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Kiwi Business Story: Owner Manager Programme – Primero Profiles

Vaughn Clark is the Director and owner of Primero Profiles. With sites in Auckland and Tauranga, the business specialises in high-quality metal cutting and folding.Location:   ...

Kiwi Business Story: Owner Manager Programme – Gyro Plastics

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 15/09/21

Trudi Duncan is the Managing Director of Gyro Plastics, a Feilding-based business specialising in custom plastic products made using rotational moulding. The family-owned ...

Kiwi Business Story: Owner Manager Programme – QP Sport

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 18/08/21

Richard Shearer is the owner and Managing Director of QP Sport, having bought the business in 2005. Used and endorsed by athletes, sporting governing bodies and Olympians ...

Kiwi Business Story: Coworking Space – Tātou

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 11/08/21

Tātou provides people management software for orchards, vineyards, paddocks and farms. The business is headquartered in Blenheim, while James O’Hern, Growth Manager, and Sidney ...

Kiwi Business Story: Knowing Your Numbers – Upskills

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 04/08/21

Holly Patterson is the Director and co-founder of Upskills, which works with businesses nationwide to develop operational workforces in core areas including financial literacy, ...

Kiwi Business Story: Owner Manager Programme – Fulton Swim School

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 14/07/21

Daniel Fulton is the Director and owner of Fulton Swim School, which has five locations around the North Island where dedicated teams of passionate swimming professionals teach ...

Kiwi Business Story: Effective Leadership Programme – Patton Engineering

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 08/07/21

Mark Wharekawa is the Engineering Programme Manager at Patton Engineering Ltd. Based in Whakatu, Hastings, the business specialises in structural steel fabrication and ...

Kiwi Business Story: Owner Operator Programme – Bookkeepers NZ

By Ben Whittacker-Cook on 01/07/21

Kelly Thomsen and Diana (Di) Ketel are the co-owners, founders and directors of Bookkeepers NZ. Based in Hawke’s Bay and founded in 2018, the business provides bookkeeping and ...

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