Articles

Dr Hong Sheng Chiong is a Dunedin based eye doctor on a mission to eliminate preventable blindness. To do this he founded oDocs a social enterprise start-up helping optometrists identify eye damage and restore eyesight to the blind with smartphones. oDocs builds physical iPhone attachments to help optometrists perform eye exams with smartphones, putting tens of […]

So you’ve finally launched! Your website’s up, your doors are open, your products and services are ready and waiting to fly out the door. Now if only you had some sales! Prospecting, qualifying, consulting… Most entrepreneurs know that selling is one of the most valuable skills in business, but for many it’s the stuff of nightmares. […]

“They said my business won’t scale – does that mean I should give up?” Too often I hear from entrepreneurs who are discouraged from pursuing their dreams because they have been told by investors that they do not have a scalable and replicable model. “Hmm, great question…” is my usual reply as I stall for time […]

Young Enterprise CEO Terry Shubkin shares some of the latest business ideas to come out of The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme. There are almost 3,500 students completing The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme in 2016. All of these students have formed a team, established a small business and are bringing a new product or […]

Safety Manager by BWARE is an easy-to-use health and safety management software solution, that helps organisations of all sizes meet their health and safety compliance requirements and create safer workplaces with less hassle. Regardless of your industry or work environment, if you’re in business you have a legal responsibility for the safety and welfare of your staff, your customers and […]

There are many business writers/mentors and coaches who encourage business owners to try and stay in a “cash flow crisis” space. Why? Surely this is one of the most stressful, lonely and desperate places to be? I agree – but it’s a space that insists that we function creatively. I have a story from my […]

Stories of teenagers making, altering and designing their own clothing are nothing new but we thought this one was well worthy of sharing. With dreams of designing for the catwalks of Paris, 18 year old Orion Scott from Otaki on the Kapiti Coast, realised that entrepreneurship was the quickest way to get started on her […]

Once you have decided your business needs money to expand, the next question is how to best do that. And there are many, many different ways. Methods like crowdfunding attract a lot of attention because it’s the latest and newest and attracts the social media buzz. But traditional methods may still be a better fit. […]