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12 facts about entrepreneurs that will likely surprise you
Whatβs your picture of what theΒ average entrepreneur is like? Hereβs 12 facts from a reportΒ titled The Anatomy of anΒ Entrepreneur. Itβs basedΒ on a survey done by theΒ Kauffman Foundation forΒ Entrepreneurship, of 549Β company founders across aΒ variety of industries. The average and median age of company founders when they started theirΒ current companies was 40. 95.1% of respondents themselves had […]
Don’t expect investors to see what you see
As an entrepreneur it is your job to build a profitable, replicable and scalable business, providing a solution to a problem or need people want to solve. By definition, your business can have no value, if there are not enough people who value what you offer. This is just basicΒ logic. Nothing new here. And this […]
Does Tall Poppy Syndrome really impact business owners in New Zealand?
This is a follow-up from an article in our May 2015 issue which discussed results of interviews with high profile entrepreneurs and their experience of Tall Poppy Syndrome. Jodyanne Kirkwood & Tarja Viitanen from Otago University have now surveyed 217 business owners about Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) and how it affects them in their decision […]
Want success?
Then learning this one skill is non-negotiable for entrepreneurs I ASKED ABOUT twenty business owners and CEOs to name the one skill they feel contributes the most to their success. What did every one of them say? Sales skills. Each and every one felt success is almost impossible β in any field β without solid […]
Taking care of YOU!
As entrepreneurs,Β one thing that we have inΒ common is weβve all chosenΒ the path of starting ourΒ own businesses as a way ofΒ fulfilling a dream, a passion orΒ solving a problem. Whether itΒ was a vision or a compellingΒ purpose, it inspired us to takeΒ action and make it happen. Sometimes getting startedΒ is the easy part. The initialΒ excitement creates the energyΒ and momentum […]
10 questions with Libby & Ben Crawford
Thereβs some incredible entrepreneurial success stories coming from the heart of Christchurch these days. Stories of inspiring entrepreneurs who have created something great where adversity was one at the forefront. Brother sister duo Libby & Ben Crawford were one of the first to set up their business in the Christchurch CBD during rebuild phase and […]
Don’t miss NZ’s must attend event for online retailers
New Zealand’s premier event for online retailers: Online Retailer New Zealand is back in Auckland on October 22, 2015! According to BNZ, online retail spending in New Zealand is now exceeding $3 billion and βcustomersβ digital addictionβ is a growing trend. Retail technology has transformed the way people browse, interact and shop. Customers are in […]
10 Questions with Steve OβConnor of Flick Electric
Steve OβConnor has a diverse blend of experience from innovative start-upsΒ to running strategy for multinationals, and getting to know New ZealandβsΒ electricity industry from the inside, which led him to gather a team to startΒ work on a disruptive electricity retail model in early 2013. Entrepreneurship runs in Steveβs veins. As well as overseeing some of Wellingtonβs […]