Hone Plans At Home

New Zealand Herald:

Honing a business model in New Zealand is a good way to get it right before taking it to the world, says a businessman enjoying international success.

Alan Grant, the Hamilton-based founder of Lollipops Playland, sold the business in March so he could concentrate on his Australian childcare business, Explore and Develop, which is experiencing growth of about 25 per cent a year.

Grant divides his time between New Zealand and Sydney, and also runs four childcare businesses in Indonesia. “I had been [running Lollipops] for 17 or 18 years; it was time for some fresh energy and someone to take it to the next level,” he said. More.