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In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founders: Clare Gallagher & LAUREN (LULU) TAYLOR Business: Secret Kiwi Kitchen Founded: 2020 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business? Secret Kiwi Kitchen has a range […]

Got your tickets to the 2022 NZ SME&E Festival this 8th and 9th of November? Each week we’ll be sharing a podcast from some of the many great business speakers and mentors you can catch at the festival. How to develop a billion dollar export brand In this episode of the SME&E Festival Podcast, festival […]

New Zealand’s leading e-commerce platform for creatives, Rubber Monkey, has set its sights on global expansion beginning with a push into the Australian market, thanks in part to a successful capital raise of more than $1.5 million via Snowball Effect. With over 94,000 products listed online and three branches already established across Auckland, Wellington and […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founder: Matt Butler Business: KEA Outdoors Founded: 2020 HQ: Queenstown-Lakes Can you tell us a bit about your business? Our products are built to solve problems I experienced myself as […]

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Sophie Silver – cofounder Celadon “Take as much time as you can to understand your customer.“ “This […]

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founder: Donald Hillis Business: Kindling Collector Founded: 2021 HQ: Wellington Can you tell us a bit about your business? I have designed, developed and manufactured a tool which aids in […]

Got your tickets to the 2022 NZ SME&E Festival this 8th and 9th of November? Each week we’ll be sharing a podcast from some of the many great business speakers and mentors you can catch at the festival. How to develop a brand and business strategy for your business In this episode of the SME&E […]

Small businesses, especially those in the first two years of trading, can often run into financial roadblocks. It may be that cashflow won’t cover wages one week, or it could be that a business opportunity arises, but due to lack of credit, it can’t be taken advantage of. Traditional lenders – banks – are known […]