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The future of New Zealand’s tourism tech industry is being shaped by startups taking part in Lightning Lab Tourism: a three month accelerator based at Christchurch Airport. The accelerator is focusing on building a sustainable innovation ecosystem for the future of tourism in New Zealand. With only a couple of weeks left until the end […]

As the growth of New Zealand continues its upward trajectory, so too does our need for adequate infrastructure. Growth and demand are continually surpassing what councils have the ability to fund, leaving us lurching from one under-funded project to another, or worse still, leaving many key projects to be placed on hold. We are reaching […]

If you’re in retail (or thinking about it), success requires a smart balance of risk management and risk taking. Here are six areas of business that top performing retail businesses manage well. What opportunities are you missing, or risks can you reduce, in each area? Cash flow tactics A long wait between buying stock and […]

A world-first new tool is now available that you can use to identify in one click if a trade mark image, logo or word is unique or not. Trade Mark Check is now available from The Intellectual Property Office of NZ (IPONZ) on their website www.iponz.govt.nz. Using a phone, tablet or laptop, you can quickly […]

To help new and aspiring business owners, accounting software provider MYOB has launched the 2019 Head Start for Startups competition, now in its second year. From measuring the health of rivers and lakes with remote sensing technology, to capturing rotating beer tap data in real time, Kiwis are an entrepreneurial bunch. And while starting a […]

In the second of a three part series, serial entrepreneur and investor Josh Comrie explains why choosing the level you want to play at before you invest in building a business, is key. At least two or three times a month, I have the same, typical conversation with a friend, associate or acquaintance wanting business […]

If you watched Shark Tank in early August last year, you’d have seen two entrepreneurs hoping the ground would open up and swallow them when pitching their camping tent startup to a group of investors. You’d have cringed and squirmed (or perhaps reveled in schadenfreude), as the investors asked them some fairly basic questions about […]

Blackbird Ventures is excited to announce that we are bringing Blackbird’s community-driven approach to venture capital to New Zealand. We are raising a seed fund dedicated to Kiwi founders, opening an Auckland office that I will head up along with analyst Tip Piumsomboon, and bringing our flagship conference, The Sunrise, to the North Island on […]

Doing a business feasibility study first will help you figure out whether your new business idea is worth your time, energy and money – all very precious commodities. It will help you calculate, analyse and project what will be involved and the likelihood of success. Your big, bold business idea. So bright and shiny, it’s […]

In the first of a three part series on early stage business investment, we asked serial entrepreneur and investor Josh Comrie what three key things New Zealand entrepreneurs must get better at when it comes to seeking angel investment. I made my first investment in the stock market when I was 12 years old. I […]

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is calling for New Zealand companies to join the Singapore Tourism Accelerator. The pilot programme, which will run for two years, aims to develop solutions to long-standing issues, as well as developing new ideas that will transform the tourism sector. Mr Poh Chi Chuan, Director, Digital Transformation, Singapore Tourism Board, […]

The Online Business Accelerator team are running a free live webinar on Friday 5 July, to help Kiwi businesses generate more visitors, enquiries and warmer leads from your website. Your (virtual) pass includes $250 worth of Facebook and website marketing templates, swipe sheets along with a fill-in-the-blanks booklet, so that you can personalise the content […]