Mike Booker
Retiring at 67? Baby boomers need to think about who pays
Baby boomers have a habit of getting what we want - but the ones paying for it are invisible.
Mind the bollocks
Johnny Rotten once mocked the Queen; today he saves his sneer for New Zealand butter. Our key export markets are increasingly in the grip of environmental and social activism, led by a virtuous circle of consumers and supermarkets. Some Kiwi exporters are on to this rapidly growing and mutating phenomenon. Others, Mike Booker discovers, haven’t a clue.
Mountain Buggy: Why the wheels fell off
Mountain Buggy has new owners, phil&teds, after going into receivership
The state of venture capital in New Zealand
New Zealand venture capital desperately needs a hit—an investment that pays back, big time. Without it, our venture capitalists struggle to fund creative Kiwi companies. Mike Booker discovers why we’re sadly used to hearing ‘no’
Finding your purpose in business
Perhaps purpose holds the key to achieving growth without sacrificing consumer goodwill.