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Luck has nothing to do with it (Comments Off)
3/27/12 •
What one notable New Zealand entrepreneur called his “F**k You Money”, they diplomatically refer to as their “Lucky Money”: $10 million up front and another $10 million mixed share/cash payment. It’s the result of 2010’s sale of Trilogy Natural Products, the company they founded in 2003. Sisters Sarah Gibbs and Catherine De Groot spoke to Katie Foley about selling up and moving on.
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We’re not there yet (Comments Off)
3/19/12 •
Family run business Piako Gourmet Yoghurt has come a long way since it launched three years ago. What started with repackaging imported yoghurt on a kitchen table soon grew to a small-factory operation in Auckland. Now there is a distribution deal with Fonterra, rapidly growing sales overseas and a plant in England. But for owner Shaun Jacka there are more mountains to climb.
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Unheard of (Comments Off)
6/09/11 •
There’s a lot to be said for being unseen, unknown and unheard of when you’re a private investigator, but sometimes it’s just not that great for business. Julia Hartley Moore’s high profile work has led to success investigating extortion, money laundering, kidnapping, fraud and infidelity.
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The third man (Comments Off)
6/09/11 •
What good is an honest sleuth if he can’t balance the books? New
Zealand private investigators are remarkably incorrupt, but sorely
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Strategic intimacy (Comments Off)
6/09/11 •
Lee Suckling talks strategy with Telemetry Research, one of New Zealand’s fastest growing companies.
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A tough act to follow (Comments Off)
2/22/11 •
David Kirk led the All Blacks to their only victory at the Rugby World Cup (so far), and has followed that up with a high profile business career in Australia.
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In the running (Comments Off)
2/22/11 •
World champion mountain runner Melissa Moon may not be a conventional business woman, but the high fliers of commerce are seeking out the secrets of her success.
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Talent relocation (Comments Off)
2/22/11 •
Opening up playing opportunities for semi-professional players – while simultaneously saving club rugby – is the ambitious goal of rugby entrepreneur Tony Cutting.
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Tales from the data mountain (Comments Off)
2/22/11 •
When people ask Simon Scott what he does, he tells them he takes corporate strategy documents out of people’s bottom drawers and puts them onto their office walls.
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Heavyweight Collaborator (Comments Off)
7/03/10 •
New Zealand’s film industry may be cheap and cheerful, but producer Barrie Osborne tells Karoline Tuckey that’s two good reasons why its future looks bright.
