Australia is often the first export market New Zealand brewers look to enter - but many underestimate the challenge of this big, varied and competitive market. So courtesy of NZTE's Australia F&B team, here are four things to think about before taking your craft beer across the ditch.

Consistency is key in the coffee business - but delivering the same great experience in multiple markets isn’t easy. Find out how Mojo Coffee rose to the challenge and built a connected approach for global markets, with help from NZTE’s Digital Strategy service.

Whether we like it or not, we're all brands in a digital world. How can you be more aware of your personal brand and grow it to your professional advantage using social media? We sat down with social media marketer and entrepreneur, Wendy Thompson, to get her tips and advice, drawing on insights garnered from her own social media journey.

By June 2018, all branded food products being sold in Australia must comply with new country-of-origin labelling laws - and New Zealand products aren't exempt from these requirements. Check out Business.gov.au's online tool to find out if you need a country-of-origin label, and make sure you're prepared before the changes kick in.

Integrity and innovation are part of the New Zealand character - meaning there's a New Zealand story to be told even for the most high-tech businesses. Perry Sansom, VP Marketing and Product at Compac, talks about how the company is taking the produce industry into the future and putting New Zealand on the map, and why their Kiwi qualities are at the heart of their success. 

Idealog's occasional agony aunt David Downs shares his (unsolicited) advice on two burning questions - how can New Zealand move up the value chain from cheap milk and meat, and is design thinking just a load of hot air?

$10.1 billion in GDP, over 94,000 jobs, and 4.4 percent of employment. That's the dollar impact of our local design industry, according to a pioneering report on "The Value of Design". Read more below and download the report for more insights on design's contribution to the New Zealand economy - including case studies on design-led New Zealand businesses taking on the world.

With major political and trade shifts across the world in the last year, change remains the only constant for exporters. Go Global 2017 brings the brightest exporting minds together to explore issues in product development, the future of retailing, shifts in manufacturing relationships, the art of collaboration, and scaling up production for export. Learn more and register below - early bird pricing applies until the end of August.

What happens when a cult Kiwi fashion accessories brand gets a call from one of the world's largest toymakers? Deadly Ponies designer Liam Bowden talked to Stuff.co.nz about the design and brand processes behind their recent collaboration with Hasbro's iconic My Little Pony.

A pair of Mount Maunganui brothers have turned their app idea into a $30 million tech business, disrupting the lucrative United States sports sponsorship market. Brendan and Peter Howell talked to the New Zealand Herald about their story so far and their plans to build a tech "unicorn" in the footsteps of Spotify and Uber.

Karma Cola's Co-founder Simon Coley says a new deal with Jamie Oliver's restaurant group shows the business is a real "contender" in the lucrative British beverage industry. Simon talked to the New Zealand Herald's Tristram Clayton about the work that went into the deal,  and what it means for his company's future.