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In a Government announcement made last week, Dunedin has been confirmed as New Zealand’s new Centre of Digital Excellence, a national hub that will support the development of a $1 billion video game industry over the next ten years. The New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) will be backed by $10 million from the […]

Northland Inc’s Joseph Stuart has achieved a first for Northland after receiving the gold standard in professional accreditation at the Economic Development New Zealand 2019 Best Practice Awards. Stuart, who was presented with an Accredited Economic Developers (AcED) certificate at the gala awards dinner at Blenheim’s Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre over the weekend, is the […]

Time is a precious commodity, and when you’re a small business owner, it’s typically the thing you wish you had more of. When you feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day, using the time you do have effectively is crucial. It can be a hard road to navigate, but here are five strategies […]

Vxt, a startup born out of the University of Canterbury is launching software today which promises to end frustrating voicemail inbox calls. Vxt is a smart assistant that converts voicemails to text for users to read in the Vxt app, or via an email. They are also developing other tools to automate administrative tasks, such […]

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, […]