Doris Mousdale, owner of Arcadia Bookshop, 26 Osborne Street, Newmarket on opening a bookshop in her later career.

An Auckland-based online retailer is taking on the big supermarkets and selling dry goods from baked beans to washing powder.

For naturopath and businessman Warwick Lightbourne and his son Tim, the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree.

Home-grown lingerie company Rose & Thorne is rapidly gaining a cult Facebook following and rave reviews.

Roger Boyd, aspiring entrepreneur, founder of 1Above, a functional drink sold at airports that helps people fight jet lag and combat many of the health risks and discomfort related to flying.

The Icehouse did a vox pop among its network of businesses, asking : What is the number one characteristic of a Kiwi entrepreneur?

Chris White, founder of Drumleaf, which has develped the game, Star86, a virtual world where kids can make music and movies with other children.

I had a chance to see plenty of entrepreneurs at close quarters last week at Jenny Morel's Morgo conference and they do have some genuine common traits.

Emily Sutton of Formed (fashioned from life) is completing her Masters of Entrepreneurship.

At age 22, Rebekah Campbell began an artist management company, Scorpio Music, which managed bands including Evermore.

Terry Nicholas, founder, Nicholas Associates and co-founder of online accounting business Firstmate, the idea for which came out of an all staff retreat in Queenstown.

Family business aims to minimise the environmental cost of refrigeration.

Maybe a helping hand would have stopped my local restaurant from going up in smoke.

Janine Hall, Escape Haven, a luxury wellness resort in Byron Bay and Seminyak, Bali for women that gives them the opportunity to take time out from the roles and responsibilities of their busy lives and be pampered in paradise.

Ina Bajaj, founder of East Day Spa and Spring, opened the first East Day Spa in Wellington in 2002.

Move over Georgie Pie - Australian chain Pie Face has crossed the Tasman and its Kiwi master franchise holders have a bullish plan to establish 60 stores in this country.