NZ Business
NZBusiness June 2013
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The rainmaker
Leanne Graham has the Midas touch. The vivacious 42-year-old entrepreneur and cloud investor has fast-tracked a number of business successes over the years. Now at the helm of job costing app provider GeoOP, the future’s looking even more promising.
Leanne talked to NZBusiness about her career so far and the true potential of GeoOP – another standout opportunity in the growing and lucrative Software-as-a-Service sector.
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If the business fits...
NZBusiness May 2013
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Brave heart
Being crushed by a tree gave him courage. Going bust, gave him experience. But it was values that ultimately saved Jacob Kajavala and his business, Kawerau forestry company KFL. Now he’s on a mission to make us all brave. Lesley Springall caught up with the inspiring logger turned entrepreneur – a man who has instilled a bravery-based culture within his organisation.
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Blueprints for growth
NZBusiness April 2013
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Lean and keen
Pet nutrition specialist ZiwiPeak is one of a cluster of Bay of Plenty firms embracing lean thinking to achieve optimum business performance. The cluster’s success is obvious, and it proves that lean is not a process just confined to the ‘big boys’ of business. If emulated around the nation, could this be the long-term productivity booster our economy so desperately needs? Editor Glenn Baker went to the BOP to gather evidence.
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Money matters
NZBusiness March 2013
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'B’ is for basics
John “Mac” Macpherson despises pomp and pretension. When it comes to good business, it’s all about the basics – except when it comes to technology. Macpherson set up Advintage in 1999 to get away from all the pretension surrounding wine at that time. Today the business sells several thousand cases of wine every week, 85 percent online. Lesley Springall uncorks an interesting business progression.
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Grow how?
NZBusiness February 2013
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Riding The Waves
For low profile Hamilton serial entrepreneur Neil Richardson, business is all about enjoying what you do, getting the structure absolutely right and learning a heck of a lot along the way. There has also a strong element of good timing when it comes to his business endeavours. Lesley Springall has Richardson’s inspiring story and shares his top eight business principles.
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Invest in who?
NZBusiness December 2012
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Building culinary bridges
Sachie’s Kitchen is a business that got off to a sizzling start, driven by the passion of its visionary creator Sachie Nomura for Asian food and her desire to build bridges between the East and West. NZBusiness went to meet the supreme winner of the 2012 David Awards and discovered a fired-up business owner with an exciting international business in the making.
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New Year Business Resolutions
NZBusiness November 2012
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Business in the eye of the beholder
Whether its politics, business or sport, for serial entrepreneur, iron man and brand boffin Geoff Matthews it’s all about perception… and having the courage to get the job done. For Matthews, business is all about brand strategy, which in turn, is about how the world sees your business, your products, and your place in ‘their world’. Lesley Springall offers a rare insight into how this entrepreneur ticks.
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NZBusiness October 2012
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Can it fly?
About to start a business? Wondering if you have all the bases covered? Looking to learn from the example of others? NZBusiness presents a beginner’s guide to starting a business; featuring the wisdom of Ken Erskine, director of start-ups at The ICEHOUSE and ATEED’s Ngaio Merrick, and the inspirational stories of three gutsy young businesses.
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Keeping the books
NZBusiness September 2012
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The accidental entrepreneur
Every business owner has their challenges, especially in the highly competitive café world. Kim Evans’ first café left her passion crushed, her trust in people shot and her finances in the red. But there is no holding this woman back and just a few years later Kim’s Little & Friday business is booming and she’s far wiser. Just don’t call her a café owner. Lesley Springall has her inspiring story.
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Degrees of flavour: 2013 MBA Guide
