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<i>Success:</i> Pieman with a healthy obsession
Phil Pollett's love affair with pies helped him make two big decisions.

Instinctive approach
Lots of people start new businesses. Not so many sell them for more than $10 million. Two sisters tell Christine Nikiel how they did it - and why lunch matters.

Meals on wheels
Don Saunders wants to turn New Zealand into a street vendors' paradise with his catering company that makes hot dog, icecream and chip carts.

Success: Making products better by design
Marrying skills such as engineering and design is the way to make things better, says Locus Research.

Billionaire's big OE never ended
We don't really know much about Owen Glenn the businessman - the sheer scale of his empire and his success as an entrepreneur.

Space to stretch
Fashion designer Jyoti Morningstar is a free spirit who divides her time between Bali and New Zealand, cleverly combining her love of design, yoga and life.

Assembling a fortune, deal after deal
After leaving Christchurch's Xavier College at 16 Eric Watson's first job was as a butcher's apprentice. He later became a sales and branch manager at Whitcoulls, then a manager at Xerox, before beginning a business career.

Watson left sleeping with the enemy
When Eric Watson boarded an Air New Zealand flight in Los Angeles on September 17, 2008, en route to New Zealand from London, he had a lot on his mind.

Trouble in Eric's empire
After the Hanover debacle, Eric Watson might have hoped for a big win with his latest venture in the US. So far, it isn't working out that way, reports Denise McNabb.

Success: Surgical strategy wins overseas buyers
Christchurch company that make tools for surgeons is exporting almost everything it makes.

Success: Crisis fails to snuff out bright idea
Energy-saving lightbulb maker survived tough times thanks to keeping a close eye on cashflow.

Brothers of invention
From software to electric bikes, serial entrepreneurs Shaun and Grant Ryan are proving that big ideas run in the family. Karyn Scherer reports.

Success: Camera pros keep eye on world market
Nelson firm wants to see its high-definition webcams used around the globe.

Success: Food business built on kiwifruit
Nekta transforms fruit into everything from drinks, to a fat replacement for baking.

Success: Umbrella brand to weather all markets
NZ brolly-makers hope to win sales by raising the bar on quality.

Mumpreneurs mind store from home
Businesses started from home by new mums are a growth sector.

Getting ready to pick winners
The Auckland Business School's Entrepreneurs' Challenge has been whittled down to 26 companies which have a chance to win up to $1m in growth finance.

Success: Joint venture sauces up sales
Links with an established food company help an Indian cuisine specialist take on the Australian market.