New Zealand Entrepreneur Events

The Network NZ Business Awards are on the hunt for talented business owners that have invested in developing new products and services and ventures, as well as improving the performance of their people and teams. Network NZ have opened their first annual New Zealand Business Awards and business owners who have operated their businesses for […]

With Cardrona and the Remarkables ski fields opening last weekend, and Queenstown’s Winterfest kicking off next week, for those of us in the South that can only mean one thing – we’re about half way through the year already. With that in mind, #nzentrepreneur checked in with friends around the country for a quick half […]

A new business ideas competition called The Pick: 2017 will give everyday Northlanders the chance to challenge their ‘nine to five norm’ and turn their business idea into a reality. Launched today, The Pick: 2017 competition is hosted by The Orchard Business and Event Hub in Whangarei, and supported by Northland economic development agency Northland […]

Global technology and digital recruitment company Talent has invited the best tech companies, startups, leaders and entrepreneurs from New Zealand and across the globe to enter the 2017 Talent Unleashed Awards. According to Talent Founder and Executive Chairman, Richard Earl, the Talent Unleashed Awards program, in its fifth year, was established to challenge and inspire […]

Vivek Thorman, iDEAStarter 2016 winner, 18–24 age group. Young Auckland entrepreneurial talent is being fostered with the launch of iDEAStarter – a competition which encourages young people to turn their energy and ideas into action. Entries to iDEAStarter are now open to all Aucklanders aged between 15–24 years who can either enter as a team, […]

GridAKL – at Auckland’s Innovation Precinct in Wynyard Quarter – has announced Generator as the operator of two new buildings opening in the precinct later this year. From September 2017, GridAKL will expand to occupy three buildings in the innovation precinct, bringing together a growing community of innovators, entrepreneurs, advisors and businesses ranging from start-ups through […]

The 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report was released earlier this year, benchmarking 45 of the world’s startup ecosystems on a range of metrics. In addition to ranking the worlds top 20 ‘startup hotspots’ from Silicon Valley (Ranked #1) to Tel Aviv (#5), Shanghai (#8) to Sydney (#17), the report provides some interesting insights into an additional 25 ecosystems, including New […]

Network NZ have announced their first annual New Zealand Business Awards, with nominations open from 30th June 2017. Network NZ is on the hunt for talented business owners that have invested in developing new products and services and ventures, as well as improving the performance of their people and teams. Business owners who have operated […]

Kiwi businesses are gearing up to take advantage of the growing online economy, but may not be aware of the developments that are occurring in logistics that support this business growth. In 2015, Kiwis spent more than $4.7 billion online – an amount that is set to grow as Kiwis adapt to online services (Nielsen). […]

Jumping aboard the entrepreneurship rocket early on is invaluable. You get to make the mistakes, learn important life lessons and start building your own life from a very early stage. Much earlier than most of your colleagues around the same age. Although mistakes will be made, here are four major mistakes that young entrepreneurs make. […]