Leadership Network member
building ethical cosmetics brand
Kiwi makeup brand and social enterprise Indigo and Iris is looking to Asia to source its next cosmetic offering for conscious consumers. It’s a business move that’s surprised CEO and Leadership Networ
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Vietnam a gateway to SE Asia for Māori tech entrepreneurs
Five Māori entrepreneurs visited Vietnam recently to learn about the country’s rapidly growing tech scene, make industry connections and explore opportunities.
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Leadership Network helps young
entrepreneurs win trip to Brazil
Eight budding entrepreneurs mentored by Foundation's Leadership Network members bagged the two challenge prizes at the 2018 Entrepreneurs in Action event.
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When the going gets tough...
The Foundation's Adam McConnochie takes a look at the big issues entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia are grappling with and how they are responding to these difficult times?
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NZ entrepreneurs to learn about innovation and digital disruption in Southeast Asia
New Zealand entrepreneurs will learn about the accelerating tech scene in the Philippines and meet technology trailblazers from across Southeast Asia on an Asia New Zealand Foundation programme.
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Kiwi experience for Southeast Asian social entrepreneurs
Eight leading social entrepreneurs from Southeast Asia spent a week in NZ learning about this country and engaging with the NZ social enterprise scene, including attending the Social Enterprise World
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Kiwi innovators to explore Vietnam tech opportunities
New Zealand tech entrepreneurs will experience Vietnam’s burgeoning tech industry on an Asia New Zealand Foundation visit.
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Māori success in Asia series: Making it in tech
Read about entrepreneur Kaye-Maree Dunn who has used her connections in Asia to help develop Āhau, an iwi-led digital identity platform enabled by blockchain technology.
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Art to bind cultures
Karl Johnstone is the owner and director of Haumi NZ, a business that initiates designs and delivers projects of national and international significance both in New Zealand and throughout the world.
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Opinion: NZ should look to Asia for tech inspiration
In Western countries, including New Zealand, Asia is often portrayed with an inferiority subtext, but there's so much New Zealand can learn from the experiences of Asian businesses writes Leadership N
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Kiwi tech entrepreneurs to learn about tech giants in Indonesia
Five leading Kiwi tech entrepreneurs are heading to Indonesia from 12 to 17 November as part of an Asia New Zealand Foundation programme that will take a deep dive into the country’s flourishing tech
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Indonesia a foodies' paradise for F&B entrepreneurs
Six New Zealand food and beverage entrepreneurs toured the markets of Jakarta, met with “visionary” business leaders and climbed an active volcano on a tour to Indonesia last month.