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Fostering economic growth through new ideas, inspiration and thinking. That’s the promise of I&E19, a new national conference celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship held in Hawke’s Bay, in early November. Carolyn Neville, CEO of Business Hawke’s Bay, organiser of I&E19, says that the conference has brought together a fantastic line-up of speakers, all experts in their […]

Founders’ Chat is a series where we share the entrepreneurial journey of founders from the GridAKL start-up hub. User testing, also known as usability testing, is a process of identifying users’ biggest problems and uncovering a product’s issues by testing it with real users. As a startup founder, your time and resources tend to be […]

Introducing the Intentional Leadership Series, a new suite of events launching across New Zealand providing leadership insights into future-focused, on-trend topics from a range of renowned leaders. To inaugurate the new series, IML ANZ is hosting events in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington which will feature celebrated speakers including SkyCity Entertainment Group Chair Rob Campbell, Boma […]

Below is a recent post I want to share from JOYN Co-Founder Sean Walters, writing about Uber’s foray into the staffing industry with their new app Uber Works. It had to happen eventually, although it does seem like they are still having to engage with pesky human beings, like their drivers in the original Uber, […]

Founder: Dean Anderson HQ: Auckland, NZ What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Index investing is huge overseas, accounting for more than half of new flows into funds in the USA, but the style is relatively unknown and misunderstood here and we are here to change that with a […]

Northland Inc is offering a golden opportunity to the business owners of tomorrow to catch the wave of optimism spreading through the region. The free Te Tai Tokerau Innovation Event – sponsored and facilitated by Northland’s economic development agency – will take place on Thursday, 24 October, opening its doors for a 6pm start at […]

Who: Manawatu Chamber of Commerce What: Entrepreneur Groups & Networking HQ: Palmerston North Established: 1886 INTRODUCTION The Manawatu Chamber of Commerce helps businesses in our region to start up, develop and grow to create economic growth and employment opportunities. WHO DO YOU WORK WITH AND WHAT KEY CHALLENGES DO YOU HELP THEM SOLVE? Manawatu Chamber […]

What do investors want to see in a business plan? Scalability, a complementary team, evidence of a well thought out idea – and all this at a glance. Market Early stage business investors such as angel investors or venture capital companies are generally only interested in companies with great potential for success and a high […]