Small Business: Yummo hoping to take a bite out of snack market
What inspired you to start the business? The actual inspiration came to me when I was on a…
How Frank’s Sausages turned a home kitchen experiment into a Waikato brand
What inspired you to start the business? The business is owned by myself and my husband Frank (Nagel),…
Thinking of starting a business? Key advice from small company founders
Anya and Frank Walkington, founders of Shamarra Alpacas, lived in the Caribbean and Auckland before settling down in…
Small Business: Rotate founder on taking quality resale furniture online
What inspired you to start the business? This has taken us five years to develop, but good things…
Moana Road: How Paul Ballentyne built a souvenir empire after being $2m in debt
I was a property developer in 2008 and that definitely kicked my ass really bad. I owed $2…
Small Business: Bark to match the bite with Howler Hotdogs
My husband Brent and I felt that hotdogs are an item of Kiwiana, but they haven’t really changed…
Small Business: Piq aims to reshape how Kiwis drink their daily coffee
What inspired you to start the business? I thought about starting Piq almost two years ago now, and…
Small Business: Hawaiian founder builds vibrant Kerikeri brand with Kaleo
What inspired you to start the business? I was born and raised in Hawaii. My parents immigrated to…
From city life to farm science: How Angie Chadha built a future in agriculture
“It felt like the perfect fit for what I wanted to do in the future, especially around sustainability.…
Small Business: Gumboots just another canvas for Maaia Boots
The business is named after my baby Maia, and her father and my co-founder Ariki Honetana-Paea is an…
Economics Nobel laureate says AI’s ‘amazing possibilities’ need firm rules
Howitt told a news conference that it remains to be seen who will be the leader in AI,…
Small Business: Turning grief into art with handcrafted urn business Vaso
What inspired you to start the business? It was my mum. She was this incredible, very spirited woman…