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GEN New Zealand releases manifesto to encourage greater entrepreneurship

NZ Entrepreneur

Watch the video interview now A network of more than 140 entrepreneurial businesses and organisations warns New Zealand is in danger of being left behind due to a lack of resources and insufficient policies to progress entrepreneurship. They collaborated to produce the manifesto, reflecting the views of network members.

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Knowledge Base: Angel funding insights with Bridget Unsworth, Angel Association New Zealand

NZ Entrepreneur

Watch now: (20 mins) In this edition of Knowledge Base, Richard Liew talks with Bridget Unsworth, Executive Director of Angel Association New Zealand (AANZ). What are they looking for in the founder they invest in? Are founders still investable if they don’t have previous business experience?

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500 Founders: Luke Campbell, Marta Meszaros, Andy Bowie & Abbe Hyde

NZ Entrepreneur

Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Startup founders should connect with other founders at similar stages to them, and ones who are a few steps ahead.”. ” Marta Meszaros – Founder. Never give up.”

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Editorial: We owe a duty of care to founder mental health and it requires a collaborative solution

NZ Entrepreneur

As for so many others though, the news of his death by suicide last year still came as a shock and with a deep sense of sadness. The founder of one global Kiwi clothing company recounted to me a few years ago a high pressure situation that had him curled in a ball at the bottom of the shower, puking his guts out.

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Budding entrepreneurs receive a head start with startup education scholarships

NZ Entrepreneur

A new batch of enterprising New Zealanders are being given the opportunity to fast track their ventures from idea through to startup, thanks to an online education initiative backed by Callaghan Innovation and entrepreneur education platform Startup NZ. ” Richard Liew, Startup NZ. ” Richard Liew, Startup NZ.

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A founders’ guide to capital raising

NZ Entrepreneur

That’s why it’s important for founders to understand that the clearer you can articulate the opportunity and its potential risks – and proposed mitigations – the better equipped investors will be to assess your business as a viable investment. The post A founders’ guide to capital raising appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Knowledge Base: Founder and director obligations with Kirsten Patterson, Institute of Directors

NZ Entrepreneur

mins) In this edition of Knowledge Base, Richard Liew talks with Kirsten “KP” Patterson, CEO of the Institute of Directors New Zealand. Many company founders are also directors of their own companies but often don’t understand the distinction between the two important roles. Watch now: (19.5 What is governance?