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.
Budget 2025 – aka the no BS budget – has been welcomed by sections of the business community as a credible and growth-focused response to economic pressures. But concerns raised over KiwiSaver changes.
SMEs say they want real action on tax relief and regulatory reform from Budget 2025.
More than 400 business leaders from across New Zealand are set to converge at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland next week for the inaugural Icehouse Ignite ‘25 Growth Summit.
New data shows that New Zealand’s small businesses are increasingly turning to lending to manage cashflow and fund expansion.
When 14-year-old Lilah McDonald set her sights on changing the world, she started with something simple, but vital – drinking fountains.
For the first time in five years, optimism among New Zealand SMEs is leading economic sentiment, according to a new survey.
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