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NZ IT industry stalwart Heather McEwen decided very early on that working for someone else wasn’t a good fit for her. Nicholas Lane spoke with McEwen about lessons learned through her years as an entrepreneur, and her advice on navigating the roles of a Founder and CEO. Eager to learn more about McEwen’s latest venture, […]

Been asked to submit a proposal? Here’s why being too eager to prepare sales proposals can lead to wasted time and lost sales opportunities. Proposals have a special place in the mind of many salespeople. They are one of the milestones of the sales process and are often seen as the ‘meat of the dinner’. Being […]

Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Soda Inc. Innes48 Start-up Competition, to be held at Wintec in Hamilton from 16-18 March. The largest event of its kind in New Zealand, the competition draws hundreds of national and international participants who compete for up to $15,000 in prize money over one high energy, high […]

Founders: Daniel and Naomi Morris HQ: Dunedin, NZ Tell us about your business. Our website provides resources for the ‘mommy’ crafting community in the US. Our focus is on heat press and cutting machines which are used to make custom t-shirts and other craft items. We review these machines and drive traffic to the sellers […]

Successful entrepreneurs are intensely action oriented. They have “mountains” to move and are renowned for their work ethic. But being busy is not necessarily the same as being productive. To find out how some of NZ’s most productive entrepreneurs get things done, #nzentrepreneur Editor Richard Liew asked six action-oriented Kiwis to share their number one […]

Coherent Solutions, provider of high-end testing equipment for the optical telecommunications market, announced today the completion of a $3 million A-Series investment round. The investment round was led by New Zealand’s Punakaiki Fund and supported by K1W1, NZVIF, and Auckland University’s Inventors Fund. Based in Auckland, Coherent Solutions develops and manufactures advanced test and measurement […]

Fergus, a job management platform for trades businesses in New Zealand, has announced a $3.5 million AUD investment led by Sydney-based, Microequities Venture Capital Fund. The financing will be used to accelerate growth in Australia, and further its global expansion as the go-to job management software for the trades industry. As part of the financing, […]

A business idea competition in Northland that culminated in the announcement of 10 winners from an initial pool of 147 entries and 22 finalists, is predicted to boost Northland’s rapidly growing reputation for entrepreneurial thinking and innovation. The Pick:2017 was launched in June by Northland Inc’s business and event hub, The Orchard, with a call […]