E te iwi, kia ora mai tatou. Mai ra ano ka tika te korero ‘Te kai o te Rangatira,
he korero’. Na reira anei te panui kia tau a koutou ki te Whare tipu ake
te ohanga o Tai Tokerau.
Kia ora everybody, ‘The food of leaders is discussions’ is a well-known Māori proverb. Here at Northland Inc we are inviting you to have conversations with us that enable better economic outcomes for the Tai Tokerau region.
Hi,
It’s been a busy couple of months with lots going on to support our thriving business community here in Northland. We’re seeing a lot of proactive growth activity and high levels of business confidence, most recently evidenced by the calibre of the entrants in the Innovate section of the Westpac Northland Business Excellence awards. Congrats to the entrants and finalists who showed us that with the right aspiration and a global view, anything and everything is possible from Northland.
We’re also pretty stoked to welcome two new BIG Team members both rolling out new uniquely Northland initiatives. Both of these new roles are the result of a huge amount of work and support from our partners MBIE,MPI and NRC.
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Kayla Tattley as Community Activator for the “The Orchard” yes - we’re finally there!
We’re now in a short countdown to open Northland’s new collaborative work and event space which provides a focal point for us to champion innovation and entrepreneurship in Northland.
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Kayla looks forward to welcoming you to The Orchard. Keep an eye out on social media, as things start moving this week – come and be part of it!
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Melanie Sweet as Business Growth Facilitator – Primary Industries.
Melanie supports the growth of firms in Primary Industries of the Northland economy and will lead and support the delivery of primary industries related actions within the Tai Tokerau Northland Economic Action Plan.
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It’s a diverse role that brings the growth services of MPI and the RBP together to deliver a wide-reaching toolkit to support primary sector businesses. Melanie has come home to the north with her gumboots – make sure you give her the opportunity to wear them!
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For more information read on below and keep up with us through our website, and like us on Facebook for real-time sharing of events and activities as they come up. If you have anything for us to promote, support, engage with or celebrate, please send it through as we’re keen to ensure that we’re championing business success in Northland.
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Do you understand how to deal with customer complaints, returned goods, fair trade and how to protect your business from scams?
The newly launched Consumer Protection website has a great section for business owners to help you understand;
- The legal things such as extended warranties, product safety, Fair Trading Act 1986
- Industry Standards
- How to handle customer complaints and problems
- Buying products and services for commercial use
- How to identify and avoid scams
- Protecting business and customers data
This is an easy to understand resource written with business owners in mind. Check it out today.
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Two Tai Tokerau Māori collectives were successful in recieving funds from the Te Pūnaha Hiringa: Māori Innovation Fund Commercial Advisors Scheme which was announced early August. Parengarenga Inc and Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust now have access to a commercial advisor over a one-year period. The advisor will provide professional business advice and mentoring, supporting collectives to identify opportunities, begin new ventures or grow existing businesses and asset bases. [Read more]
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Far North REAP have just closed off the Te Hiku Youth Innovation Challenge. The challenge asked young people to pitch their ideas that will create more positive and safe things to do for young people living in Te Hiku. There are 10-15 prizes of $1000 – $2000 that will be awarded to people or teams with the best ideas. The prize money will be used by the youth to make their ideas happen. To keep up with the latest on this awesome mahi check out their website.
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Immigration New Zealand is partnering with the Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF) to deliver an innovative new immigration product for highly talented entrepreneurs and investors.
The Global Impact Visa (GIVs) will bring up to 400 individual pioneering entrepreneurs and investors to create and support innovation-based ventures and startup teams from New Zealand. [Find out more]
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For the 'Mums in Business' in town, Liked Media offer a free supportive online community and monthly meet ups to mingle, network and hear from a guest speaker. Business is easier together and there is no-one that quite understands the juggle we face other than other mums! To join in go to their Facebook page or email the lovely Philippa Mannagh likedmedia@gmail.com for more info.
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IRD run monthly free seminars and workshops in Whangarei to help you get up to speed or refresh your knowledge about tax and business compliance:
- Intro to business seminars - 1st Wed of each month
- GST workshops - 2nd Wed of each month
- Employer workshops - 3rd Wed of each month
Bookings are essential, to register email IRD with the following details; name of event, date and time of event, full name and IRD number of who will be attending, business name and IRD number (if needed), and a mobile phone number.
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Regional Events and Workshops. We advertise business events held throughout Northland. See what's coming up or register your own events here to get the word out. You can also keep up to date with events and news via our Facebook page.
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The Business Innovation and Growth team are your link to the Regional Business Partners programme. One of the tools in this programme is the NZTE Capability Development Vouchers which are designed specifically to help you access expert coaching or training in a number of key areas including business planning, finance, capital raising and marketing.
This month we'd like to introduce PROFIT HUB one of our Northland based Service Providers helping to grow capability in our small to medium sized businesses.
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At Profit Hub we are all about helping SME’s achieve sustainable financial success and a lasting completive advantage. We are Northlands leading customer experience and loyalty specialists and we offer the best solutions to those businesses that want to achieve the above by becoming more customer centric.
Our areas of expertise include:
- Customer Experience
- Employee Engagement
- Business Culture
- Change Management
Let us show you how you can achieve sustainable financial success and a lasting competitive advantage using our proven, practical and effective strategies that work brilliantly for all businesses – regardless of their size, industry or maturity, so it is a great fit for most Northland businesses.
Dave Espiner, Profit Hub’s director is a qualified chartered accountant with over 30 years 'hands on' experience helping SME’s improve and succeed across a broad range of industries.
Also as the only fully certified independent NPS2® / Net Promoter Score® provider in NZ, Profit Hub is uniquely qualified and positioned to help businesses not only survive, but thrive.
Contact us for a no cost, no obligation chat on either (021) 975-901 or david@profithub.co.nz or visit www.profithub.co.nz to learn more about how we can help you.
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If you or a friend, family member, business associate or anyone else you rub shoulders with wants to learn more about the opportunities for local support in business innovation or growth head over to the Business Innovation and Growth section of the Northland Inc website. It is full of information on the programmes we deliver to the region free of charge and how we help connect businesses up with the right people, information, tools and opportunities.
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Are you looking for some great quality New Zealand Photography for your website or promotional material? Mychillybin is a comprehensive range of NZ images that you can use for brochures, ads, reports, books, websites, social media, wall art, decor, cards, etc.
Images start from $25 and you can download them legally - whilst also supporting the New Zealand onshore economy and flourishing arts community. NZ owned and operated.
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New Zealand Trade and Enterprise's International Marketing Toolkit is an online resource offering valuable tips, simple checklists and practical templates to help you become export ready. Tools include digital marketing, culture, market feasibility, branding, PR, attending trade shows, IP and Pitching your business.
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If you’re a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), use the industry benchmarks tool to assess and improve your performance by comparing your business with others in your industry. Or, if you’re a new business, you can also use industry benchmarks to assist with your planning and budgeting.
Currently industry benchmarks are available for 45 industries, based on stats data from the 2013/2014 financial year.
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We look forward to helping fuel your success!
Many thanks
Business Innovation & Growth Team
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