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Founder Q&A: Eight360
WHO: Eight360 Founder: Terry Miller HQ: Wellington website: www.eight360.com What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? Eight360 is a Virtual Reality hardware company based in Wellington, NZ. Over the last 7 years we have developed a world-unique motion experience platform called the NOVA. NOVA is a “virtual vehicle”, able to put you inside […]
Kickstarter leads to growth of KEA Outdoors’ survival kit
A Wanaka-based entrepreneur whose fly-fishing guiding business was wiped out after borders were closed during the Covid-19 pandemic has pivoted to create an outdoor survival kit, forming a startup named after his favourite bird. Matt Butler has founded KEA Outdoors, creating The KEA KIT, which he says has everything needed to rely on to “survive […]
Founder Q&A: Mister K
WHO: Mister K Founders: Lisa Ratahi & Rachel Bernhardi HQ: Hāwera website: www.misterk.co.nz What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? At Mister K, we have passionately developed a selection of tasty consumable crackers; Marlborough Sea salt, Rosemary & Garlic and Chilli & Cheese (with a new flavour soon to be launched!) Driven from […]
SME&E Festival Podcast: Tim Jones, What is B Corp and why is it a good idea for your business?
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. What is B Corp and why is it a good idea for your business? In this episode […]
Food and fibre capital raising programme launched
Planning for and securing capital for small-medium sized (SMEs) food and fibre businesses just got easier with the launch of Investment Ready – a twelve-week capital-raising preparation programme offering one-to-one and group capability building sessions. Investment Ready is designed to equip food and fibre businesses with the tools to prepare for and successfully raise investment […]
Founder Q&A: Noologica
WHO: Noologica FounderS: FABIAN LABRA SPRÖHNLE, ISIDORA LABRA ODDE, MYRIAM ODDE CATTAN HQ: NELSON website: Noologica.com What products, services, solutions or technology have you developed? Noologica is an open source and open science biotech startup developing a digital solution for the precise screening, triaging, diagnosis, and monitoring of neurodivergent and mental health conditions. Solutions we […]
SME&E Festival Podcast: David Remmerswaal, Search Engine Optimisation for beginners
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. Search Engine Optimisation for beginners In this episode of the SME&E Festival Podcast, festival organiser Craig Murray […]
Mindfulness is the core subject for online mental health programme TAIORA
Brady Polkinghorne was about half way through his ten year career in advertising when he realised it wasn’t the right industry for him. But it wasn’t till he met the team at Headspace that he began building a picture of what he thought his future might look like. “They were a client at my agency […]