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Why build a big business framework into an SME?

There’s plenty that big business can learn from SMEs; lean-thinking, quick decision-making and informal processes, but the opposite is also true. Developing a big business ...

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The Art of Keeping Your Employees: Updated

This is a repost of a previous blog from The Icehouse in 2016. As relevant now as it was then, the points raised address today’s challenges around skills and talent shortages, and ...

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Thank you to our retiring Icehouse directors

In late February 2021 we met up to celebrate the work of the three directors who retired from their Icehouse duties in 2020; namely Chris Quin, Tim Williams and Greg Tomlinson. We ...

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Introducing The Icehouse… Kate de Lautour, Customer Growth Partner

Kate de Lautour is Customer Growth Partner and Operations Manager for The Icehouse in the Hawke’s Bay region, and the subject of our latest team profile.

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What is business resilience?

You’ve probably got a good idea about your personal definition of resilience, and how much of it you have. To many, ‘resilience’ is tenacity, toughness, grit, fortitude – anything ...

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Media Round-up as Auckland moves to Level 3

Here’s a small selection of news reports from the business media on New Zealand’s nationwide Level 2 and Auckland’s Level 3 move. Remember that for the very latest official ...

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The Icehouse releases 2020 Impact Report

Icehouse Group alumni and startups generated $44.3 billion in total revenue for 2020 equivalent to more than 6% of New Zealand’s annual enterprise earnings.

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The Icehouse and Tompkins Wake announce new regional partnership

The Icehouse and leading New Zealand law firm Tompkins Wake are thrilled to announce a regional partnership for the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions with immediate effect.

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Why does your business exist?

Step back in time to ask yourself some challenging questions to help you refocus, get your purpose back on track and take your business forward.

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Business Coaching Expert Spotlight… Jamie Brock

Jamie Brock is Regional Lead for The Icehouse in the Bay of Plenty region. He is also the programme director for the Business Owner Programme and Young Business Owner Programme ...

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