Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The focus is on providing personalized support to underserved communities. For this first cohort, the program supported 20 ventures, 70% of whom completed the program, 50% were women, 45% refugees, and 55% were non-EU-migrants. These are the types of programs that need to be more prevalent to provide equal opportunities for all.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 19, 2022

Grow reciprocal relationships in your support network before you need them. Find and grow your support network with people and associations that have the experience and knowledge that you will benefit from. I have always been independent, and asking for support has been a challenge for me. Jenni Matheson – Cofounder.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 22, 2023

Over the last three years, GEN has grown its New Zealand network to more than 200 people representing more than 140 organisations, including entrepreneurs, incubators and accelerators, entrepreneur support organisations, central and local government, academia, investors and NGOs.

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entrepreneurship entrepreneurial ecosystem education networking 74

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

To provide an opportunity for VCs and senior executives to engage with the community by giving back rather than just attending more cocktail parties. But wait, does that make Launchpad LA an incubator now? There are at least 6 incubators now being set up in LA. Can the community support them? Report Card.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Auckland-based startup Niesh, which has developed a student discount platform, is on a rapid growth trajectory and has had to decide if it should grow locally, or prioritise opportunities overseas. Business incubator “ecentre” is based at Massey University’s Auckland campus in Albany. It didn’t work. “We

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 23, 2019

As a country of small businesses, New Zealand is home to number of organisations that offer formal mentoring or business coaching facilities – including government agencies, incubator programmes (like The Icehouse), your local Chamber of Commerce or business association. Adrienne Church is General Manager at Prospa New Zealand.

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OurCrowd

MAY 7, 2021

Top investment opportunities. By financing small agroforestry projects, Treedom provides income opportunities for local farming communities in 17 countries. Launchpad has built an automated manufacturing process that learns and gets smarter over time,” says Gross, whose Idealab incubator has produced more than 150 successful startups.

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