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The Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) will welcome game development industry experts Tabitha Hayes and Adam Clark to Dunedin next week as part of CODE’s drive to further connect Dunedin with the international game development community. Visiting Dunedin from 28 January to 5 February, the pair have more than 30 years’ experience working in the […]

Online accounting software provider MYOB is again partnering with business accelerator Kōkiri after a successful launch in 2018. The accelerator programme helps Māori startups to pressure test their business, with the aim to rapidly increase the founder’s business capability as well and produce investor and growth ready ventures. The company will open its technology platforms […]

Building any business from scratch is hard enough but imagine doing that in a completely foreign country and having to learn a whole new language first. That was exactly the situation that digital entrepreneur Tatiana Ceballos found herself in, arriving in Auckland from her native Colombia without a word of English, no job and no […]

While many Kiwis are still making the most of summer with an extended Christmas break, January can be a quieter-than-usual time for small businesses. Rather than a negative, having that little bit of extra space in your schedule can be the perfect chance to take stock and get clear on plans and goals for the […]

Helping local businesses to go further, faster, is the aim of a new technology focused sector development group, Hi-Tech Hawke’s Bay. Business Hawke’s Bay with the support of leading local technology entrepreneurs, EIT and some of the region’s largest companies, established Hi-Tech Hawke’s Bay to connect technology specialists across all sectors and work to: attract, […]

Founders’ Chat is a series where we share the entrepreneurial journey of founders from the GridAKL startup hub. When you ask a founder what their biggest concern is, most of them will likely mention cashflow. Many startups have folded in their early days because they’ve run out of cash. Without meticulously tracking your spend and […]

On the wind down to the festive season, it’s often difficult to find the time to look at making strategic business decisions. For many Kiwi business managers and owners, things like growth, scalability, better processes and greater security will be top of mind – which is why understanding the role technology plays is more critical […]

Founders’ Chat is a series where we share the entrepreneurial journey of founders from the GridAKL start-up hub. “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Or so the, somewhat controversial, saying goes. Although many entrepreneurs would argue that even working on your life’s passion has its ups and downs, […]