Join us in cheering for FAST Pitch 2010 Winner and ICEHOUSE resident Big Little Bang and new ICEHOUSE resident Charge Communications’ LiveLinks  business this Saturday at the Planet 2010 Conference. They are 2 of only 6 finalists in the competition, vying for $70,000 worth of prizes. “Good luck guys”  from The ICEHOUSE team.

See all finalists listed in NBR http://www.nbr.co.nz/node/119844
Find out more about the conference at www.planet2010.co.nz

The ICEHOUSE contributes to Tony Alexander's weekly overview. The opportunity each month in this piece is to give some exposure to what is happening in the engine of the Kiwi economy – small to medium business.

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NZ Business - R&D a great opportunity but how to make it happen?

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Bill Payne was in the business of angel investing long before most of us had ever heard of it. He talks about angel investing.

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A group of New Zealand businesses and business development agencies has clubbed together to bring leading American angel investor Bill Payne here for six months to share his knowledge with Kiwi entrepreneurs, investors and universities.

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Business incubator The ICEHOUSE presents a five-part series offering advice for growing companies.

Top tips for getting started on the road to success - Ken Erskine
 
What start-ups need to know to speak the language of the angels - Bill Payne
 
Resolutions about getting into shape apply to your business too - Leith Oliver
 
Making certain your business is bankable - Alan Young
 
It's way past time to help owner-managers boost their profitability - David Irving
 

Reporter Renee Graham followed FAST Pitch through to its grand final.

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Thinking of going Trans-Tasman? John Hastings of BNZ looks at things you need to consider before doing business across the ditch.

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The ICEHOUSE, business growth centre, has announced the winners of 2009’s hottest business pitch competition.  The 2009 FAST Pitch competition peaked with excitement as 10 finalists delivered their 60-second pitches to a packed house of investors, business executives and fellow entrepreneurs last night at the University of Auckland Business School.

Small business is a critical part of New Zealand's economy and the constant challenge facing many of our small businesses is how to grow into world class companies.

A businessman and entrepreneur killed in a cycling accident in the Czech Republic has been remembered for his zest for life and drive to help others.

Auckland father-of-four Perry Norwood Knight died on September 18, while holidaying with his wife Lindy.

Changing Gears: How to Take Your Kiwi Business From the Kitchen Table to the Board Room by David Irving, Darl Kolb, Deborah Shepherd & Christine Woods (Auckland University Press)

At last, a practical guide to one of New Zealand’s biggest business problems: How can we grow our small to medium sized enterprises [SMEs] into world-class companies?
 

David Irving is one of four Business School academics to produce a new business publication (to be launched next week) called Changing Gears. This book is being described as the essential introduction to growing your Kiwi business.

Mike talks to David about anything and everything to do with business.

With David Irving, co-founder of ICEHOUSE and honorary professor of enterprise and management at the University of Auckland, and Bernie Crosby, founder of ProLife Foods. (duration: 21′44″)

The Materials Accelerator is a materials development programme that aims to transform New Zealand’s manufacturing sector through R&D partnerships between industry and researchers. The programme has received nearly ten million dollars of government funding over four years (2009-2013). The intention is to build a national network of materials researchers that will create value for innovative New Zealand companies.

Last night, ICEHOUSE Partners Ernst & Young announced the 16 finalists for the 2009 New Zealand Entrepreneur of the Year at a fantastic function at The Auckland Art Gallery...

The wrong mindset towards IT investment and new technologies can help businesses lose their competitive edge. This special report examines the impact new technologies can have on productivity, and ultimately the bottom-line. By Glenn Baker.

We are in the bottom quartile of the OECD and we are getting further and further behind our mates Australia. How do we move up the ladder?

Andrew Hamilton, CEO of business growth centre The Icehouse, has been named an “emerging leader” at the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, the premier awards for leadership in New Zealand.

Andrew Hamilton, CEO of business growth centre The Icehouse, has been named an “emerging leader” at the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, the premier awards for leadership in New Zealand.

A world leading learning centre for owner managers and entrepreneurs, The ICEHOUSE, has won the 2009 Vero Excellence in Business Support education provider award. Its CEO Andy Hamilton also won in the individual category this year.

“Faster than a speeding bullet, more accurate than a scud missile, will boldly go where no reasonable man should go, 500+ connections on Linked-In, 3,000+ Facebook friends... is there one man who has contributed more to business development in New Zealand?” This man is Andy Hamilton, CEO of The ICEHOUSE and the 2009 Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards Individual Award winner.

Photos from 2009 Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards - The ICEHOUSE won the most outstanding contribution to businesses in the Education Provider category and CEO Andrew Hamilton won the Outstanding Individual award at the prestigious Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards.

The ICEHOUSE is New Zealand's premier business growth centre.  Its CEO, alumnus Andrew Hamilton, gives Tess Redgrave the inside story.

Business growth centre, The ICEHOUSE has arranged yet another international collaboration by partnering with Joe Rouse, a Singapore-based investor and professional director to be The ICEHOUSE’s Executive in Residence, South East Asia.

Business growth centre, The ICEHOUSE together with other innovators from New Zealand has joined Icube, an initiative that encourages collaborative activities to enable start-ups to have greater access to incubators internationally.

Business growth centre The ICEHOUSE has appointed Ken Erskine as Director, Start-Ups.

Business growth centre The ICEHOUSE has appointed Dr. Peter Lee as a director to the Board.

In the first quarter of 2009 $1.5 million dollars was invested in growing companies by the ICEHOUSE Start-Up Fund and ICE Angels, the angel investment arm of business growth centre The ICEHOUSE.

The economic doom and gloom also creates golden opportunities, according to the departing chairman of business growth centre The ICEHOUSE.

Business growth centre the ICEHOUSE has formed a partnership with a group of human resources firms to help the ICEHOUSE’s clients develop high performing teams.

Finalists for the 2009 Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards are upbeat about the economy and innovative in services they are providing to support New Zealand companies according to the evaluation panel. There was a record number of entries for the 2009 awards and the quality of finalists was a notch higher than previous years.

Greg Cross looks at opportunities for New Zealand companies in the global recession.

The ICEHOUSE signed a Letter of Intent for cooperation with VIT-TBI - a joint initiative by VIT University and Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India.

Business growth centre The ICEHOUSE has appointed three new directors – Jon
Hooper, Chris Quin and Trevor Smith.

Two of New Zealand’s leading investment groups, Sparkbox and K1W1, have joined forces to launch a Start-Up Fund for companies from the business growth centre, The ICEHOUSE.