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If you are speculating on the New Zealand property market, you are a parasite, not an entrepreneur. (Same goes if you’re speculating on anything for that matter.) You are the people who give real entrepreneurs and capitalism a bad name, under the guise of “simply taking advantage of market conditions”. Now I’m certainly no anti-capitalist or “money […]

SBTRKT, Roni Size, London Elektricity, John Digweed, Gorillaz, Mobb Deep, Ghostface Killah… If you love your electronic and hip hop beats like we do, we reckon you might just be a tad jealous of this month’s feature #nzentrepreneur Mitch Lowe, who has made a business out of having fun, running events and gigs with artists […]

What could be more “#nzentrepreneur” than a classic tale of garden shed DIY ingenuity? Wellington refrigeration engineer Jude Benedict and his daugher Inoka epitomise the kind of “Number 8 wire” innovation us Kiwis are renowned for and we reckon their Kiwi Klips are kicking! NZE: Inoka, to start with can you please tell our readers […]

Is it a drink? Is it a food? Well, thanks to the hard work and innovation of a Nelson neuro-scientist turned entrepreneur it’s both – it’s CHIA. When experimentation with mass produced kombucha stalled, Chia founder Chloe Van Dyke and her dad Ben Van Dyke turned their attention to organic hydrated chia seeds, resulting in […]

“You can’t look at the competition and say you’re going to do it better. You have to look at the competition and say you’re going to do it differently.” – Steve Jobs Many entrepreneurs are loath to talk about competition when pitching their company to investors. The reasoning goes: “My product is unlike anything else […]

The 4 P’s of marketing are a well-known recipe for a successful marketing plan. Most of us know these to be ‘Product, Price, Promotion and Place’. There are also 4 P’s for successful business leadership. Purpose We have to know exactly where we are headed and why to get there in the straightest line possible […]

In 2011 Aucklanders Matt and Kate Belcher revolted against the frantic pace of life in the city and escaped to the peace and tranquility of Glenorchy, at the head of Queenstown’s Lake Wakatipu. Entrepreneurship enabled them to do this and their cycle tours business Revolution Tours has now survived its first five southern winters, attracting […]

There’s a New R&D Loss Tax Credit that Could Help Big ideas can take on a life of their own. They demand a lot of attention – filling your days and keeping you up at night. They can also soak up a lot of money. That’s where the new Research and Development (R&D) Loss Tax […]