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How Your Core Brand Values Make Your Business Distinctive, Meaningful and Relatable

Have you ever discussed with your team what your collective business beliefs are and what things your company stands against? It’s a good exercise and should lead to ...

People and Culture Matter: 3 Things You Can Do Now to Improve Your Business Results

By John Olsen on 02/07/19

I am often asked “What should I do around people and culture that will help grow my business?”. It’s a great question because for many businesses their investment in people ...

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The Show Will Go On: R&V’s Rise to a Flagship Festival

By The Icehouse on 12/06/19

Rhythm and Vines is New Zealand’s leading three-day music festival held in Gisborne, popularly known as the first festival in the world to bring in the New Year. Hamish Pinkham ...

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Roger Federer Has a Coach. Is That a Sign of Weakness?

By Richard Poole on 04/06/19

Roger Federer has a coach. Is that a sign of weakness? I certainly don’t think so. We go to the dentist, doctor and potentially the optometrist & hearing specialist. We take ...

The Importance of Future-Proofing Your Business

By Catherine van der Meulen on 31/05/19

Taking a futuristic view of your organisation, what would you look back on that you would be most proud of with what you have accomplished? Will it just be about the bottom ...

The Icehouse Conference 2019: Photos

By The Icehouse on 24/05/19

Photos from The Icehouse Conference 2019 on Thursday 23 May! A day for alumni with the theme Gearing Up for the Future.

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Having Transparency, Integrity and Sustainability in Business - Steph Fry

By The Icehouse on 07/05/19

This is Part 1 of our Good Business series, where we interview Icehouse alumni on their business journey, what up-skilling means to them, and advice they would give to other ...

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James Dalglish: Driving Go Rentals to NZ Tourism Success

By The Icehouse on 24/04/19

GO Rentals is New Zealand’s largest independent car rental operator, with branches located in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and most recently Dunedin. ...

Press Release: Icehouse Ventures a huge leap forward for New Zealand entrepreneurs

By The Icehouse on 15/04/19

New investment partners join The Icehouse to give massive boost to entrepreneurs and innovation

Announcing Icehouse Ventures

By Andy Hamilton on 15/04/19

| Some might wonder, what now? Today we announced Icehouse Ventures, the investment arm of The Icehouse and a new business partnership with the objective of powering up access ...

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