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.
What began as a business founded around a kitchen table, Wallace Cotton this year marks its 20th anniversary.
Voyager Internet has announced that its founder, Seeby Woodhouse, will return as Chief Executive Officer effective 1 October 2025.
When PM Chris Luxon visited the NZBusiness office in Northcote, Auckland recently, he took time to share his thoughts on technology, growth, and the critical role of SMEs in New Zealand’s economic recovery.
Amazon Web Services has launched its NZ$7.5b AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region, a move set to create 1,000 jobs, boost GDP by nearly $11b, and give Kiwi organisations faster, local access to cloud services.
Two reports released today paint a mixed picture for AI adoption within businesses which are capitalising on the benefits but finding scaling a challenge.
After a quarter-century helping New Zealanders buy and sell businesses, Christchurch-based NZBizBuySell has been sold to Bizstats.
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