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Getting your business ready for sale can be a stressful and time-consuming process. However, there are several simple steps owners can take to maximise the value of their business and its appeal to prospective buyers. There can be a range of reasons for wanting to sell your business, such as starting a new venture, passing […]

Accounting software company MYOB has kicked off a competition with a $100,000 winning package focused on giving one lucky start-up a head start for their business. “Owning and running a business can often be a lot more difficult than people may initially expect,” says MYOB New Zealand General Manager Carolyn Luey. “Our research shows that […]

Milot Zeqiri is no stranger to adversity. Arriving in New Zealand in 1999 as a refugee from war-torn Kosovo, the entrepreneur in training realised that starting with nothing meant he had nothing to lose. Milot Zeqiri’s entrepreneurial journey has seen him go from doing up and trading cars, to renovating houses, to risking it all […]

Business Hawke’s Bay and Soda Inc. have formed a partnership to offer start-up support programmes in the Hawkes Bay region. Waikato-based Soda Inc. has worked with a number of growing start-ups in New Zealand including award-winning beekeeping hive management software, MyApiary and Hop Revolution which recently secured a $3 million investment through the MyFarm Hop […]

Who: Crowdsphere What: Crowd Equity Funding HQ: Wellington Established: 2014 INTRODUCTION We started Crowdsphere to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to take control of raising funding from their own network of friends, family, customers and strangers. We also want to give people the opportunity to take charge of their own investments and build their own investment […]

Who: Northland Inc What: Economic Development Agency; Startup Incubation; Mentoring; Events; Coworking HQ: Whangarei INTRODUCTION Northland Inc is the Northland’s economic development agency, and incorporates the Regional Tourism Office. Business innovation and growth is one Northland Inc’s five workstreams, and startup incubation and acceleration fall under that remit. The Tai Tokerau Early Stage Programme helps […]

Who: The Ākina Foundation What: Social Innovation Hub HQ: Wellington Established: 2008 Introduction At Ākina, we believe that social entrepreneurs and social enterprise are key to building an economy that regenerates the environment and creates social foundations for our people and communities to thrive. Our vision is for a sustainable, prosperous, inclusive New Zealand and […]

Who: Young Enterprise Trust What: Student Programme HQ: Wellington Established: 1981 INTRODUCTION Young Enterprise is a charity that works with NZ youth in primary and secondary schools, to give them their first taste of business and teach them how to manage their money well. Determining and focusing on the types of skills and knowledge young […]