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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 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 […]

There’s plenty of fish in the sea, until there isn’t. And with some species near extinction from overfishing (particularly in the waters off North America), drastic action had to be taken to ensure greater sustainability and compliance in the commercial fishing industry. Enter SnapIT, whose work was discovered by one of New Zealand’s largest fishing […]

When two pilots were made redundant during Covid, they turned their attention to something completely different that they had in common: cryptocurrency. Craig Duffield and Jitendra Maharaj, cofounded Pay It Now New Zealand, the first company in New Zealand to create a layer-2 cryptocurrency payment gateway. “Pay It Now aims to be the Stripe of […]

Katherine Blaney, Managing Director at Global Entrepreneurship Network New Zealand (‘GEN NZ’), explains the purpose behind a new survey to uncover the roadblocks for entrepreneurs in Aotearoa New Zealand. If you have started a business, or are thinking of starting a business, please help us make entrepreneurship in Aotearoa more supportive, more enjoyable, and – […]