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When lockdown threatened to make it impossible for NZ property owners to have their home professionally valued due to social distancing restrictions, Kiwi tech tool Valocity Connect stepped in. In March, as New Zealand’s COVID-19 Alert Level 4 played whack-a-mole with our economy, fintech company Valocity Global pivoted by introducing the Valocity Connect app. This […]

In a sector that has been calling out for the last decade for skilled, well-trained staff, Prodigi Technology Services founder Dan Faulknor has found a niche that enables more New Zealand businesses to access specialised IT skills without needing to employ full-time staff. “We frequently work as virtual team members for our clients to supplement […]

Tauranga-based Sweet Dough Co. is bringing American-style cookies and ice-cream sandwiches across New Zealand. It took four years for cookie connoisseur and Sweet Dough Co. founder Jess Lowcher to develop the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Originally from the United States, she found that ‘biscuits’ were often too dry, and flavours relied mostly on the chocolate. […]

Founder: Nicola Todd HQ: Waikato What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? Zay sell practical, durable and beautiful bags that support our customers to be kinder to our planet by providing an alternative to single use plastic bags, while improving livelihoods for the weavers that create them by hand […]

Part One: Identifying your target customers The internet has radically changed how we do business. It offers customers more choice and more information at a greater convenience than they’ve ever had before. If you own or run a business—no matter its size—it is essential you have an effective online presence—one that connects you to your […]

Winners of the inaugural HealthTech Supernode Challenge – a national innovation challenge powered by ChristchurchNZ, Kiwinet, and Ryman Healthcare – were announced at the Awards Ceremony in Christchurch last night. After an electrifying and inspiring series of pitches, ​Richard McCulloch​ from NextStep was crowned as the Best Startup Team and the Overall Winner of the […]

Wanaka entrepreneur Chanelle O’Sullivan has taken a generations-old alcoholic beverage, given it a distinctly New Zealand flavour and has sent it sparkling into the 21st Century. Her startup company Borage & Bee Meadery has launched, with the honey-infused drink rolling out onto shelves around the country and online this month. Unfamiliar with mead? It’s traditionally […]

One of the most difficult challenges small business owners face, as they attempt to ride out this recession, is uncertainty about the future. And of course, uncertainty makes it tricky to plan, let alone to feel confident about staying afloat. But according to business advisor Luke Kemeys from nextAdvisory, if business owners can remain agile […]