Becs Bartells is the latest ecentre success story, taking out the top spot in the prestigious Idealog + Studio ZQ's 2019 Wool-ovation competition for her wool caskets.
Read moreecentre Sprint alumna Becs Bartells’ wool caskets a Wool-ovation winner
ecentre’s Innovation Showcase inspires community
Founders from 16 promising start-ups from every corner of New Zealand were in the spotlight at ecentre’s Innovation Showcase at B: HIVE at Smales Farm last week, in front of over 150 representatives from across NZ’s innovation ecosystem.
Read moreWestpac Business Awards Finalist - Guardian Angel Security
ecentre 2019 Sprint Global participant, Petra Hakansson - Guardian Angel, was announced as a Westpac Business of the year finalist in the Innovation category at last weeks award ceremony.
Read more - https://www.guardianangelsecurity.co.nz/news/finalists-westpac-business-awards
Read moreSprint Global participant Andrea Watson, Sparrows.io, was shortlisted for the Rural Innovation Lab
Sprint Global participant Andrea Watson, Sparrows.io, was shortlisted for the Rural Innovation Lab https://www.ruralilab.net.nz/top-10-ideas
ecentre startups ready to take on the challenge of going global
AUCKLAND, 25 July, 2019 – 11 promising startups from throughout New Zealand have graduated from the Sprint Global programme run by ecentre, the business incubator hosted at Massey University. The startups will be featured at the annual ecentre Innovation Showcase in early August.
Read moreecentre alumni, Fraser McConnell, TED talk on Purpose over Profit
An amazing entrepreneurial journey shared by an ecentre alumni and former resident.
Read moreecentre recommended as programme support for startups
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Test your business idea
Maybe you’re new to business and have the beginnings of an idea. Or you’re an experienced operator looking to explore a new product or service. Before you invest a lot of time and money into any new venture, it’s helpful to test your idea first.
Read moreFinalist Announced in ecentre's Grand Idea Competition
Tom Abraham and Melissa Fryer, students at Massey University, were selected as the 2019 winners for ecentre’s Grand Idea Competition. Their idea, Ewetube, was awarded the $1000 prize along with entry into ecentre Sprint Foundation programme as it showcased originality, sustainability and impact potential. Ewetube is a sustainable alternative to plastic plant pots.
Read moreDorenda Britten of the Britten Institute visits ecentre
This week the ecentre was greeted with the presence of Dorenda Britten. Dorenda is a dynamic speaker, challenger and futurist helping people with big world changing ideas to create new value.
Read moreecentre Sprint Global participants, iLose, make headlines
Trevor and Danielle Beatson
NZ Business Magazine showcases ecentre’s Sprint Global participants - iLose. Capturing their journey as the self proclaimed ‘accidental entrepreneurs and highlighting the support ecentre has provided.
“The couple describe the programme and its mentors as “outstanding” and “awesome”. They quickly learned that they’d been naively spending too much time focused on product, and not enough on customers. That’s now being addressed.” - NZBusiness July 2019
Check out the full article here - https://nzbusiness.co.nz/article/accidental-entrepreneurs