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18 December 2020

 
 
Empowering disability-owned kiwi businesses to grow digitally

Work Life

Empowering disability-owned kiwi businesses to grow digitally

Thanks to a new pilot initiative operated by Workbridge and funded by the Department of Internal Affairs, small business owners who are disabled will now have help from Grow Digital towards growing their digital capacity. Grow Digital works with disabled people running SMEs to develop a plan catered to their business to encourage digital growth.[…]

 
New app helps first home buyers reach their goal

Tech

New app helps first home buyers reach their goal

Buying your first home can be a daunting process, but thanks to Kiwi app First Home Coach, property buyers can now be supported through every step of the journey. Founders Matt Taylor and Jonathan Curtis, says Kiwi first home buyers are often confused, overwhelmed and are taking advice from the wrong places. Demystifying the house[…]

 
 
 
 
From Law to Larceny: Jewellery designer talks building a business in Lockdown

Design

From Law to Larceny: Jewellery designer talks building a business in Lockdown

Although Lockdown was a time of stress and uncertainty, it was also an opportunity to express one's creativity, be it baking, renovating, or for many, starting a business. For Jim Law, Lockdown was the perfect time for him to leave his profession as a solicitor and pursue his life long passion for jewellery. With no[…]

 
NZ game development sector continues to strengthen

Tech

NZ game development sector continues to strengthen

Despite Covid-19 challenges, New Zealand's game development sector has gone from strength to strength, rising by more than 59 percent in exports in the last financial year to reach $324 million. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says this news is a great example of the continued growth and success of the whole Kiwi tech industry.[…]

 
Ventilator initiative praised at Kudos Science Excellence Awards

Tech

Ventilator initiative praised at Kudos Science Excellence Awards

Last month, innovators and researchers came together from across the Waikato, Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty to celebrate the prestigious Kudos Science Excellence Awards. One finalist that shone, placing within the Engineering Science category, was RespiratorNZ and its ventilator initiative. Built by residential neighbours, RespiratorNZ was launched after hearing the country could possibly go[…]

   
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Together reorganises team; announces new leadership roles
 

Together reorganises team; announces new leadership roles

 
 
 
 
From scribbles and lines to creative times
 

From scribbles and lines to creative times