Tell us about your business? The Mortgage Girls, established in 2015 with a vision to help make home buying dreams come true for everyday kiwis. We have a highly driven team with previous success in the finance industry with [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I loved the experience I had with a financial adviser so I went to work with them and focussed on providing a service to clients that I had been receiving personally. After [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I've worked in the fashion industry for almost 20 years and I've seen so many women beat themselves up about the way they look. I wanted to work with women to make [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Photos by Caro has been a dream of mine for many years. I started studying photography 14 years ago. To put my new found skills and passion into practice I started Photos [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I spent nearly 5 years working for a Member of Parliament, helping him to resolve the issues of people who came into his office. I relished this challenge, and got immense satisfaction [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I was studying nutrition at university and I drifted into helping people lose weight. My father died just over 3 years ago from cancer associated with chronic diabetes. I really realised [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I was an employee in a business where idea's you had others would try to claim as their own, it wasn't a supportive environment and I was bullied. I thought there has [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Several things, actually. My eldest son's health, my parents' cancer journeys and my own health challenges all lead me to explore natural option for our wellness. Essential oils came into my life [...]

Tell us about your business? In February 2013, Wellington Windows and Doors (WWD) were born out of the well-known and trusted brand First Windows and Doors Ltd. Our new name reflects exactly who we are — Wellington's aluminium window [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I started Sisterhood of Style after coming through motherhood and my late thirties awash in a sea of sameness and non-descript. I prioritised my family, work, life over me. I saw many [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I had found a positive, life-enhancing way to handle my day-to-day money, and I wanted to share that with others. Tell us about your business? Money coaching is a process of helping [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Working for 20 years in education supporting children with special education needs and those needing extra help with numeracy and literacy. I became dismayed at the way subjects, particularly maths is taught. [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I'm often referred to as the 'Networking Queen', a title I initially was uncomfortable with but have now embraced. It is hard to believe that just 8 years ago I was terrified [...]

What inspired you to start your business? After many years working for a large corporate in London I had gained a wealth of skills in business, administration, IT and marketing. Adding to this my training in creative industries, I was [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I fell into being a freelance graphic designer at the ripe old age of 22 when I left what was my first and only job as a graphic designer for a publishing [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Employee. Tell us about your business? We are a national payments provider. We provide payment solutions such as long term eftpos terminals to short term rentals for weekend events such as festivals, field days, [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Aside from the fact that I freaken love what I do….I had been successfully contracting for a while and thought I could do this! I wanted to benefit from the hard work [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I love helping small business owners. I got frustrated seeing business owners not knowing their financial position, staying up late as they had no other time to do the financial paperwork or [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I fell into cake making accidentally, as a way of unwinding from a stressful day job. From there I started donating birthday cakes to kids with a parent in prison, through Angel Tree, [...]

What inspired you to start your business? It was whilst at home recovering from my second surgery for endometriosis I thought life's too short and just do it!. I had been thinking about it and talking about doing my personal [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I have always had a strong passion for helping others and constantly putting them before myself. But what really got me started was my father who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in [...]

What inspired you to start your business? More of a work life balance. Flexibility of hours. See the outcome instead of finishing at just he loan approval. Tell us about your business? Real Estate - Property Brokers work in partnership [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I wanted to help others learn how to feel their best through food, exercise and life style choices Tell us about your business? I run a personal health programme using a platform that [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Wanting to make a change in the industry. Tell us about your business? I am a personal insurance adviser, helping people find the appropriate insurance solutions for their family. What do you love [...]

What inspired you to start your business? About 15 years ago, I owned a business in the States whose purpose was to connect and support women in business with resources, tools and connections to help them grow. After an event [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Passionate about helping people becoming pain-free Tell us about your business? Been in the industry for over 20 years and love helping people becoming pain-free by using alternative therapies such as Ortho-bionomy which [...]

What inspired you to start your business? The VOLOM approach to marketing business - getting to know a business, creating a strategic plan and then delivering on that plan - inspired us. We don't just give advice and walk away, [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I wanted to live life on my terms. To still feel fulfilled professionally and creatively, but to have the freedom to live a life with balance and more time for what matters most [...]

What inspired you to start your business? The sudden loss of my little brother in 2007. As the years went on I became so grateful for the photographs that we had of him, but also realised that most people hate [...]

What inspired you to start your business? The passion I have for the type of business I do. I saw the need for small to medium businesses and as a person coming from the Corporate World knew that this is [...]

What inspired you to start your business? accessories as well as helping people. I believe that we can all look and feel great no matter our age or size. I understand how our bodies and lifestyles can change and I'm [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Back when I worked from nine to five as an Executive Assistant in the ‘real world’ my boss would often comment to me, saying “Marion, I reckon we could do this stuff from [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Owning your own business gives you the ability to follow your own dreams and passions. I am incredibly passionate about unlocking people's potential and creating teams that have healthy cultures, this inspired me [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I know I have something special to offer with my writing and marketing skills, and it was time that I unashamedly presented myself as a package that truly adds value to any client's [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I felt compelled to develop something that prevented managers and employers from making costly decisions that not only effected their bottom line, but also their reputation and personal well-being. I also wanted to [...]

What inspired you to start your business? My family had a very bad experience with our insurance adviser after our 5-month-old daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumor. They say when the s**t hits the fan you learn who's really [...]

What inspired you to start your business? My own respiratory issues and having experienced the salt therapy wellness centres overseas that helped with not only respiratory issues but also got rid of my jet lag when I was in London. [...]

What inspired you to start your business? I love working with people and believed I could deliver an improved recruitment experience and outcome, by working professionally with passion and high impact, providing a win win situation for the client and [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Frustration! With my own financial situation and what I saw happening with my clients. It didn't matter how much number crunching I did as an accountant, it wasn't solving the issues of why [...]

What inspired you to start your business? Adaptive Technology Solutions was born from a long held dream of mine, to establish my own business enhancing the lives of people with disabilities initially but this has extended to older people and [...]

What inspired you to start your business? When my babies were little I loved mothering so much that I knew when they left home I would be devastated, so I thought I would start the thin edge of something for [...]