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It was a late night ‘what am I doing with my life’ moment that set Sarah McGuinness on a path to lead a group of revolutionaries out into the business world. Their mission? To be the champions of change when it comes to embracing all aspects of wellbeing in the workforce. But it wasn’t quite […]

Sprout and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have partnered to launch their next mission… to find the very best entrepreneurs and startups who are looking to solve a problem or disrupt an existing business model in the Horticultural Industry, using digital tools and the latest in technology. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA, PROTOTYPE OR PROOF OF […]

In the two years since Sarah and Jason Johnson started their entrepreneurial journey, they’ve been on a steep learning curve. With a pandemic, a pivot and a back injury in the mix, the couple have proven that remaining agile is key to business success. Husband and wife team Sarah and Jason are crazy about craft […]

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” – which is exactly what Simon Leckey and Jess Bardsley-Hulme did last year when the global pandemic came knocking. Instead of letting it get in the way of their active lifestyle, they saw an opportunity for a business venture, and now matchfit, nearing launch, aims to help personal […]

Agrifoodtech is a growing segment between agtech (agriculture technology) and foodtech (food technology), that uses technology to disrupt and improve the global food and agriculture industries. Due to increasing pressures on global food supply chains, limited natural resources, a need to fill a human labour gap, and changing dietary demands, the industry is growing. Emerging […]

Starting a food truck in 2012 off the West Coast region of the South Island in a dairy farming town of approximately 200 people is “pretty tricky,” says Alisha McIntosh, owner of Gatherer Wholefoods & Bar. But being adaptable to a changing market has seen their little food truck grow into a coffeehouse in Hari […]

Kelsey Powell came to New Zealand from New York on a working visa six years ago, and now wants to introduce the country to others who may be thinking of living here. Powell, residing now in Queenstown with New Zealand residency, founded her startup The Kiwi Kit in September after she received many enquiries last […]

Christchurch software company MyIQ is set to expand into Australia with a unified digital reporting solution for businesses which integrates point of sale, inventory, rostering and accounting systems, so that a range of connected businesses – especially franchises – can collect and report the same retail data. MyIQ’s parent company 2IQ was founded by Christchurch […]