The prospect for synergies between online trading and financing has caught the eye of Trade Me which is paying $7.7 million for peer-to-peer lender
After recent reports that Australian supermarkets were taking Kiwi products off their shelves, NZTE Australia and Pacific regional director Michelle Templer says there’s a
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“I won’t be a rock star,” said Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury. “I will be a legend.” A year after Sydney-based economist Paul Bloxham
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When Darren Turner, general manager of reuseable takeaway coffee cup company Cuppacoffeecup decided to launch into the Australian market he had a couple
In any market, finding a good in-market partner is often item number one on the exporting to-do list. But beware: many New Zealand companies
The war of the flea was the first book I read on military doctrine, and even though I was only 13 or so at
Founder of Flipit (an onliine shopping portal), Jochem Vroomwho talks to Idealog about why there is still room to grow the online retail market
We cover a lot of business stories here at Idealog, so as a wrap of the year, we decided to trawl back through our
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A pet hate of Karl Budge, tournament director of the ASB Classic and Heineken Open international tennis competitions, is being told New Zealand will
Why companies like LanzaTech and PowerbyProxi aren’t going it alone
“The business enterprise has two – and only two – basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest
Taking New Zealand wine and helping add value as it seeks export markets -- that’s what CEO of Icebreaker Rob Fyfe hopes to accomplish
How companies like OfficeMax and Apex General aren’t just measuring their own carbon emissions, but those of their suppliers.
Why New Zealand will be spending over $100 million on trying to find clever, branded foods that will make us healthy – and rich
Still basking in the after-glow of a media/advertising stunt involving Graham Norton crushing grapes with his bare feet in a bucket, Invivo this week
The Kiwi high-flyer (and former CHH boss) talks to Idealog about why his $100 million NEXT Foundation – whose first four philanthropic “investments” are
Kea, the organisation connecting Kiwis abroad, has flipped its business model upside down by turning digital, completely overriding borders to connect its online community
Ethical coffee trumped pet coffins and protein for kids at November’s Pitch circus.
The NZX’s chief executive Tim Bennett sees a definite prospect to provide Kiwis a cheaper option and a broader range of products in exchange
Hydra Tonic's three-step drink that counters the negative side effects of flying is seeking $1.5 million in private investment in exchange for 30% new
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