Free resources for startups and small business
Guides, tools, blogs and videos created by business owners for business owners.
Guides and Tools
Templates, guides and tools to help with various areas of business development. Includes Startup DNA, marketing validation, customer discovery, product development, value creation and more.
Blog
We regularly post on here to give you the latest tips and knowhow based on our experience, knowledge and current struggles and trends within our community and industries. Find out about new products and programmes here too.
Startup Ecosystem Map
The most comprehensive list that we know of for NZ startups. Designed for people at the idea, launch or growth stage and includes links to funding help, co-working spaces, incubators, professional services for startups, media, low-cost events, and more.
Favourite Guides:
Start Up and Small Business Grants NZ Guide
We hope to make your journey starting a business a little easier by letting you know the grants that are […]
Kiwi Startup Tools Cheat Sheet
Kiwi Startup Tools Cheat Sheet Need legal help, website tracking, a payment platform etc? Here’s a bunch of services we […]
How to Create Business Value – Actionable Steps
The survival of a startup is determined by its ability to create something of value that enough people will pay […]
Recent Blogs:
How much is your inability to coordinate action costing you?
When we think about business development, the focus tends to be on specific business functions – product development, sales, marketing, finance, planning and strategy. But what about the specific behavioural […]
Voice coaching and leadership: an interview with Frances Dickinson, award winning vocal coach and entrepreneur
Frances Dickinson is an award-winning vocal coach who has worked with some of NZ’s most successful artists, including Lorde, Six60 and Theia through her vocal coaching business, Establish Music. Frances […]
Understanding and performing business practices
A while ago I posted a blog called, ‘If you want to be successful in business, start practising’. At the time, the message I was trying to get across was […]