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Tourism Facilities Grants Programme
Cultural Tourism Assistance
Māori Tourism Assistance
STAR Programme
Tourism Demand Subsidy Scheme
Other Sources of Funding

Cultural Tourism Assistance

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES TO AID CULTURAL TOURISM OPERATORS The following table shows assistance available to cultural tourism operators at the various stages of the business life-cycle, from Pre Start-Up to Globalised Businesses.	Key:
	Cultural-specific programme
	Tourism-specific programme
	Generic business programme

Type of Assistance	Availability of Assistance by Business Stage
	Pre Start-Up Product/Business concept	Start-Up	Early Development Business entity operating	Established Business entity financially viable	Going International	Globalised Business
Information and Advice	Historic Places Trust
	Ministry of Tourism - Research
					TRENZ
	BIZ		TechNZ Technet Programme
	National Services Te Paerangi
			Business Growth Service
			Business in the Community Mentor Programme
	Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand Tools and Templates CD
	Economic Development Associations
	Hutt City Council Visitor Development Programme
	Regional Tourism Organisations
			Qualmark
Enhancement of skills and management capability	New Zealand Museums Standards Scheme - Ngā Kaupapa Whaimana a Ngā Whare Taonga o Aotearoa, (National Services Te Paerangi)
		Enterprise Training
	Investment Ready Scheme
	Capacity Building		Business Growth Service
			Skill New Zealand Industry Training and Apprenticeships
	Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisations (ATTTO)
			Current Position Analysis
			Enterprise Scholarships
	Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand Tool and Templates CD
			Technology for Industry Fellowships Scheme
	Pre Start-Up Product/Business concept	Start-Up	Early Development Business entity operating	Established Business entity financially viable	Going International	Globalised Business
Assisting and Developing Innovative Capability
	Enterprise Development Grants			E-Business Roadmap
	National Services Te Paerangi
			Technology for Business Growth
			Grants for Private Sector Research and Development
Funding Assistance	Creative New Zealand
			National Heritage Preservation Incentive Fund
		Technology for Business Growth
	New Economy Research Fund		Grants for Private Sector Research and Development
	Lottery Grants Board
	Enterprise Development Grants
	National Services Te Paerangi Regional Partnerships Projects
	Escalator Scheme				Tourism Facilities Grants Programme
Marketing Assistance	Arts Marketing Organisations
			Regional Tourism Organisations
	Creative New Zealand -Smart Arts
	National Services Te Paerangi
				Tourism New Zealand Promotion
			Business in the Community Mentor Programme
Investment Promotion	Business Incubators

DISCLAIMER: All information in this chart is, to the best of the knowledge of the Ministry of Tourism, true and accurate as at 25 July 2006.

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funding@tourism.govt.nz

Cultural Tourism Assistance

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES TO AID CULTURAL TOURISM OPERATORS

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