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Innovation Nation 2021 Interview: James Pinner
INTERVIEW: JAMES PINNER ROLE: CHIEF EXECUTIVE ORGANISATION: NZ GROWTH CAPITAL PARTNERS WEB: WWW.NZGCP.CO.NZ Innovation Nation is a series celebrating stories of innovation and entrepreneurship from around New Zealand. Innovation Nation proudly supported by: Supporter Spotlight: Offers and services from NZ Entrepreneur supporters!
Innovation Nation 2021 Interview: Olivia Wensley
INTERVIEW: OLIVIA WENSLEY ROLE: CHIEF EXECUTIVE ORGANISATION: STARTUP QUEENSTOWN-LAKES WEB: WWW.STARTUPQUEENSTOWNLAKES.COM Innovation Nation is a series celebrating stories of innovation and entrepreneurship from around New Zealand. Innovation Nation proudly supported by: Supporter Spotlight: Offers and services from NZ Entrepreneur supporters!
Innovation Nation 2021 Interview: Erin Wansbrough
INTERVIEW: ERIN WANSBROUGH ROLE: CHIEF EXECUTIVE ORGANISATION: SODA INC WEB: WWW.SODAINC.COM Who is Your Organisation? Soda is a Hamilton based business growth ecosystem that provides support, programmes and connections for ambitious Kiwi founders, startups and businesses. We help businesses grow through applied rigour, structure and processes. Soda offers a range of tried and tested programmes […]
Innovation Nation 2021 Interview: Dorien Vermaas
INTERVIEW: DORIEN VERMAAS ROLE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO MANAGER ORGANISATION: MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL WEB: WWW.MARLBOROUGH.GOVT.NZ Innovation Nation is a series celebrating stories of innovation and entrepreneurship from around New Zealand. Innovation Nation proudly supported by: Supporter Spotlight: Offers and services from NZ Entrepreneur supporters!
Berkano is about to level up its vegan meat venture
Christchurch vegan food company Berkano Foods is about to roll out a new and distinctive range of alternative meat proteins, making the most of hard-won distribution deals with New Zealand’s top supermarket chains. It was a difficult battle for the first few years of the startup though, as the millennial founders of Berkano invested $30,000 […]
Innovation Nation 2021 Interview: Nats Subramanian
INTERVIEW: NATS SUBRAMANIAN ROLE: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ORGANISATION: CENTRAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WEB: WWW.CEDA.NZ Who is Your Organisation? We are CEDA, the Central Economic Development Agency representing Palmerston North and Manawatu. We exist to drive and facilitate the creation of growth and economic wealth in Manawatu and beyond. With expertise in marketing, communications, business support […]
Marketing lessons abound with Chia Sisters rebrand
Nelson company Chia Sisters is a leader in sustainable practices in New Zealand. Now, a rebrand shows just what makes their drinks ‘functional beverages’. When Chloe van Dyke, who has a background in neuroscience, began creating a nutritious drink that could fuel her athletic family members, she might have never thought the result would turn […]
Complicated website coding is no longer a barrier with SquareKicker
Without Covid-19 interrupting the typical workflow of Hannah and Nick Ippolito’s web design business at the start of 2020, the two may never have had the opportunity to create SquareKicker – and life would certainly look very different right now for the Nelson-based couple. As one of the world’s largest online website building platforms, Squarespace […]