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A new online course aims to help towns and cities across New Zealand nurture entrepreneurship at the grassroots level and help more Kiwis start their business building journeys on the right foot. Kicking off in October the 12-week Startup NZ Entrepreneurs Programme is being rolled out with the help of entrepreneur support organisations nationally, with […]

The future of New Zealand’s tourism tech industry is being shaped by startups taking part in Lightning Lab Tourism: a three month accelerator based at Christchurch Airport. The accelerator is focusing on building a sustainable innovation ecosystem for the future of tourism in New Zealand. With only a couple of weeks left until the end […]

As the growth of New Zealand continues its upward trajectory, so too does our need for adequate infrastructure. Growth and demand are continually surpassing what councils have the ability to fund, leaving us lurching from one under-funded project to another, or worse still, leaving many key projects to be placed on hold. We are reaching […]

If you’re in retail (or thinking about it), success requires a smart balance of risk management and risk taking. Here are six areas of business that top performing retail businesses manage well. What opportunities are you missing, or risks can you reduce, in each area? Cash flow tactics A long wait between buying stock and […]

If you’re responsible for finding and hiring people to grow your team or your business, your thoughts have probably wandered towards recruiting on social media, especially when the job boards aren’t producing the right needles from the haystack. Social media is all pervasive. We use it for news, gossip, communication, relationships, recommendations, research and, yep, […]

A world-first new tool is now available that you can use to identify in one click if a trade mark image, logo or word is unique or not. Trade Mark Check is now available from The Intellectual Property Office of NZ (IPONZ) on their website www.iponz.govt.nz. Using a phone, tablet or laptop, you can quickly […]

To help new and aspiring business owners, accounting software provider MYOB has launched the 2019 Head Start for Startups competition, now in its second year. From measuring the health of rivers and lakes with remote sensing technology, to capturing rotating beer tap data in real time, Kiwis are an entrepreneurial bunch. And while starting a […]

In the second of a three part series, serial entrepreneur and investor Josh Comrie explains why choosing the level you want to play at before you invest in building a business, is key. At least two or three times a month, I have the same, typical conversation with a friend, associate or acquaintance wanting business […]