Start-up funding pilot reveals scale of gap in traditional lending
A pilot programme’s runaway demand has exposed just how many promising New Zealand startups are being turned away by traditional bank lending.
A pilot programme’s runaway demand has exposed just how many promising New Zealand startups are being turned away by traditional bank lending.
New Zealand’s sustainable innovators remain confident about growth, but a new report shows many are struggling to access the capital and conditions needed to actually scale.
NZ Rent A Car (Nelson) has now added several prestige vehicles to its rental fleet, just in time for summer adventures in the region and beyond.
New Zealand’s SMEs are heading into the holiday season with renewed confidence according to new data from MYOB.
Shifting just 10 percent of household spending from big retailers to small businesses could inject an additional $11 billion into New Zealand’s small business economy.
New Zealand’s small business sector is showing its first glimmers of recovery in sales after a prolonged period of stagnation according to new report.
Westpac NZ is making a $100 million commitment to lend to start-up businesses, the bank says providing a helping hand to small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Investor confidence has fallen to its weakest level since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic according to ASB’s Investor Confidence Survey.
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