NZBusiness February 2022

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Show us the money: A guide to raising capital

Securing investor funding is the key to accelerating business growth, particularly for fledgling ventures. NZBusiness shares advice from three of New Zealand’s leading funding platforms. It was well-known US venture

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What you need to know about Windows 11

Should you upgrade now to Windows 11? Bill Bennett explains there’s no need to rush into it. But the day will certainly come. When Microsoft announced Windows 10 in 2015,

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How to hold onto your best people

In light of the so-called ‘Great Resignation’, Frances Bearne from Human Focus Consulting shares smart strategies to help business owners retain their top talent. The changes over the past 18

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How the world sees us now

David Downs goes around the world to see what other markets’ current perceptions of New Zealand can teach us, and identify which of our values we should spotlight in 2022.

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Riding High

Nelson-based Hybrid Bikes received the Supreme accolade at the 2021 David Awards. For owner manager Frank Witowski it’s further proof his business, and product, meets a high performance benchmark. The

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Living, sharing the dream

Q&A: Sally Duxfield, owner of Makahika Outdoor Pursuit Centre and Aotearoa’s first fully sustainable, luxury off-the-grid retreat opens up on her projects and passions.

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What Simon says, Simon does

Taranaki’s Simon Moore never lets any hurdle get in the way of an innovative business idea. And he’s just teed off what could be his best idea yet. By Annie Gray. Serial entrepreneur Simon Moore may well be what is known as a polymath. Or, as Wikipedia describes it: “An individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.” Asked about this, Simon doesn’t agree or disagree but says he knows that ‘experts’ become ‘experts’ in a very narrow body of knowledge and that if you want to have a big, dangerous idea, you have to ask a lot of stupid questions. New Plymouth-based Simon is now getting

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Putting the ‘Art” into Artisan brewing

Like many artisan brewing ventures, Gail Matthew’s Kc Kombucha brand was born in the pantry. Now three years after launching, she’s ready to supercharge her business. Gail Matthew is used to doing it tough in business. Prior to starting Kc Kombucha she had spent some 20 years working in the hospitality sector trying her arm at various ventures including a licensed café in Grey Lynn. She’s also qualified in naturopathic medicine, is a medical herbalist, and ran a naturopathic business from home when her two children were still young. Then the GFC’s fallout, and health issues suffered by her son, impacted heavily on Gail’s stress levels. So she closed her business to focus on her children and looking back, remembers

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NZBusiness February 2022

Putting the art into artisan brewing
What Simon says, Simon does – Simon Moore
8 Golden Money rules for business owners
Show us the money – Guide to raising capital
Smooth landings – EOFY accounts
How cryptocurrency can help your business