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There is plenty of advice out there for employees about the importance of not mistaking good management for good leadership. But entrepreneurs also need to be reminded that good leadership is not the same as good management. Because while leadership may come naturally to many entrepreneurs, management is a completely different ball game. As an entrepreneur, […]

We often see single founders slogging it out on their own. While this isn’t necessarily a “problem” that needs solving, it does warrant a discussion. Building a company by yourself can be challenging without a strong network around you. Founders can be reluctant to give up equity and control of their idea to bring in […]

New Zealand’s first business accelerator for Māori entrepreneurs has finished and its graduates have goals much wider than just making profits. The ventures range from medical cannabis; to a process turning the environmentally damaging didymo into fabric; and a digital tool for millennials learning te reo Māori. While many of us have just been trying to stay warm […]

Ten companies have been selected to take part in the 2018 New Kiwis Challenge, a competition for New Zealand startups with immigrant entrepreneurs, and the potential to take on global markets. Debra Hall, an experienced angel investor and Chairman of Zino Innovation Hub, which runs the Challenge, says the Zino team was delighted at the level […]

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has approved landmark funding for local economic development. Funding of $220,000 was announced this afternoon for Startup Queenstown Lakes. The group has evolved from The Cube in Wanaka which has been supporting early stage businesses. A further $160,000 has been set aside for other economic development initiatives that are still […]

At this time of year, a lot of businesses are starting to wonder if the sales targets and goals they have just set were realistic. We thought it would be timely to share the biggest mistakes we see businesses making when it comes to sales planning. Mistake 1: Accelerated Growth Rates In this context, your […]

Vodafone has awarded nine Kiwi entrepreneurs entry to its start-up accelerator and innovation lab, Vodafone xone, to take New Zealand’s best start-up ideas global. The start-ups all have technology-based business ideas designed to revolutionise the way we live, work and play. Head of xone and Innovation, Lauren Merritt, says, “In our third year of operation, […]

With the enormous influence of the knowledge economy on business, the value of a strong startup culture as an engine of innovation has been recognised around the world. But identifying how to create the conditions in which start-ups can flourish – channelling something that is essentially spontaneous – has been a far greater challenge. 1. […]