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How Stuart Savage is redefining Gen Z entrepreneurship with Tuare

Start-upEntrepreneursMarch 12, 2026

Gen Z entrepreneurship isn’t just about tech start-ups or chasing scale. For young Kiwis like Stuart Savage, it’s about creativity, culture, and community – building ventures that carry meaning, craft, and legacy.

Dental as anything: How Wellington start-up Solid is remaking toothpaste

Start-upStart-upJuly 7, 2025

A hygienist troubled by the volume of plastic waste in the dental sector, Laura Nixon founded Solid with her husband Adam McConnochie.

Joy where there is grief

Start-upStart-upApril 25, 2016

It’s potentially the biggest disruption to New Zealand’s funeral industry in 150 years. Jude Mannion has unleashed her Fresh Funerals online start-up, and soon things will never be the same.

Meetups teach women the ropes

Start-upBusinessFebruary 15, 2016

Californian-turned-New Zealand social media strategist Francesca Alexander is using Hollywood-style Meetups to help empower female entrepreneurs.

Op-shop ‘til you drop

Start-upBusinessNovember 23, 2015

Designer Wardrobe is a thriving online business that grew out of a single Facebook group. Today it has in excess of 40,000 members, a community built around friendships and offers a totally unique op-shopping experience.

At your beck & call

Start-upStart-upAugust 17, 2015

Ever wondered what it would be like to have a personal concierge? Aucklanders are already experiencing the reality through Brian Dewil’s clever UrbanSherpa start-up.

Making Waves

Start-upStart-upJuly 20, 2015

Paul Winton and Scott Fenton’s innovative surfboard ‘manufacturing cells’ are set to revolutionise the world’s surfboard industry.

Entrepreneurial Success: it’s not about the location

Start-upStart-upJuly 6, 2015

San Francisco based Stephen N. Anderson reminds us that leading entrepreneurship doesn't necessarily come out of technology trend centres.

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NZBusiness Knowledge Series: Stop winging it, build a business strategy that actually works

Thursday 30 July 2026 | 7:00am – 9:00am

📍 Covert Theatre, 51 Mackelvie Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland

Everyone talks about the importance of business strategy, but what does it actually mean in practice? Strategy trainer Ryan Sproull cuts through the jargon to give SME owners a clear, practical framework for thinking strategically about their business.

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NZBusiness June 2026

Practical AI insights, Kiwi tech innovators, and the tools helping Kiwi SMEs compete on a global stage. It’s all packed into this special tech issue of NZBusiness.

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