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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 […]

Founder: Chris Walsh HQ: Auckland, NZ What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? We solve a lack of transparency in financial products. This includes explaining KiwiSaver schemes in plain English, finding the best travel money card, or learning the options when it comes to writing a will. Our MoneyHub […]

Intellectual property (IP) may be a business’ most valuable asset. Patents, copyright, trade marks and registered designs all provide different types of IP rights that can protect an innovation. In this article we compare patent protection with design protection. What’s the difference between patent protection and design protection? PATENTS A patent protects inventions. Inventions are […]

As workplace wellness becomes a key focus for many businesses, Swedish born massage therapist, Susy Egneus, is capitalising on this growing trend and helping create stress-free workplaces all around the country. Qualifying as a massage therapist in 2002, Egneus started out in the industry working for herself in a small clinic. It was this same […]

A Kiwi-made app called Staccar which uses augmented reality (AR) to help retailers and restaurateurs visualise in-store elements before implementing them, has been acquired by an American company. Staccar, created by Christchurch-based software developer, Smudge, makes it easy to accurately visualise and customise in-store merchandising elements — such as drinks fridges, display units, signage and […]