Many of New Zealand's best-known entrepreneurs have had to cope with failure. Here are some of their stories.

Entrepreneurs face many challenges along the road to success, but being accused of running a methamphetamine lab usually isn't one of them.

If Andrew Christie's tyre recycling business Pacific Rubber is any indication, things are on the up for the economy.

Kiwi Stuart Deeks reckons the Esquires coffee chain has a good chance of becoming New Zealand's answer to Starbucks.

For an initial scan of potential markets, use data on countries found in the annual World Economic Forum report.

Richard Cheeseman, managing director and co-founder of Lume, talks about his company's business seminars. Lume provides a virtual IT manager and help desk to ensure a company's IT and telecommunications meet their business goals.

Kris Nygren, CEO, Optimal Experience, the Auckland based usability consultancy on the point of running regular client seminars.

Simon O'Shaughnessy, one of The Executive Connection’s Chairs, looks at the pros and cons of businesses hosting seminars as a way of developing contacts and clients.

Making plastic out of dead animals might seem slightly gruesome but it could turn out to be a real money-spinner for one Kiwi start-up.

Two students who started selling boxes of meat to their Dunedin peers last year have trebled their client base, hired staff and are now eyeing markets further north.

Former Apple chief evangelist and now entrepreneur and author Guy Kawasaki says he wants to help New Zealand be even more enchanting on his upcoming visit here on Wednesday.

Facebook billionaire and venture capitalist Peter Thiel is backing a group of talented young entrepreneurs to skip high school and start up their own companies.

Kiwis have the chance to fundraise for charity by donating their computer screen space to be used for ads.

Women sharing stories of success...

A women's entrepreneurs week will be kicked off at an event in Auckland on Thursday.

Putting out the welcome mat for Chinese tourists has set up Rotorua's Agrodome for what it hopes will be a record year of growth.