In blockchain we trust
Businesses of all sizes and sectors will benefit from blockchain technology. While some people may still struggle to understand how it works, blockchain is enabling a steady revolution in trade
Businesses of all sizes and sectors will benefit from blockchain technology. While some people may still struggle to understand how it works, blockchain is enabling a steady revolution in trade
Parrotdog is a tale of three uni graduates named Matt β Matt Kristofski, Matt Warner and Matt Stevens β who pursued their passion for brewing beer and are today backed
Wairarapa-based financial advisory business RIVAL Wealth uses workplace flexibility as its primary growth strategy. Not only is it quickly driving success, itβs also winning them awards. Itβs fair to say
It was the intention of Justin Flitter, the organiser of the Blockworks event on October 12th..
Auckland-based VOICE is a specialist agency not afraid to get into the regions to assist companies with branding. Principal Jonathan Sagar uses a case study to highlight the dos and
Everyone likes to celebrate business success, but when it comes to business failure often the subject gets swept under the carpet. Yet failure offers up some of the biggest business lessons of all. We examine why businesses fail and how to deal with the associated stigma. We often hear the expression βfail your way to successβ around business circles, which sounds rather glib and idealistic, but we rarely discuss the subject of failure in any detail to better understand why businesses fail, what steps entrepreneurs can take to avoid failure, and what lessons we can learn from the overall experience. Weβve decided itβs time to bring business failure out into the open β but first a few stats. According to
Andy Kenworthy takes a look at some of the finalists in this yearβs NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards Going Circular Award. Is this the way of the future? Itβs early days in New Zealandβs transition to a circular economy. This is an economy in which the lifecycles of materials are maximised. Their use is optimised. At the end of life all materials are reutilised. Itβs one where waste no longer exists. Instead of degrading the natural world, our industrial processes would restore it. Taken to its logical conclusion the circular economy could be the most radical change to our way of life since the industrial revolution. This is not about how to βsustainβ the current way of doing things.
In a tiny South Taranaki township, local iwi owned business Kaitahi is helping grow a niche βnative superfoodβ industry for the benefit of generations to come. Sometimes success takes you by surprise. Kaitahi, The Native Superfood Company, only launched in May. But after exhibiting at three Fine Food Shows and winning Fine Food NZβs 2018 innovation award the company has potential clients lining up to take their product and in volumes they hadnβt dreamed of. As Kaitahiβs business development manager Leonie Matoe explains, after the Auckland Fine Food Show a senior executive from a major national outlet asked if the companyβs production could reach three tonnes. Leonie recounts that she said a very tentative βyesβ, before the potential customer asked
New Zealand has always used innovation to maintain its competitive edge. NZBusiness asked five North Island high-achieving innovators to share their thoughts on how to succeed through innovation β starting with Spaceworksβ Lizzi Whaley. There was a cute distraction at Lizzi Whaleyβs K-Road Spaceworks HQ the morning NZBusiness rocked up to research this story. Luckily there were other people there who could babysit the CEOβs totally lovable French bulldog, while we sat down to discuss innovation. Lizzi believes many Kiwi business owners donβt know what innovation is, what it looks like for their business or where to start. Innovation can perhaps be better described as agility, she says. The agility to move where the marketβs going, to what people want,
NZBusiness NOVEMBER Issue – OUT NOW For starters weβre No.1 A lot of international business surveys enter my inbox every week, and in many of them New Zealand ranks towards the top, if not at the top. A recent survey carried out by UK-based online marketing firm Reboot Digital Agency (rebootonline.com) delved into research to determine which of the worldβs economies rank the highest for ease of starting a business. Guess which economy pipped Hong Kongβs and Canadaβs to grab first place? New Zealand, of course! Yes, Aotearoa is the worldβs number one economy for starting a business, with a βDistance to Frontierβ (DTF*) rating of 99.96. In Auckland, says the report, βit would take just one procedure, half a day
Bill Bennett has been reviewing the marketplace in search of this yearβs standout personal computers. Heβs selected business-capable models to suit all budgets.
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