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Your independent business association.
Run by local businesses for local businesses.
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Operating under Alert Level 3
We have 62.16% of our businesses operating under Alert Level 3.
- 84.62% of construction and trade businesses will operating
- 33.33% of hospitality
- 72.73% retail open for online and phone orders
- 53.85% tourism businesses operating
- 75% of our rural sector operating
- All essential services operating
- Majority of professional services also operating
We will be touching base with businesses across all industries to see how you are going, what is working and where you need support. We know as we move through different Alert Levels businesses face new challenges. Uncertainty of the future is one of the major challenges making it difficult to effectively plan your business and staff levels. If you need support or are unsure, please contact us.
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Virtual Event
COVID-19 Online Support
Thursday 7th May
2pm - 3pm Webinar
Operating in Alert Level 2
PRICING: Members: Free Non-Members: Free
Marlborough Chamber of Commerce
As we now anticipate moving to Alert Level 2, even more businesses will be looking to start operating again. There are still significant limitations applicable to re-opening businesses.
This presentation will provide you with the guidance detailed by the Government and provide a simple practical set of actions for you to follow to establish:
- Can (and should) I operate at Alert Level 2?
- What do I need to do to keep my team safe (both physically and mentally)?
- How do I achieve the compliance requirements to enable me to operate?
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Free on-on-one advice for your business
The Regional Business Partner (RBP) Network has allocated additional funding through the RBP COVID-19 Advisory Fund to support North Canterbury and Kaikōura businesses during this time. Businesses can access the fund to pay for one-on-one advice and support of the Covid19 response. This is a broad definition that will include specialist advice, including HR, legal and accounting advice, as well as other business capability needs, such as digital enablement. To be eligible for funding, businesses will need to have registered on the RBP Platform. Contact mel@enterpriseenc.co.nz
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Business support hotline
New government funding has enabled The Chamber - as part of the BusinessNZ network - to extend its business helpline to all businesses within Aotearoa New Zealand. Advice available via the freephone number - 0800 50 50 96 - includes specific advice and how to access Government-funded business support, advice on what changes in Alert Levels may mean for your business, general business advice and access to online resources and connections to business advisory services.
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Keep NZ Working
MSD is delivering a suite of employment service initiatives to ensure they can effectively engage with more New Zealanders in this unprecedented time. These include:
- A Keep New Zealand Working online recruitment tool that connects job seekers directly to the employer making it quicker and easier for people to find work. The tool, now live, also provides online training courses.
- Working in partnership with industry to provide ‘quick upskilling solutions’, for example, the new free online Community Health course with NZQA Unit Standards.
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ShopKaikōura is almost here!
This opportunity is for all Kaikōura businesses, no matter what industry sector.
ShopKaikōura is relaunching to make it easy for locals to shop local and support local. Now is more critical than ever for people to be supporting local businesses and the aim is to make it easy by having everything in one place.
As our community looks to support local businesses and services, it's vital that every business has up-to-date information online. Now is a great time to ensure your website, social media pages and contact details are all working as they should and displaying the same message about your operation status at Alert Level 3.
You don't need an online presence to be listed in the Directory. Your business can still have a listing.
ShopKaikōura is seeing a good uptake of business listings coming in and will be live as soon as possible. We can't wait to see the final product!
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