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Icebreaker founder launches petfood startup
Animals Like Us has been announced as the next venture for Jeremy Moon founder of merino clothing company Icebreaker, along with co-founders; former Icebreaker creative director Rob Achten, and agriculture industry leader Craig Hickson. The New Zealand made premium pet food brand aims to take on the $137 billion global pet food industry by launching […]
NZ SME’s battle to recover post-COVID, show signs of hope
Listen to the interview #nzentrepreneur Β· Interview – Adrienne Church, Prospa NZ July 2020 Nearly two months on from New Zealand’s return to COVID-19 alert Level 1, our SME’s are navigating a global cashflow crisis no business owner could have foreseen. In this interview Richard Liew talks to Adrienne Church, General Manager at small business […]
Lockdown prompts Kiwi SME technology plans
Business experiences during New Zealandβs COVID-19 lockdown period have transformed the way New Zealandβs SMEs plan to use technology, according to a new nationwide survey. The latest MYOB Tech Survey highlighted that local SMEs are now more open to adopting new technology, not only as a way to stay connected with both staff and customers, […]
Lockdown launch no barrier for Palmerston North startup earSHOTS
While New Zealandβs COVID-19 Level 4 βlockdownβ was the beginning of the end for many Kiwi businesses, Palmerston North headphone startup earSHOTS used the time to both successfully raise money and launch their new range of magnetically-attaching Bluetooth headphones. Erin Westover got the low-down from founder James Bell-Booth. A lover of mountain biking, earSHOTS founder […]
Entrepreneurship World Cup opens to Kiwi entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneurship World Cup is open for 2020 and is accepting applications from New Zealand until 2 August 2020 β aiming to expand past the 102,000 contestants from 187 countries in its first year. The program offers a chance to pitch on a global stage for a share of US$1 million in cash prizes plus […]
Enlighten Designs, top tech enabler 2020
Enlighten Designs, a creative technical agency from Hamilton, has been named 2020 Microsoft Partner of the Year. Founded in 1998, the company was honoured among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Founder and CEO of Enlighten, Damon Kelly, says the […]
Profile: Ultrella
Founder: Mel Lewis HQ: Hawke’s Bay What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Here at Ultrella, we solve physical problems such as sweat and body odour. They may seem like trivial niggles and nags, but they have the power to derail your day. We are producers of innovative body […]
Event: CIO Summit 2020
The CIO Summit has a history of being the event for networking and connecting in the technology space. Organisers, Conferenz and IDC, are hoping that this year will be no exception with the Summit and Expo being both live and virtual and entry to the Expo and seminars being free of charge. βWeβre hoping that […]