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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. Adam Townsend, Bike Matrix.

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Portfolio Management – Learning from experienced investors

NZ Entrepreneur

The Angel Association of New Zealand ( AANZ ) is co-hosting with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners ( NZGCP ) a series of workshops on early-stage investment. But what is the right way to diversify in practice, in the New Zealand context?

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How much bandwidth does your business need?

NZ Entrepreneur

A good example of increased data consumption is that the average New Zealand home and business used 515 gigabytes (GB) of broadband data in October 2021 compared to 329 GB in 2019. Business fibre The pinnacle of internet delivery methods, fibre-optic cables offer the fastest speeds available in New Zealand.

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11 tips for reducing costs in small business

NZ Entrepreneur

According to the latest MYOB SME Snapshot, a survey of over 500 local SME operators around New Zealand, most believe the economy will decline in the next year, putting further pressure on cashflow and margins. New Zealand based businesses can search Find An Advisor database for accountants and bookkeepers here.

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Technology trends in the New Zealand business market

NZ Entrepreneur

Darren Oxlee is the Small and Medium Business Customer Program Manager for Microsoft New Zealand and has seen two key themes emerging amongst businesses: the first being a large migration to Cloud-based technologies and secondly, more businesses are starting to leverage deeper insights into their operational processes because of advanced data tools.

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When Does a Private-to-Private Merger Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

Actually, it came through an introduction from our friends at Partners Group who knew that the company was raising capital. She created the company in New Zealand and without raising any institutional capital had grown a global business.

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A founders’ guide to capital raising

NZ Entrepreneur

Byron van Vugt from NZ Growth Capital Partners explains. These can take some time – the New Zealand Angel Association has templates on their website which can help you get the ball rolling. Byron van Vugt is a senior investment analyst at NZ Growth Capital Partners.