2012-04-26 09:20:29 // Idealog
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Commercialisation professionals from around the country will be gathering in Wellington next week at the KiwiNet Commercialisation Forum to delve into the hot topic of market-led tech transfer.
2012-03-19 09:44:56 // Idealog
LanzaTech is extending its relationship with New Zealand Steel with a new trans-Tasman agreement for a pilot project to convert waste gases to low carbon fuels and chemicals.
2012-02-29 13:43:22 // Paul Adams
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New Zealand is at a public research crossroad: push it into the real world or continue to write off vast amounts.
2012-02-03 08:30:31 // Esther Goh
The government has plenty of opportunities to deepen New Zealand's capital markets and fix IP laws to stimulate innovation, a briefing to the incoming commerce minister reads.
2011-11-25 10:59:13 // Idealog
New Zealand is forging closer ties with one of the largest research organisations in the US with the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Texas A&M University System.
2011-11-17 13:06:28 // Sarah Robson
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Steven Steger knows how to sell patents. The proof: he’s fresh from selling bankrupted Canadian telecommunications company Nortel’s patent portfolio for US$4.5 billion.
2011-11-07 17:10:20 // Idealog
Dunedin-based Pacific Edge has added to its suite of patents with new ones issued in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand for its technology for the detection of gastric cancer.
2011-10-03 09:39:48 // Idealog
Industrial Research Limited (IRL) and the University of Auckland’s commercialisation company UniServices are planning to team up to boost business innovation in the high-value manufacturing sector.
2011-08-10 09:37:40 // Esther Goh
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Massey University business incubator ecentre celebrated its 10th anniversary last week, with chief executive Steve Corbett setting an ambitious five-year goal of tripling its revenue from alumni companies to $100 million.
2011-08-01 10:52:04 // Esther Goh
Dr Dianne Gleeson has won the inaugural Women in Science Entrepreneurship Award, receiving $50,000 of venture development advice and access to an international advisory board with experience in science commercialisation.
2011-07-21 10:01:23 // Idealog
Hawkeye UAV Limited, a Palmerston North aviation company, has been awarded $30,000 as the first successful applicant in a new government programme dedicated to the Manawatu.
2011-07-13 11:15:28 // Vanessa Ellingham
The Kiwi Innovation Network will help homegrown projects "excite and harness investor appetite", according to one of its founding members.
2011-06-30 10:00:00 // Esther Goh
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Survive & Thrive, an expo and series of workshops, is all about enabling creative types to tap into the business-minded part of their brains.
2010-03-18 10:02:02 // Andy Kenworthy
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“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” An exit strategy should be part of any business plan worth its salt. Plus what you’re really selling and the sale of the century.
2010-03-17 12:02:14 // Andy Kenworthy
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Kiwi businesses have too often been timid, flightless creatures. Plus the risk and our export checklist.
2010-03-15 10:43:30 // Andy Kenworthy
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When James Madelin developed and marketed new photographic equipment, BNZ was behind him all the way
2010-03-15 10:31:47 // Andy Kenworthy
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“People think that the biggest hurdle is getting investors. It isn’t. It is getting customers.”
2010-03-10 11:27:03 // Andy Kenworthy
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If you are relying on trust, it’s because you haven’t done the right paperwork. Plus IP help on the cheap.
2010-03-08 10:32:51 // Andy Kenworthy
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You’ll need more money—much more. And a watertight business plan is the best way to get investors onside. Plus meet an angel.
2009-12-17 10:38:00 // Andy Kenworthy
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It’s just possible your wonderful idea will make you rich. It’s almost certain that it will make you poor first. If you want a quiet life with a steady income, where you always know where the next pay cheque is coming from, commercialising ideas is probably not for you. If you are ready to risk it, talk to an accountant. You’ll need a sound business plan and financial structures that are robust enough to cope with tight times—or rapid success. And there are some important tax and liability issues that can be devastating if overlooked.
2009-12-16 11:06:00 // Andy Kenworthy
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The point at which people really get excited about an idea is when they can reach out and touch it, kick its tyres and take it for a spin. This is also a very exciting point for the innovator. Once you have created your prototype, there is every chance you may discover new markets and applications for you innovation as people get hold of it and interact with it in unexpected ways. If things go really well, this may also be your first opportunity to show something concrete to potential partners, investors and customers, to whet their appetites and pry open their wallets.
2009-12-14 12:19:19 // Andy Kenworthy
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Every business likes its customers, but not every business can define them—who they are, what they buy, what they read, what they watch, how much money they spend and where. But be warned: doing your research and refining that strategic business plan could take anywhere from weeks to months
2009-12-11 11:09:23 // Andy Kenworthy
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Why is a low-end Lexus more sought after than a top-of-the-line Toyota, given they are made by the same people? Why do you feel all international and summery when you drink Sol and staunch when you drink Lion Red? It’s because everybody judges a book by its cover.
2009-12-10 13:04:51 // Andy Kenworthy
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The dog ate my intellectual property protection. If you find yourself snapping a self-portrait while holding up some sketchy diagrams and today’s paper or posting notes to yourself by registered mail in an effort to prove that your original inspirational ideas are indeed yours, you need help.
2009-12-09 09:43:45 // Andy Kenworthy
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Your business plan is a vital part of structuring the early development of your business, and will act as a dashboard to manage your starship Enterprise once she’s operational. Remember you are planning to make the jump to light speed at some point, so plot a sensible course. Here's how to go about strategic planning, and a template for crafting a winning business plan.
2009-12-08 14:09:12 // Andy Kenworthy
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The first thing to get clear in your mind about the innovation and ideation process is that it is a process, and one you should consciously control.
2009-12-08 14:08:35 // Andy Kenworthy
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This guide helps New Zealanders turn their ideas into world-beating products, businesses and brands. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own, you’re working on other people’s ideas or you’d simply like your company to be more innovative, you’ll find essential answers in these pages
