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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.

Off to a solid start

Start-upBusinessMay 18, 2015

Just two years after launching Sorbet, 27-year-old Christchurch entrepreneur Brianne West is on course to building a significant, sustainable, global brand of natural beauty products.

Rattling the (safety) cage

Start-upBusinessApril 21, 2015

Auditz is a Cromwell-based health and safety start-up making waves in the adventure tourism industry. Founder Duncan Faulkner reveals why he has such a passion for making the industry safer.

Off to a flyer

Start-upGrowthFebruary 11, 2015

Creative Hype is a Christchurch company that’s rapidly becoming a strong player in the international sports promotion and marketing arena. Not surprisingly it took out the 2014 ANZ Flying Start Business Plan competition.

Buying a Business: what you need to know

Start-upStart-upJanuary 14, 2015

Ever dreamt of being your own boss; of owning your own business? Richard O'Brien has some tips to help your homework.

Simon says “rinse and repeat”

Start-upGrowthNovember 24, 2014

Simon Slade developed his own tried and true method for developing e-commerce products and services. It has helped his company Doubledot Media make the Deloitte Fast 50 not once, but twice.

Build to sell

Start-upStart-upNovember 24, 2014

Australian-born entrepreneur and angel investor Tom McKaskill drifted into business from academia and consultancy after spotting a software for small business need in the UK. Pioneer Computer Systems went from three people in Tom’s dining room to more than 160 staff in just 12 years, before being sold.

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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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