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According to one study done a few years ago, knowledge workers spend from 15% to 35% of their time searching for information, and this stat is only going to get worse in the face of the enormous, and growing, volumes of digital information we’re all accumulating. If you create a standardised file naming system today, […]

Every page on your website has a purpose. But there’s one page that’s often overlooked – and it’s actually the one that does the most work in convincing people to buy from you. It’s your “About Us” page. Your home page hooks the visitor and keeps their mouse off the ‘back’ button, and your services […]

Young Enterprise CEO Terry Shubkin highlights some of the innovative business being created through The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme. Each year, more than 600 new startups are formed through The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme. Their challenge is to create a new product or service and bring it to life within a single school […]

It’s a new year and there’s no better time to take action on your dreams of building your own business. If you’re wondering if you’ve got what it takes to be an entrepreneur, hear NZ Entrepreneur mag founder and editor Richard Liew, and CEO of The Icehouse, Andy Hamilton talking to Radio New Zealand’s Lynn […]

What do you see in the image above? A retiree out fishing? Probably a man who owns a caravan and spends his Saturdays polishing his Corolla? We live in a youth-obsessed culture from top to bottom. We want our heroes to be young, mean and keen and building empires online. Meanwhile, a steady movement is growing […]

A group of students from Nelson College have won The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Company of the Year title. The award was announced at the Young Enterprise National Awards in Wellington on 7 December. Where’s Woolly beat more than 600 companies from around the country to claim the title. The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme this […]

Successful businesses must have one fundamental component locked down – the ability to deliver their product or service on time and to a high level of quality. Without this, the business will struggle to grow. In mid 2015 #nzentrepreneur Nicholas (Nick) Jack, and his co-founder Nick Hewitt found themselves in exactly this situation with their […]

A global evaluation involving more than a million sales people has revealed that meaningful economic growth in New Zealand and Australia is being held back by a lack of sales and sales management skills. The evaluation, conducted by Objective Management Group, surveyed hundreds of companies to determine how well prepared they are for growth. CEO […]