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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 finds out more. Social media platforms are treasure troves of data; the only problem is, the data we create is often repackaged and sold to businesses by third parties. Products […]
Venture Centre
Who: Venture Centre What: Innovation Hub & Coworking HQ: Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty INTRODUCTION Venture Centre is the Bay of Plentyβs lead agency building community, capability, capacity for entrepreneurs to make an impact. Established in 2014 as a social enterprise, Venture Centre provides a safe environment and the fundamental conditions for founders of […]
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 COVID-19 pandemic, risking a “mass extinction” event for startups globally. Compiled annually by global research and policy advisory organisation Startup Genome, the report says that in 2013, just four of […]
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 from the other party, the agreement is, at its heart, a licence agreement. However, they often require the negotiation of other commercial terms, such as supply terms where some element […]
Founder 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 more true. Richard Liew talks to Hayley O’Connor, cofounder of Buffer – a business financing option relatively unknown in New Zealand, that they hope will help Kiwi businesses speed up […]
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 and solutions to other businesses, the impact is just as severe if not more so than for businesses selling direct to consumers. With over two decades of sales experience at […]
New online platform helping Kiwi SME businesses become leaner
Auckland-based startup Boxfish is helping Kiwi SMEβs find efficiencies and design their business to be lean using a data-driven online platform. Erin Westover explains. Boxfish founder Rowan Teh is well-versed in what it means to be a βLeanβ business. As a black belt in Lean Six Sigma, a business improvement method that relies on the […]
Startup Dunedin Trust funding to focus on underrepresented groups
The Dunedin City Councilβs Economic Development Committee (EDC) has approved $150,000 to support the Startup Dunedin Trustβs development of the local startup ecosystem over 2020/21. The funding will support the momentum in startup growth and reflects continued assurance in the activities of the Startup Dunedin Trust, after growing its programmes in 2019 and 2020. Chris […]