Cooking up a storm
February 12, 2020
Winning the 2019 David Awards was one of many highlights last year for Christchurch’s Alex Watson and The Little Bone Broth Company.
Winning the 2019 David Awards was one of many highlights last year for Christchurch’s Alex Watson and The Little Bone Broth Company.
Sarah McMurray and Mark Ternent like to think of their business partnership as a Yin and Yang dynamic. It has served their IT business well over the years. They make an interesting
NZBusiness identifies the triggers that can lead to depression and anxiety amongst business owners, demystifies the subject, and shares some expert coalface advice.
NZBusiness sat down with both providers and users to better understand the benefits, the issues, and the realities of shared workspaces.
Overcoming adversity is the common theme throughout the December issue of NZBusiness.
When Yuri Aristarco and Daniela Burlando said ‘arrivederci’ to Italy, for life in Nelson and their artisan gelato business, they were committing themselves to a unique set of challenges. It’s
Winning the 2019 David Awards was one of many highlights last year for Christchurch’s Alex Watson and The Little Bone Broth Company.
Sarah McMurray and Mark Ternent like to think of their business partnership as a Yin and Yang dynamic. It has served their IT business well over the years. They make an interesting duo – particularly when you examine their respective backgrounds. Sarah McMurray was a pioneer female systems engineer with Fujitsu, promoted from a young age. An avid surfer (Peka Peka beach is her local favourite) and qualified surf lifesaver, she set up Kapiti-based GTB IT Solutions in 1999, initially to provide corporate-quality IT support “without corporate’s bad bits”. Sarah’s goal was to eventually swap the business for an outdoor adventure enterprise – but that has yet to happen. Mark Ternent began his career in the Navy – rising to the rank
NZBusiness identifies the triggers that can lead to depression and anxiety amongst business owners, demystifies the subject, and shares some expert coalface advice.
NZBusiness sat down with both providers and users to better understand the benefits, the issues, and the realities of shared workspaces.
Overcoming adversity is the common theme throughout the December issue of NZBusiness.
When Yuri Aristarco and Daniela Burlando said ‘arrivederci’ to Italy, for life in Nelson and their artisan gelato business, they were committing themselves to a unique set of challenges. It’s a classic story of business romance. Travel to the other side of the world; fall in love with a city; set up a business creating true artisan gelato; and proceed to make the local, and wider, population swoon with delight. That’s the story of Yuri Aristarco and Daniela Burlando and their Nelson-based Gelato Roma business. The couple believed Europe would not offer the lifestyle they were looking for – such as spending more time with their two children, working fairer hours, with less pressure and easy daily access to fulfilling
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