Tony Falkenstein, CEO of Just Water International, is also communication chair of the New Zealand chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organisation and will be its mentor chair.

Companies are now getting good impact from social media but a marketing expert says that online discourse has become more volatile, writes John Drinnan.

Ajay Marwaha - who has worked around the world in management and executive roles is a mentor to Kelly McLuckie and Jenni Ross-Janett, co-owners of Success Formula.

Kirstin Donaldson is general manager of Boost New Media, a Wellington-based company with 15 staff that develops custom web and mobile applications.

Our Winter Olympics athletes have been pulling on black singlets before going out to compete...

Soren Eriksen is a former champion poker player turned brewer. He brews his 8 Wired brand using a ‘virtual brewery’ model, making his beers using equipment rented from other breweries.

Daniel Too, a Flash and iPhone developer at Regen, one of the pioneers of creating apps in New Zealand.

Grant Broadbent, managing director, Stellar Consulting Group, an independent business intelligence (BI) consultancy.

Caroline Mackersey from Zoo Warehouse, Shop 4, Ponsonby Central.

Kylee Davis, knitwear designer and retailer, Kylee Davis Knitwear.

Christmas cakes the starting point for a fast-growing food firm.

Trish McLean, Group CEO NZ, Retailworld Resourcing, which recruits everything in retail from jobs on the shopfloor to retail support office jobs and executive level roles.

Jenna Todd, Time Out Bookstore manager in Mt Eden.

Kylie Watts, owner Mainly Toys, the toy and game store in Mt Eden.

John Heng, co-owner with wife Anne, of Tayor Road Homewares, with shops in Ponsonby and Palmerston North and an online store.

A national fast food chain is having to defend itself against criticism from disgruntled franchisees...

A new startup is hoping to harness the rising wave of "slacktivism" with a system that raises funds for charities through advertising on smartphone screens.

Sian Leonard, managing director of MMC Tradelink which makes Water Buddies, the children's beverage which is light on sugar.

Jason and Jess Holdaway are the co-founders of FRANK stationery.