Glenn White, founder of the Buteyko Breathing Clinic in Ponsonby.

Scott Farquhar co-founder of Australian software business, Atlassian, on giving back to the community from the beginning.

Vance and Jas McPhee, are the husband and wife team behind the Facebook site, "How to feed a family of six for under $20".

I have to say this topic has got to have been my favourite of the year.

Dealing with the young entrepreneurs in this week's business theme was as you would expect - things were done at top speed, a little by the seat of the pants, they were quite demanding and direct about how they want to be presented.

New Zealand's answer to Converse Allstars basketball boots - the Bata Bullet - is back.

Lance Wiggs, experienced investor and most recently creator of the Punakaiki Fund which recently went to the market to directly target retail investors in early stage technology.

Danushka Abeysuriya, founder of Rush Digital Interactive which has its own small stable of angel investors but he has relied mainly on cashflow in recent years.

Auckland-based Earthwise Group, a maker of environmentally friendly cleaning products, is top of this year's Deloitte Fast 50 index.

Mi5 uses the cellular network and its proprietary cloud computing platform, iDefigo, to keep tabs on remote locations. This simplifies surveillance and monitoring of remote environments, even where power and Wi-Fi aren't readily available.

Builders may be forced to disclose any gifts they receive as rewards for buying building products as part of govt moves to drive down building material costs.

Jonny Mirkin, founder and director of Nomos, creator of a software solution for law firms, based in Dunedin and currently looking for funding.

Brent Ogilvie, Managing Director, Footfalls & Heartbeats, a company which recently pitched to angel investors at the NZ Angel Investment Showcase organised by The Icehouse.

Embalmer Marissa Deadman admits she is sometimes embarrassed when handing out her business card.

Pat MacFie, co-founder of ONsport and a partner at Socialize Group, on his recent experience pitching to angel investors at The Icehouse for ONSport where he managed to attract two new investors. The ONSport site launches in February.

How does a fast-growing small business attract angel investment?

The purpose was to increase the professionalism of angel investing in New Zealand.