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So, your sales pipeline has slowed or stopped delivering altogether. Aside from a global pandemic, there could be several reasons business is down on your first half-year targets. Like a frustrated brewer crouched at the end of a long and complex alcohol still, you’re waiting patiently – make that desperately – for some liquid gold […]

Founders: Tully Alexandra and Cameron Scott HQ: Manawatu-Whanganui Solving personal needs is often the genesis of great ideas. Two entrepreneurs from Palmerston North did just that, as they explained to Erin Westover. What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? For farmers, capital items like machinery are generally expensive. At […]

Founder: Fiona Tomlinson HQ: Hawke’s Bay What problems do you solve and what products or services do you sell? We have found a unique way to put Hawke’s Bay’s renowned stone fruit on the world stage, diversifying our range in the process. The Damson Collection has built a reputation for its delicious range of condiments […]

At Chorus, we know just how important it is to have a reliable internet connection when you’re starting out. Whether it’s running apps in the Cloud or video-calling with new prospects, you can’t afford to have internet issues at peak times. As New Zealand’s largest internet infrastructure operator, we enable thousands of businesses to connect […]

Since arriving on our shores nearly a decade ago, the global phenomenon known as Startup Weekend’s have become an important part of the New Zealand startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem. But organising them is no mean feat as Wellington-based organisers Ryan Walker and Travis Cornwall explained to Dan Moskovitz. Techstars Startup Weekend’s are weekend-long experiential learning […]

Christchurch – a city that has had a pounding over the last decade – seems to be rising like the proverbial phoenix. Not only has most of the earthquake rubble been replaced by a city centre full of laneways and whimsical charm, the city seems awash with a population hellbent on ambitious innovation resulting in […]

Palmerston North company, Hyperceptions, is gearing up to take its remote sensing technology to the market, in a bid to transform the way fertiliser is applied on NZ hill country farms. Covering 1000 ha per hour, the hyperspectral aerial technology identifies chemical makeup and health of vegetation, and nutrient fertility status of soil, thus providing […]

Four New Zealand business owners share how they’ve looked after their own wellbeing during the tougher moments of COVID-19, and how they’re preparing to recover and thrive. If you asked someone six months ago about the key skill required to be a successful small business owner, they might have said something like creativity, perseverance or […]