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Listen on Soundcloud Founder/s: Brittany Earl, Taylor Abernethy, Gerard Molloy HQ: Auckland What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Joblist is an online marketplace (website and app) that connects people who need odd jobs and other tasks completed, with people who are after extra work or income. From gardening, […]

Independent equity research firm Shareclarity today announced the launch of its industry-first augmented reality and voice recognition research app. It will enable users to access a wealth of investor related information in an instant and without searching or typing. Shareclarity, a finalist in the 2016 Payments New Zealand Fintech Innovation Challenge, provides crowd-based and cloud-based […]

The pressures of running a small to medium sized business are having an impact on the mental health and overall wellbeing of business owners, says accounting software provider MYOB. According to the tech company’s latest Business Monitor snapshot of small and medium sized business owners, nearly a third (31 percent) report experiencing a mental health […]

A tried and true marketing tactic has enabled Auckland-based sparkling water startup Vista to secure a significant investment from luxury property developer and investor Kurt Gibbons. Vista, the brainchild of three Auckland schoolmates turned business partners, was developed in late 2017 after the co-founders saw a gap in the market for a flavoured sparkling water […]

The deadline is looming for Northlanders to enter The Pick:19 business accelerator competition, aiming to strengthen entrepreneurial talent in Northland through a free, 12-week programme of workshops. Entries for The Pick:19 close on February 13, with 43 participants already signed up for the 12 weekly workshops that will follow, focusing on everything from business basics […]

January. No month better encapsulates the promise, the potential, the energy of the entrepreneur, than this. It’s the month that offers us all something of a “clean slate” and the chance to start over. It’s also a time for reflection. To review the year gone by, and consider the many hidden lessons we encountered in […]

Founder/s: Warwick Russell & Hayden Russell HQ: Auckland What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Smetric Insights provides business intelligence and data analytics services to medium sized businesses. We help businesses get clarity from their data. Who and where are your target customers? We help businesses around New Zealand […]

Who: GridAKL What: Innovation Hub, Coworking Space, Events, Mentoring HQ: Auckland INTRODUCTION GridAKL is at the heart of the innovation precinct in Wynyard Quarter operating out of three buildings, John Lysaght at 101 Pakenham St West, Mason Brothers at 139 Pakenham St West and 12 Madden Street. The GridAKL campus offers a range of shared […]