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Thirdweb takes top prize for New Zealand finals of Entrepreneurship World Cup. Wellington based startup Thirdweb is building a unified subscription base for all online news sources, captured first prize at the national finals of the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) competition held recently in Wellington, New Zealand. They will advance to the next round of […]

Founder: Amanda Vaisigano HQ: Wellington A new approach to PR is aiming to turn the traditional PR agency business model upside down. Amanda Vaisigano established Wellington-based Publicity Studio two years ago, after realising small businesses and startups often had no support for PR aside from the traditional monthly retainer model, which she believed was often […]

Founder: Jenni Giblin HQ: Hawke’s Bay What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Funding HQ is an online platform that helps organisations who rely on external funding to become more sustainable with a diverse range of funders, and ultimately, reach their full funding potential. I set up Funding HQ […]

Protecting intellectual property rights through registration is an important element of any business strategy. New Zealanders have traditionally favoured a non-regulated approach—#8 wire, Kiwi ingenuity and innovative thinking drive our cultural identity. But the value of a robust intellectual property portfolio hasn’t always been on the radar for New Zealand businesses. People are generally aware […]

Entrepreneurs will save the economy from COVID-19, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Network in New Zealand (GEN NZ). GEN NZ, a coalition of over 70 people and organisations that support entrepreneurs around New Zealand, has released a raft of economic development recommendations for the incoming Government this morning in the form of an Entrepreneurship Manifesto. […]

Wellington-based startup programme Lightning Lab has teamed up with Tourwriter, an award-winning Kiwi tourism-tech company, to launch Tourism Accelerator 2020. Set to commence in October 2020, the programme focuses on helping startup founders who are designing solutions to make travel better for travellers, suppliers, and the environment. The programme, sponsored by Callaghan Innovation and Tourwriter, […]

In a COVID-19 world, the need for Māori entrepreneurs continues to grow, as does the need for pathways to support them in their entrepreneurial journeys, writes Dr Riri Ellis, Director of Māori and Pasifika Business Programmes at the Wellington School of Business and Government. In our COVID-19 afflicted world, every aspect of our society has […]

FOUNDER: Simon Jury HQ: Manawatu What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? EFF-GO seeks to solve the sewage sludge and other recalcitrant organic waste dilemmas facing a 21st century society. Currently Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (MWTPs) substantially utilise microbial communities, aerobic and anaerobic, to literally eat wastewater and thus […]