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Soda is searching for ambitious female entrepreneurs from around New Zealand to apply for its new seed grant competition – Rise Up – and be in to win $10,000. Sponsored by Callaghan Innovation, Wintec and Chow: Hill Architects, Rise Up is targeted at Kiwi female entrepreneurs – regardless of their age, where they live or […]

Covid-19 has turned the world on its head, but it’s also sparked accelerated change in health-tech – and attracted a large amount of capital globally[1]. That mixed with an aging population, the need for personalised care, privacy, digitalisation and value-based care, its no wonder healthcare has become one of the world’s largest and fastest growing […]

I was talking with a good friend of mine about how he would love to be able to go into business for himself. This is someone I have known for over 20 years. We went to school and university together and he is one of the smartest, hard-working and nicest guys I know. Since university […]

Venture Taranaki (Taranaki’s Regional Development Agency) has added an extra three podcasts to its PowerUp Podcasts suite, rounding out the first series of eight episodes.  As part of Taranaki’s entrepreneurship initiative PowerUp, the PowerUp Podcasts celebrate Taranaki entrepreneurs and innovators who are leaving their mark on the world, while living the famous Taranaki lifestyle.  Already-released […]

Global research by leadership development platform Abroad, reveals only 6% of entrepreneurial leaders feel mentally and emotionally well. New Zealand is pioneering a solution – backed by New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP), Callaghan Innovation, New Zealand Trade Enterprise (NZTE), Angel Association New Zealand (AANZ) and investors. After 1,300 entrepreneurs took Abroad’s Awareness Assessment and […]

In this interview Richard Liew talks to entrepreneur and self-taught “growth hacker” Kale Panoho, co-founder at digital growth firm K&J Growth and Rugby Bricks, a rugby kicking tee company taking New Zealand made kicking tees and coaching know-how to the world. In 2016 Panoho published a step by step account of how he helped launch […]

So you’ve decided to take the plunge and start a business. Well done you! Having mentally prepared yourself for what lies ahead by researching, reading about and talking with others about what it takes to start a business, you know that ‘success lies on the far side of failure’ and are prepared for the risks […]

A week out from the PowerUp Ideas Competition Finals Night, Venture Taranaki, the Regional Development Agency for Taranaki, is shining a spotlight on the top five finalists. We asked three questions, each finalist gave us an insight into the entrepreneurial growth and development they’ve experienced during the competition process.  A popular evening on the Taranaki […]