I have been fortunate to have sunk everything I’ve got into helping make some of the things I think need to happen in this come to life, from PlanHQ, Silicon Welly, Made From New Zealand, Challenge for Change, StartUp and The Naked Trainer, and tried to turn the ideas and the things I love into businesses, so I can spend more time helping and working with people who love making stuff happen. Some of these ventures have gone great and are firing, others just starting, others simmering and have...[Read full story]
Chatted with Paula Bennett Minister of Social Development and Employment, Disability Issues, and Youth Affairs at the Job Summit about all sorts including businesses playing more of a role in society and younger entrepreneurs often tending to be more interested in what they’re doing for society, checkout Paula’s thoughts.[Read full story]
Prime Minister John Key spoke with us just after the closing remarks of the Job Summit aimed at dealing with the issue of their being 80,000 Jobs at risk in New Zealand. John shared a couple of minutes on New Zealand’s opportunity as a small country, with small business and taking New Zealand to the world. Watch 2 minutes with John.[Read full story]
It’s been a big year so far for everyone, and to finish it off we’ve organised a big xmas party on a boat for a lot of little businesses in the community. So If you’re a Silicon Welly business and want to enjoy celebrating your year of ups and downs and - hopefully more ups in the end : ) with other like minded people in a party cruising around the Wellington harbour with full buffet dinner with a bunch of other cool people and businesses making it happen, then this is your party : )[Read full story]
