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About a dozen Vanuatuan women visited Selmes Garden Centre on Friday. A programme tailored to ni-Vanuatu women on the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme is giving them the skills to adapt their businesses to a post-Covid world. Entrepreneurial Women with Purpose, an organisation designed to empower women through education, has designed a programme based on …

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You can become a more resilient business during the Covid-19 crisis, and spot new opportunities, says entrepreneur Catherine van der Meulen. Van der Meulen was an international brand manager in her family fashion business SUPRÉ before it sold to Cotton On Group in 2013. Since then she has been a business coach, board director, launching …

It may be a national crisis, but it could just make your business stronger Read More »

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It took me the entire interview to think of this, but it’s so true – I use this one-liner every day to Get Momentum in my business. Along with a few other gems that I dropped while being a guest on fellow online entrepreneur Penny Elliott’s show – The Get Momentum Podcast.  Together we deep …

From passion to purpose to success. The key is curiosity. Read More »

Kia ora speakers The In Her Words Summit is drawing to a close this week and I wanted to say a big thank you for being part of the Summit and sharing your story.  The feedback has been overwhelming with so many women gaining insight and inspiration from your interviews. So far we’ve raised $1,000 which will be …

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When Catherine van der Meulen moved from Australia to the Awatere Valley, Marlborough earlier this year she was a woman with a mission. She began to connect to like-minded women across New Zealand who were all running successful businesses,  managing multiple life roles, and doing something for the greater good. Catherine was building key and …

Harnessing an entrepreneurial mindset for the future of New Zealand business Read More »