IT’S PREZZIE TIME

CANTERBURY-BASED ONE GREAT GIFT IS A CLEVER START-UP THAT PROVIDES PLENTY OF GREAT LESSONS FOR OTHER WANNABE ENTREPRENEURS.

By Patricia Moore.

We’re all familiar with the concept of crowd funding but a Christchurch start-up has taken the idea of online funding to a whole new level. One Great Gift is about friend funding; rather than raising money for worthy causes, the website enables small networks of people to get the funds together to buy the perfect present for a family member, friend or colleague. While they can choose any present they like, One Great Gift has sourced gifts from a growing number of businesses with which they partner, to help people get the best deal. The lucky recipient receives a substantial gift or experience, rather than a whole bunch of small stuff, and the givers are spared that stressful ‘how much can I afford to spend/what can I get?’ scenario. One Great Gift…

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NZBusiness+Management (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2015

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