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MyBitcoinSaver, the New Zealand micro-savings platform for Bitcoin, has today announced the closing of $400,000 in seed round funding. The platform, launched by Aucklander Sam Blackmore in November last year, makes it easy for New Zealanders to invest small ongoing amounts in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, which has grown in value by almost ten […]

Sales can be difficult. Miss a few quotas and even the most hardened salesperson can find themselves prepared to throw in the towel. To create rock-solid salespeople that consistently perform, it all comes down to the habits those individuals keep. As a sales manager, you have the responsibility of instilling the ways good habits can […]

One of New Zealand’s most ardent angel investors, Debra Hall, has been awarded the Angel Association of New Zealand’s (AANZ) prestigious Arch Angel Award at the 10th Anniversary NZ Angel Summit on Waiheke Island. The Arch Angel Award is the highest honour in New Zealand’s angel investment community, and recognises individuals who reflect the qualities […]

Comparing and choosing the best credit card, personal loan, mortgage or KiwiSaver provider just got a whole lot easier thanks to a group of New Zealand “fintech” (financial technology) entrepreneurs who’ve launched financial product comparison site, PocketWise. The cloud platform compares a wide range of financial products from different New Zealand banks and financial service […]

Confitex, the innovative New Zealand designer and manufacturer of fashionable leak-proof and washable underwear, has made new inroads in the US by signing a deal with cable broadcaster, the Home Shopping Network (HSN). The deal with HSN is ground-breaking for Confitex and signifies the brand’s official launch into the massive US market after 2 years […]

It is often assumed that things are cheap in China which is largely the case, hence making them the world’s largest export economy. What is often ignored is that China is also the world’s second largest import economy. In 2014, China exported $2.37 trillion and imported $1.53 trillion, resulting in a positive trade balance of […]

With the Angel Association of New Zealand to hold its 10th Anniversary Summit at the end of the week, first half year results show NZ angel investment at rates on a par with previous years and that the upwards trajectory of interest in the sector continues. Reporting on the activity of its members tracked by […]

You’d be forgiven for believing Tim Gallagher was born an entrepreneur. From starting a nationwide trellis fencing business in his garage at 3AM, to glow-in-the-dark stair nosing, to importing jet skis, to running the world’s most secure private messaging app, Gallagher’s journey is an embodiment of Kiwi persistence and perseverance. Along the way Gallagher has […]