Tim Alpe of vehicle hire company Jucy has been named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2010. Tim participated on ICEHOUSE Owner Manager Programme 5. Congratulations!!
 

As business owners and leaders within your organisation and industry sector, no doubt you have your focus for 2010 on sustainable growth and maximisation of performance within your organisation. One of the most effective ways of achieving this is through maximisation of the performance of your people, especially your leadership team.  This can be achieved through several steps including close assessment of the strengths of the individual members and the leadership team as a whole, leading to the creation of a team who work closely together, communicate exceptionally, lead with energy and achieve beyond expectations.
 
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“There is a lot of hype around the value that Cloud computing brings to business. The technology behind Cloud is actually nothing new but the recent recession has helped to propel Cloud to the top of many business agendas worldwide.

Cloud offers greater financial agility, business efficiency and better market responsiveness, and for many years Gen-i has been delivering these outcomes for its clients.

We believe the ‘pay as you use’ model for Cloud has enormous potential for New Zealand business as it will allow our typically smaller companies to get affordable and reliable access to solutions only large multinationals or enterprises have had access to in the past.

We see Cloud as an increasingly important part of the broad spectrum of ICT capability that our clients can choose to leverage. We have great local people who can help you work through the options available and develop the solution that is right for your business.”

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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...

Telecom announced today two initiatives aimed at saving small businesses hundreds of dollars during the economic downturn, the Telecom Small Business Success Pack and online forum ‘Think Small’.

One doesn't have to look far to find bad news about the world and the New Zealand economies at the moment. According to the International Monetary Fund the current global recession is the worst since 1946 and according to figures here in New Zealand we have been in recession since the start of 2008.

Entrepreneurs have a competitive desire to excel and achieve their potential, not only for themselves but inspiring others to do the same. And what the world needs now, more than ever, is more entrepreneurs. Successful entrepreneurs view new challenges as just another opportunity to set agendas, refine visions and get on with making their business sustainable and successful.