: business unusual
What does it take to create a business that is unique and fills a need that hasn't already been
serviced by another company? We profile 12 businesswomen who have looked outside of the
box to establish successful and durable ventures that retain a space of their own.
JULIA SCHILLER AND AMANDA MILNE
SCHILMIL GAMES LTD
Jules Smith
WASHBAR
Margaret Holloway
NEMIDON
"We like games so much why don't we
invent some?" Julia Schiller (Schil) said
to Amanda Milne (Mil) one rainy winter
day… and that's exactly what they did.
Today SchilMil Games Ltd create
games that are aesthetically pleasing,
offer a different experience each time
and successfully tread the fine line
between strategy and chance. SchilMil
Games is an all-woman board and card
game design and publishing company
headquartered in Auckland. "Our aim is
to produce games that are beautiful to
look at and have a satisfying balance of
luck and strategy, with strong real
world themes."
www.schilmilgames.com
Unlike some companies that put more
marketing greenwash into their products
than real ingredients, Jules Smith jams
as much good stuff as she can into her
products for a maximum beneficial effect
on your pet.
She proudly claims that all her products
are tested on animals - not caged
lab mice or rabbits, but real pets with
concerned, caring owners.
"We test most of our products on
humans first before they get anywhere
near our test pets – after all, you're
going to be handling the product as well.
We are delighted to say that no humans
have died in the testing of any of
our products."
washbar.co.nz
Margaret Holloway developed Nemidon
as a skincare product for diabetics and
people with skin disorders. Now the
lotion has turned out to be a life-saver.
Nemidon helps heal the skin of burned
animals, particularly young marsupials
known as "pinkies", left orphaned by
the fires. The moisturiser, made from
seaweed harvested along NZ's east
coast, does the job a marsupial's pouch
would normally do by hydrating skin and
helping prevent infection.
www.nemidon.com
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