SME business owners know they have to spend more time on the business and less in the business, but there is a strong functional
Businesses tend to be wary of advertising on blogs, especially ones that are targeted at a niche market. Julia Atkinson, the brains behind popular
Author Maya Angelou said people will forget what you say and what you do, but not how you made them feel. That’s key to
After months of chocolate milk madness in the North Island - security guards in dairy aisles, limits of two per person, knock-offs in cafes
It’s that time of year again, TEDxAuckland talkers are ready to inform and inspire.
Security guards in the dairy aisle, panic buying in the grocery section, counterfeits in schools, knock-offs in cafes, a burgeoning secondary market on Trade
They’re insidious and they’re everywhere - the trade mark trolls who are filing trade mark applications to own New Zealand exported brands. Johnathan Chen,
Start-ups are hard, and start-ups with physical products are even harder. Grow Wellington and Creative HQ aim to share some of their digital mojo
Breathe Easy has launched on Snowball Effect after raising funds through VC and angel investors.
UPDATE: SellShed have hit their funding target of $250,000 in just four weeks via equity crowdfunding platform PledgeMe.
Fed up with bashing his head fumbling at the back of his computer trying to stick his USB stick in the right way round,
We swear it’s not an April Fool’s joke, and promise it’s an event filled with swinging fun, fabulous drinks, and a nerve-wrecking pitching circle
Invivo will use broking firms for its $2m equity crowdfunding push
Raglan Coconut Yoghurt sends product to Nelson – via Christchurch, is taste-tested by Farro Fresh, and hand-stick their final label
The problem with innovators is they search for solutions before they identify the problem
New Zealand’s geographical isolation. That’s what makes it so hard for Kiwi innovators to generate funding for their exciting new projects, right?
SMEs are the lifeblood of the NZ economy. But rather than feeling valued by big private and public sector organisations, many SMEs reckon they
The Christchurch earthquakes changed the rules around heritage buildings. Dunedin had to decide to bowl or strengthen. Suzanne Middleton talked to some enlightened enthusiasts
China is New Zealand’s single largest export market, with the value of goods sold there exceeding $12 billion in 2014 – twice that of
It marks a shift away from a decade-long trend of the consumerisation of IT, when mass adoption of technologies like large screen smartphones and
Nixing middlemen and establishing owned sales and distribution promises greater rewards – but not without a fair bit of increased risk. Thankfully it’s not
Jimi Hunt, depression sufferer and creator of World’s Biggest Waterslide, says brand support is crucial to beat the stigma of mental illness and depression
Peter Beck's start-up scores international funding to get his rocket into space later this year
Before attending the six-week Venture Up programme, Aditi Gorasia has never spent more than two weeks away from home. Six week later, she learns
Raglan Coconut Yoghurt founders Seb & Tesh recently got a big-as commercial fridge to cater to the growing demand for their yoghurt business. The
Who scooped up top medals at the NZ Direct Marketing Awards 2015?