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Platform helps startup hubs match owners with mentors
Otago startup InvestaMatch aims to make it easier for startup hubs and business support groups to match founders with mentors with a new version of their ‘match-making’ platform. Launched in 2019, Investamatch is an online portal that allows entrepreneurs to list investment opportunities, and for interested investors to connect directly with those entrepreneurs. Founded by […]
Profile: HerbScience
Cynthia Hunefeld, a self-confessed βherbnerdβ, has taken her passion for plants and launched her own business, HerbScience, which is focussed on bringing herbal medicine into the 21st Century. Cynthiaβs interest in plants and their potential for healing was cemented when she was just 10 years old. After her father contracted a debilitating bacterial infection, Cynthia […]
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. Local businesses, especially small and medium sized enterprises, will need to focus on security if they are to successfully and safely change their operating model in the face of the […]
COVID-19: A message to business owners from our Editor
In this message for New Zealand business owners, Richard Liew, founder and editor at #nzentrepreneur magazine shares some words of advice and encouragement for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch now: UPDATE: 3.25pm 23 Mar 2020 Please note this message was recorded prior to the NZ Government raising the New Zealand COVID-19 alert level […]
COVID-19 NZ Government business support package – are you eligible?
The COVID-19 outbreak is at the front of many peopleβs minds right now, especially for business owners. The New Zealand Government has activated a business relief package to help affected businesses navigate these challenges. Here’s what you need to know. The business support package The government announced its $12.1 billion support for New Zealanders and […]
Donβt let your crowdfunding campaign spoil your IP position
Crowdfunding is on the rise. But so are the failures by entrepreneurs to take the right steps to protect their valuable innovations before launching crowdfunding campaigns. Protecting the potential value of an innovation with the right forms of intellectual property (IP) can be mission critical. An entrepreneur looking to crowdfund a new initiative must consider […]
Event: Microsoft Azure Dev-Ops, Akld, Wgtn
If you’re a tech startup, CTO, IT Manager or programmer, come and hear about how Microsoft Azure DevOps (formerly Visual Studio Team Services) is helping New Zealand businesses deliver more value β and faster. You need to deliver business value faster than ever before. Microsoft and Equinox IT would like to invite you to hear […]
8 predictions that will affect the way we sell this decade
Forget about a new financial year, we’re about to enter a new financial decade. What are your sales goals for the next ten years? How will you capitalise on the trends and opportunities that will affect everyone in sales? Sales strategist Mary Crampton shares 8 predictions that will affect the way you sell in the […]