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Tim Norton

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I like doing things that make a big difference, and believe that to solve our global environmental & social problems, we need to combine our hearts and minds into smart businesses.

I'm a entrepreneur who loves New Zealand's natural environment and kiwis who follow their dreams and make things happen. I'm doing everything I can to play my part in making sure we're a powerhouse global country, with pumping small businesses.

I'm a co-founder of this site, New Zealand's Global Business Community - Made From New Zealand, in partnership with Kiwibank creating personal finance software Heaps!, the founder of online business plan tool PlanHQ, online community business Social Capital, Wellington Hi-tech network Silicon Welly, a partner in cross media business StartUp Media, and a partner and investor in global cycle to work community iCycle and Health community The Naked Trainer.

Contact me at:
tim@madefromnewzealand.com

Network Activity

Latest Stories featuring me

  10,000 Businesses on madefromnewzealand.com : Silicon Welly

Over the last 9 months we’ve been pumping along promoting and connecting New Zealand Business and have just in the last week hit 10,000 Businesses on madefromnewzealand.com. We have dished out over 50,000 outbound links/leads to member websites, with quality visitors coming from the US, Australia, UK, China and more. I chatted bright and early yesterday morning with Corin Dan on TVNZ’s NZIBusiness Show about systematically growing New Zealand’s Exports, and our journey so far.[Read full story]

What's instore for Made From New Zealand? « Rails Development - iPhone Development - Wetware.co.nz

I Jordan Daniel Carter am currently the lead developer for Made From New Zealand.  We are currently working on a lot of exciting features which will be focused on interaction and getting more involvement and engagement from you.[Read full story]

What's instore for Made From New Zealand? « Rails Development - iPhone Development - Wetware.co.nz

I Jordan Daniel Carter am currently the lead developer for Made From New Zealand.  We are currently working on a lot of exciting features which will be focused on interaction and getting more involvement and engagement from you.[Read full story]

Cameron Prebble: We did it 'cos we could!

On the 21st of March a large majority of my day was spent down at Oriental Bay helping dig Made from New Zealand's colossal 50 fern. This was awesome effort from which was only decided to be done a few days earlier by Made From director Tim Norton.Throughout the day we had many onlooker's curious about why exactly we were digging up Oriental Bay, "'cos we can!" seemed to be my common reply. This wasn't just some smart-alec reply either, nobody had any major problems with what we were doing, ...[Read full story]

  20 Metre Fern on Oriental Parade Beach : Silicon Welly

This past Monday night me and James Stewart dug a 20 metre fern on Oriental Parade beach while chatting about a new name for Made From New Zealand. The rest of the crew joined us on Sunny Tuesday morning to work it up into this and have a magic start to the day…[Read full story]

My Think Small Issues

80,000 Jobs at risk in New Zealand

80,000 Jobs at risk in New Zealand

The recession could see the loss of as many as 80,000 jobs in New Zealand unless we do smart thin......

Tall poppy Syndrome

Tall poppy Syndrome

Too often the beautiful New Zealand culture unleashes a side to it that pulls kiwis down for high......

Fuel costs are way too high

Fuel costs are way too high

The price of fuel is very high, and will on average only increase over time. ...

Trade Deficit at $5.8 billion - We're a major net importer

Trade Deficit at $5.8 billion - We're a major net importer

Our trade deficit is way too high. We need to generate high value export sales. We've heard lots ......

Tourism Facing a 9% decline

Tourism Facing a 9% decline

Tourism is not only a big money earner for New Zealand, but it's also a really key part of buildi......

Public Sector: Buy Local!

Public Sector: Buy Local!

Historically our Public Sector has been risk averse, and this often translates to Government depa......

Mass Medication of People through our food supply

Mass Medication of People through our food supply

In four months, bakers will be forced to begin putting a synthetic form of folic acid into almost......

My Think Small Solutions

Incentivise our expats to sell NZ as a destination by offering commissions

Incentivise our expats to sell NZ as a destination by offering commissions

We have almost a million kiws around the world, they are our biggest sales force and could make s......

Online Video Promotion

Online Video Promotion

Online Video Promotion is a low cost way of doing personalised marketing and sales work while you......

Government to work with kiwi entrepreneurs

Government to work with kiwi entrepreneurs

New Zealand's entrepreneurs are building smart and lean global businesses, and this is exactly th......

Business communities that focus on growing online capability

Business communities that focus on growing online capability

We need to be able to get the people and businesses that are doing well online together with thos......

Connect and Promote our global entrepreneurial community

Connect and Promote our global entrepreneurial community

With our entrepreneurs more connected to each other across the country and the world, they/we can......

Create a self-responsibility and entrepreneurial culture

Create a self-responsibility and entrepreneurial culture

We need to recognise that there are no guarantees on jobs being secure just because they've exist......

Help our micro business owners become more innovative entrepreneurs

Help our micro business owners become more innovative entrepreneurs

We have 10's of thousands of micro business owners who have had years of experience running busin......

Government and bank equity investment fund

Government and bank equity investment fund

Develop an equity growth fund to allow large institutional investors access to quality investment......

Nationwide Cycling Highway for New Zealand

Nationwide Cycling Highway for New Zealand

The Prime Minister and minister of Tourism John key has kicked off the idea of a national cycling......

Internet Blackout NZ

Internet Blackout NZ

Join The New Zealand Internet Blackout http://creativefreedom.org.nz to protest against the Guilt......

World Class New Zealand

World Class New Zealand

World Class New Zealand is a global network of New Zealanders who have made and continue to make ......

Job Summit

Job Summit

The Job Summit Video interviews, blogs and comments from New Zealander's. The Job Summit is bring......

Ride to Work

Ride to Work

Riding to work is a simple thing for any of us to do and it replaces the need for other costly an......

Level the playing field to NZ firms for local and central government procurement

Level the playing field to NZ firms for local and central government procurement

Government procurement often favours the large previously proven vendors, many of which are offsh......

Events with my Involvement

Logo for Job Summit

Job Summit

Auckland

27 February 09

Blogs I Write

Silicon Welly

Silicon Welly

36 Stories

Who's Blogging about Me

Silicon Welly

Silicon Welly

36 Stories

wetware.co.nz

wetware.co.nz

4 Stories

Think Small

Think Small

11 Stories