Your independent business association.
Run by local businesses for local businesses.
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Preparing for Alert Level 2
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Another Alert Level Milestone
Thursday provides another milestone with more business returning to work and allowed to operate.
Hairdressers, beauticians, restaurants, cafes, tourist operators, shops and more can all start operating, albeit it with new conditions.
Get out and support your fellow business owners, their employees and your community.
Like you, they have all been working extremely hard to get to this point and having to adapt and change. Respect their methods of operating, respect their requests and respect that this is new for everyone.
Kaikōura is a strong community and we know that together we will get through this.
To help businesses share ideas, knowledge and answer questions, we are hosting two online sector group meetings.
Hospitality sector group meeting: 2pm today
Retail sector group meeting: 3.30pm today
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If you need support or are not sure on any aspect of the Alert Level
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Virtual Events
COVID-19 Online Support Series
Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday 12th May - TODAY
2pm - 3pm Webinar
Change Management Essentials through Disruption
PRICING: Members: Free Non-Members: Free
Whether it is a change in services, systems, processes, places of work, people, or roles, change can be unsettling especially when it is sudden.
This one-hour webinar on Change Management Essentials Through Disruption takes a proactive, thoughtful and strategic look at how you can support your employees not only to navigate but also succeed in, adopting a change in this uncertain and challenging time.
Wednesday 13th May
10:30am - 11.30am Webinar
Moving into Alert Level 2
PRICING: Members: Free Non-Members: Free
This Critical Update follows the much anticipated Government announcement on moving to alert level 2.
The Chambers’ live webinar will bring together a panel of experts to address key considerations for business as the country prepares to move to a new alert level.
Thursday 14th May
9am - 10am Webinar
DIY Marketing through Disruption
PRICING: Members: Free Non-Members: Free
In the current COVID-19 environment, rapid implementation and budget friendly marketing counts more than ever. Presented by Mint Design, this session will provide you with practical tips and tools for marketing that you can DIY.
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Small business cash flow loan scheme (SBCS)
New cashflow Loan available from Today
One-off government loans are available for businesses and organisations impacted by COVID-19, including sole traders and the self-employed, to help with cash flow. Applications are open from 12 May to 12 June 2020 and can be made through myIR. Here’s an overview of the scheme.
Eligibility:
The SBCS is open to small to medium businesses with 50 or fewer full-time employee equivalents. This includes sole traders and self-employed businesses.
To get an indication of your eligibility, use the business.govt.nz SBCS eligibility tool.
Loan terms and amount
Details of the loan include:
- $10,000 to be provided to eligible businesses
- an additional $1800 per full-time employee equivalent
- interest free if the loans are paid back within a year
- an interest rate of 3% for a maximum term of five years
- repayments not required for the first two years.
The maximum amount you can borrow depends on the number of full-time and part-time employees you have. If you are a business without employees, ie sole trader or self-employed, you can receive a loan of up to $11,800.
Inland Revenue has a calculator to help you work out how much you may be able to borrow.
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Future Kaikōura is thrilled to respond to the need for a freely accessible business directory by making the Shop Kaikōura Business Directory available at no cost to the wider Kaikōura business community. Register your business and at the same time we ask you to please share far and wide and encourage all local businesses to register and be part of this.
This will support the community to source and shop locally.
Click here to get on board to register https://www.shopkaikoura.co.nz
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