NEW ZEALAND'S ONLINE MAGAZINE FOR ENTREPRENEURS, STARTUPS AND SME BUSINESS BUILDERS
Articles and insights about starting up businesses and social enterprises.
So you’ve decided you want to be an entrepreneur. That’s great. But you have no money and therefore have also decided to wait until you get some before you start your entrepreneurial journey. That’s not so great. Time to learn…
Just because your business might be small, it’s important not to lose sight of your financial obligations. IN THE BEGINNING When you first start out in business, often itโs just you. Youโre the one up early sketching out business plans,…
With winter truly upon us, itโs important to understand how the seasons in business affect our success as entrepreneurs. One of the key strengths of the entrepreneur is the continual desire to move things forward, to continuously improve things and…
Business leaders tend to be incredibly busy individuals. โBusynessโ should never be confused with effectiveness, however. We need to switch from being busy to achieving results. Assuming you have a clear vision for your business, and have carefully chosen a…
Collaboration is key to changing the ratio for female founders. The clientโs boardroom was lavish. A beautiful oak table took pride of place in the centre of the room and expensive artworks hung from the surrounding walls. I took my…
Ever thought about starting a business with your husband, wife or partner? Maybe you know a couple or couples who run a business together and are wondering how they can stand it? Here entrepreneur mentor, Sandy Geyer, responds to just…
Question: I have been tempted many times to start my own business, but I am concerned about the lack of security as an entrepreneur and wonder if itโs just best to stay employed so that I can be sure of…
Seed capital investment due diligence normally focuses on the startup. But hereโs how the founder can put would-be investors through their paces. One of the big decisions facing company founders is whether to bootstrap โ that is, fund the companyโs…
The 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report was released earlierย this year, benchmarking 45ย of the world’s startup ecosystems on a range of metrics. In addition to ranking the worlds top 20 ‘startupย hotspots’ย from Silicon Valley (Ranked #1) toย Tel Aviv (#5), Shanghai (#8) to…
There is a common conception that FinTech remains the preserve of the early adopter. It is certainly fair to arrive at this conclusion โ after all, the media’s portrayal of FinTech is one of futuristic mobile payments, ethereal discussions about…
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