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InvestaMatch is the name of a new “matchmaking” portal aiming to make it easier for Kiwi entrepreneurs to find investors. The brainchild of a Central Otago family, InvestaMatch allows business owners and startups to get their business investment opportunity in front of potential investors from around the country by completing a simple form within the […]

A popular boxing based fitness programme has made its way to New Zealand with the help of a keen eyed Bay of Plenty entrepreneur, and Australian founders Tim West and four-time world champion boxer Danny Green hold high hopes for its uptake by Kiwi fitness fans. An avid researcher, programme developer West was involved in […]

A couple of years ago, a prominent visitor said we seemed to have a great business school, but he didn’t see a lot of business going on in it. He was right. We were not unusual, however. The idea that business schools were about business was something of a myth, both in New Zealand and […]

“We are frankly swamped with PR now,” says Rebecca Stevenson, Stuff’s National Business Editor. In a world where new startups and new businesses appear every day, it’s increasingly difficult to cut through. Which is why having a strong story for your business is so important. “It will elevate you above the crowd,” Rebecca says. “Journalists […]

Throughout history, commerce has always impacted society. Migration, import and export laws and even the creation of new social classes were all triggered by progress in business and trade. Today, our society is slowly trying to reach a state of equality between men and women. Could this be an area where businesses can affect change? […]

Smaller businesses are often reluctant to change something when what they have already seems ‘good enough.’ It can be challenging to see what’s possible with new technology, especially when it comes to the Cloud. Vitor Cabrera is Microsoft’s Marketing Manager for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in New Zealand. When it comes to investing in […]

Reducing the amount of waste we produce is one of the keys to curbing the devastating impact throwaway culture is having on the natural environment. But there is one major barrier that gets in the way—our inability to repair our own products. Steven Almond, an industrial designer by trade, experienced this first-hand when he decided […]

Northland’s Digital Enablement Group (DEG), in collaboration with the region’s four councils – Northland Regional Council, the Far North, Kaipara, and Whangarei District Councils – want people to help shape Northland’s digital future by completing the fourth annual Northland Internet Speed Survey. “The test will ask you how fast – or slow – is your […]

The Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) will welcome game development industry experts Tabitha Hayes and Adam Clark to Dunedin next week as part of CODE’s drive to further connect Dunedin with the international game development community. Visiting Dunedin from 28 January to 5 February, the pair have more than 30 years’ experience working in the […]

Online accounting software provider MYOB is again partnering with business accelerator Kōkiri after a successful launch in 2018. The accelerator programme helps Māori startups to pressure test their business, with the aim to rapidly increase the founder’s business capability as well and produce investor and growth ready ventures. The company will open its technology platforms […]

Helping local businesses to go further, faster, is the aim of a new technology focused sector development group, Hi-Tech Hawke’s Bay. Business Hawke’s Bay with the support of leading local technology entrepreneurs, EIT and some of the region’s largest companies, established Hi-Tech Hawke’s Bay to connect technology specialists across all sectors and work to: attract, […]

Holistic health and wellness company BePure has reached its recent equity crowd funding target of NZ$2m, through online investment platform, Snowball Effect. The capital, care of 265 investors who took part in the raise, will be used to develop new products and services across all three BePure businesses, as well as significantly expanding its premium […]