Nixing middlemen and establishing owned sales and distribution promises greater rewards – but not without a fair bit of increased risk. Thankfully it’s not

Jimi Hunt, depression sufferer and creator of World’s Biggest Waterslide, says brand support is crucial to beat the stigma of mental illness and depression

Peter Beck's start-up scores international funding to get his rocket into space later this year

Before attending the six-week Venture Up programme, Aditi Gorasia has never spent more than two weeks away from home. Six week later, she learns

Raglan Coconut Yoghurt founders Seb & Tesh recently got a big-as commercial fridge to cater to the growing demand for their yoghurt business. The

Who scooped up top medals at the NZ Direct Marketing Awards 2015?

As emerging markets continue to develop, so too do their need for the infrastructure, technology and know-how of the western world.

Five winning entries were chosen from a list of 27 finalists, in the challenge launched by Sovereign to celebrate the company’s 25 years of

What do you do when you are in a tough industry - commercial print? Kiwi paper manufacturer BJ Ball's response has been to branch

An international research team will spend five years working out the optimum food to feed king salmon

Why business leaders and anyone who care about innovation should attend Project 15, to be held on April 16-17, 2015.

A Blenheim company which has spent the last four years figuring out how to turn grapeseed waste into ingredients for combating obesity thinks it

After selling Freeload’s lightweight bike rack IP to Swedish company Thule in 2012, Pat Maguire’s heart has been captured by golf. His new

Starts up run into a zillion challenges, and every day you ride a new learning curve, as founders of Raglan Coconut Yoghurt are finding.

Uber disrupted the taxi service. The ripple effect is hitting the food delivery business where companies are using the web and mobile apps to

Why Kiwis wanting to do business in Asia should play their cards close to their chest, partner with locals and never retire to their

Spark New Zealand continues to face tough challenges in the marketplace but is happy it is overtaking competitors in 4G network coverage.

Spark My Potential is going well 6 months into its launch. General manager of Spark Foundation Lynne Le Gros talks about how the

Eat your heart out entrepreneurs: two year 11 students, aged 15 and 16, who started their tech company as part of a schools entrepreneur

Small- and medium-sized businesses are missing the opportunity to reach customers in a cost effective way if they don't have a digital marketing strategy.

Building a company from scratch is tricky business. Latesha Randall finds out first-hand why having an amazing product doesn't necessarily get you past first

A bunch of budding entrepreneurs, most just fresh out of high school, are learning the rudimentary lessons of life on the startup speedway. Aditi

Sommet Sports, a free channel that stopped beaming last December, is looking to the crowd to raise funds, using PledgeMe, as it tries to

Two Aussie doctors have recently raised US$1 million to fund their startup which has developed a contact-free thermometer and a digital stethoscope ready to

Immersion research into 13 kiwi SMEs shows small businesses often have a strong emotional connection with their clients, celebrating their success and seeing them

Idealog catches up with Al Keating, managing director of specialty coffee roaster, Coffee Supreme, to talk about the rise of NZ as a coffee-obsessed