) and other commercial issues. Where the collaboration involves one party producing a product that incorporates elements …
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Gisborne-made social media platform to use data for good
Gisborne-based Riposte Analytics is a social app, and analytics platform aiming to enable users to create change by leveraging our natural sharing tendencies. Erin Westover …
New online platform helping Kiwi SME businesses become leaner
Auckland-based startup Boxfish is helping Kiwi SME’s find efficiencies and design their business to be lean using a data-driven online platform. Erin Westover explains. Boxfish …
The Kiwi ‘income vaccine’ supporting the local economy
New online Kiwi marketplace ‘Needed’ aims to provide an ‘income vaccine’ for the growing number of Kiwis looking for a further sense of financial security. …
New skills, networks and solutions from inaugural Startup Weekend Aotearoa
Over the first weekend of May, Startup Weekend went remote. For the first time ever, New Zealand experienced a nation-wide Startup Weekend event. Laura Kerrison …
Profile: StudySpy
StudySpy are making it easier for Aotearoa’s young adults to make one of the most important decisions of their lives—what they are going to study. …
Little Island pushes ahead with $2M raise
Despite the economic pressures of the COVID-19 crisis, Kiwi plant-based food manufacturer, Little Island has confirmed plans to acquire a plant-based yoghurt business to widen …
Hard work pays off for sustainable fashion label Offcut
Offcut, the Christchurch-based brand famous for turning fabric scraps into caps and accessories, has been acquired in a private purchase. Since it was founded in …
Kiwi smarts combating financial crime worldwide
Auckland-based AML360 is helping Kiwi businesses meet their anti-money laundering compliance regulations with an end-to-end RegTech solution that can be accessed anywhere, anytime. Since 2014, …
Startup Watch: AML360
Founders: Kerry Grass and Dr. Nicholas Gilmour HQ: Auckland During 2019, AML360 completed its goal of developing an end-to-end digital solution for anti-money laundering compliance. …
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Gisborne-made social media platform to use data for good
Gisborne-based Riposte Analytics is a social app, and analytics platform aiming to enable users to create change by leveraging our natural sharing tendencies. Erin Westover …
Report: COVID-19 could lead to “mass extinction” of startups globally
The latest Global Startup Ecosystem Report says that the positive run startups have enjoyed over the last few years, has changed dramatically thanks to the …
Interview: Hayley O’Connor, Buffer
They say in business that “cash is king” and with many businesses battling to stay viable due to the coronavirus pandemic, this has never been …
New online platform helping Kiwi SME businesses become leaner
Auckland-based startup Boxfish is helping Kiwi SME’s find efficiencies and design their business to be lean using a data-driven online platform. Erin Westover explains. Boxfish …
Startup Dunedin Trust funding to focus on underrepresented groups
The Dunedin City Council’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) has approved $150,000 to support the Startup Dunedin Trust’s development of the local startup ecosystem over 2020/21. …
‘Urgent need’ for improved internet connectivity in Northland
The fourth annual Internet Speed Survey has highlighted an urgent need for improved connectivity across Northland – a demand that has been further exposed by …
The Kiwi ‘income vaccine’ supporting the local economy
New online Kiwi marketplace ‘Needed’ aims to provide an ‘income vaccine’ for the growing number of Kiwis looking for a further sense of financial security. …
New skills, networks and solutions from inaugural Startup Weekend Aotearoa
Over the first weekend of May, Startup Weekend went remote. For the first time ever, New Zealand experienced a nation-wide Startup Weekend event. Laura Kerrison …
Startup accelerator ‘Startmate’ launches in New Zealand
Startmate is launching in New Zealand, marking the Australian accelerator’s first international expansion, with investment in local startups to be bolstered by a global network …
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What to consider when entering into product collaboration
Product collaborations involve a range of intellectual property (IP) and other commercial issues. Where the collaboration involves one party producing a product that incorporates elements …
Five tactics for selling B2B services in tough times
Like bomb-shelter survivors after a nuclear blast, business owners have emerged into a post-COVID economic landscape that has been utterly changed. For those selling services …
Three brutal truths about working from home
Working from home has become a reality that businesses and their staff have had to quickly adjust to, and many organisations are now questioning the …
How to build a startup advisory board
Building a team of trusted advisors can be immensely helpful in the early stages of your entrepreneurial venture. Here’s how to build a startup advisory …
NDA’s: Keep your secrets in the cone of silence
You don’t want others swiping your valuable ideas and running with them. But without the right confidentiality agreements in place, that’s exactly what could happen. …
Startup IP tips before you launch
This article is the second of a three-part series by Dr Sudhanshu Ayyagari that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. Intellectual …
Insights: COVID-19 Alert Level 3 FAQs
New Zealand moved to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm on Monday, 27 April. FAQs received from our members about operating businesses under Alert Level …
Do confidentiality agreements with time limits protect your trade secrets?
A lot of clients, particularly those based in the US, ask us about confidentiality agreements that include a time limit on the confidentiality obligations (usually …
Clean slate business planning
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented more challenges than we would like to mention. But it has also provided business owners with a unique opportunity that …
Intellectual property rights: an overview for startups
This article is the first of a three-part series by Dr Sudhanshu Ayyagari that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. Here …
Getting through COVID-19: A small business checklist
When you start a business, no one hands you a manual for dealing with events like COVID-19. It’s hard, it’s scary and it’s confusing. If …
Businesses working from home urged to take cyber security seriously
Accounting and payroll software company MYOB, is urging business owners to take cyber security seriously when moving to new operating models, including working from home. …
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Venture Centre
Who: Venture Centre What: Innovation Hub & Coworking HQ: Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty INTRODUCTION Venture Centre is the Bay of Plenty’s lead agency …
Report: COVID-19 could lead to “mass extinction” of startups globally
The latest Global Startup Ecosystem Report says that the positive run startups have enjoyed over the last few years, has changed dramatically thanks to the …
Startup Dunedin Trust funding to focus on underrepresented groups
The Dunedin City Council’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) has approved $150,000 to support the Startup Dunedin Trust’s development of the local startup ecosystem over 2020/21. …
1000 Awesome Horses: Entrepreneurial Accelerators may offer more than you think
A research team at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington has been investigating the rise of accelerator programmes and the value they provide to entrepreneurs …
Collectively NZ
Who: Collectively NZ What: Groups & Networking, Learning & Mentoring HQ: Auckland INTRODUCTION Collectively NZ is a vibrant community of business owners who are passionate …
PopUp Business School Aotearoa
Who: PopUp Business School Aotearoa What: Accelerator, Learning & Mentoring HQ: Wellington INTRODUCTION PopUp Business School Aotearoa (PUBSA) is a FREE to attend 10-day 20-workshop …
Aotearoa Online Startup Weekend: May 1-3
Community members from all over Aotearoa are coming together to tackle the new challenges created by Covid-19 in the first-of-its-kind Techstars Global Online Startup Weekend …
Breaking through the pandemic: from fear to creativity
New Zealand startup ecosystem members have teamed up with Good Startups to help Kiwi tech entrepreneurs move from fear to creativity in a 4-week online …
How do NZ’s future entrepreneurs see themselves?
Generation Z are often told how others see them, but how do they see themselves? To find out, I developed a survey, while working at …
Learn about NZ's startup ecosystemStartup NZ
Venture Centre
Who: Venture Centre What: Innovation Hub & Coworking HQ: Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty INTRODUCTION Venture Centre is the Bay of Plenty’s lead agency …
Collectively NZ
Who: Collectively NZ What: Groups & Networking, Learning & Mentoring HQ: Auckland INTRODUCTION Collectively NZ is a vibrant community of business owners who are passionate …
PopUp Business School Aotearoa
Who: PopUp Business School Aotearoa What: Accelerator, Learning & Mentoring HQ: Wellington INTRODUCTION PopUp Business School Aotearoa (PUBSA) is a FREE to attend 10-day 20-workshop …
Wellington School of Business and Government
Who: Wellington School of Business and Government at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington What: University HQ: Wellington INTRODUCTION Innovation is at the heart of …
Manawatu Chamber of Commerce
Who: Manawatu Chamber of Commerce What: Entrepreneur Groups & Networking HQ: Palmerston North Established: 1886 INTRODUCTION The Manawatu Chamber of Commerce helps businesses in our …
ecentre
Who: ecentre Ltd What: Founder Incubator HQ: Auckland Established: 2001 INTRODUCTION ecentre empowers entrepreneurs by connecting them with mentors, sector experts, investors and other resources …
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What Government funding is available for startups in NZ?
One of the questions we’re often asked is, “What Government funding is available for startups in New Zealand?” Like so many questions in life, the …
Start-up or startup? And what exactly is one anyway?!
If you’ve ever thought that “startup” was simply another name for a new small business, you’d be right. But, you’d also be wrong. Richard Liew explains. …
5 questions every entrepreneur should ask when people offer advice
When you know nothing, even fools can sound like geniuses. This is a vital lesson that all entrepreneurs need to learn as soon as possible …