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BizBiz is a specialist business information service for small to medium businesses (SMEs). Biz assists you identify organisations, people, training programmes and resources to help develop your business, as well as contacts and information on government and non-government services.
Technology New Zealand Technet ProgrammeCompanies occasionally need advice to solve technical problems that are impeding innovation and future growth. Two good sources of technical expertise are:
Programmes Available: Technology New Zealand has negotiated access to ‘Technet Experts’ for a limited period of consultancy. Maximum funding is $2000 (including GST). TechNet funding:
National Services Te PaerangiThe Museum and Iwi Development Grants Programme supports museums, iwi, and other culture and heritage organisations in projects that are part of a long-term plan and that:
There are two funding rounds per year, keep looking at our website for the next closing date. There are no minimum or maximum amounts, although most grants fall in the range of $2,000 to $10,000. For more information on the guidelines and criteria, and for a list
of successful past applications, please visit the website listed below.
Business Growth ServiceNew Zealand Trade and Enterprise provide grants, from its Growth Services Fund to support high growth potential firms to purchase external advice and expertise, market intelligence and development services. Grants up to a maximum of 50% of the qualifying costs are available for individual or groups of firms to access new business opportunities, skills and expertise, innovation and new technologies and finance. The Fund is only accessible for companies that have a clear and significant growth potential and for whom a development plan has been compiled with an NZTE client manager. Contact New Zealand Trade and Enterprise:
Business in the CommunityBusiness in the Community offers free Business Mentor Programmes to small businesses who have been operating for at least six months and who employ less than 25 staff. Business in the Community has over 1400 mentors nationally with a wide variety of business skills and experience available.
National Services Te Paerangi works in partnership with Business in the Community to offer a free mentoring service to enhance the effectiveness of museums including those that are volunteer managed and charitable trusts in:
For more information about museum services business mentoring, please contact Business in the Community.
TIANZ - Tools and Templates Compact DiscThe Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIANZ) is based in Wellington and represents approximately three and a half thousand tourism operators and organisations across the industry. TIANZ provides members with leadership, guidance and related services to help foster a viable and sustainable tourism industry for all New Zealanders to value and enjoy. TIANZ core business includes managing three national industry events each year - TRENZ, New Zealand’s largest tourism trade event, the organisation and presentation of the New Zealand Tourism Awards, and the New Zealand Tourism Conference - a forum for the presentation of key issues facing the industry. By belonging to TIANZ, members gain access to leading edge quality improvements in the industry. TIANZ sponsors projects such as Green Globe 21 – the internationally acclaimed environmental business programme, and TIANZ works in association with the Qualmark quality assurance system. Both programmes provide members with tools and systems to improve their product in line with visitor demands for high quality, safe and environmentally friendly products. For more information about Qualmark, visit their website at www.qualmark.co.nz. For further information about the Green Globe 21 accreditation system, visit www.ggasiapacific.com.au. The ‘Tourism Business Builder’ CD produced by TIANZ provides a simple yet effective resource for building new, or growing an existing, tourism business. It’s informative, relevant and has been tailor-made with the tourism industry and business in mind. The easy-to follow modules include forming ideas, investigating potential, making plans, resourcing, promotion, selling and assessing impacts. The CD is available to full TIANZ members free of charge. ‘The Tourism Business Builder’ CD produced by the Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand provides a simple yet effective resource for building new, or growing an existing, tourism business. It’s informative, relevant and has been tailor-made with the tourism industry and business in mind. The easy-to follow modules include forming ideas, investigating potential, making plans, resourcing, promotion, selling and assessing impacts.
Economic Development AssociationsThese Associations provide a range of functions which may include assistance with business start-ups, business counselling and assessment, professional development services, business mentors and marketing support. Contact your local economic development agency for services offered.
Hutt City Council Visitor Development ProgrammeTourism development in Hutt City is on the rise following increased
demand from domestic, cruise ship and conference markets. Hutt City
Council's visitor development manager in the city development division works
with existing and potential operators and developers to arrive at a product
that is suitable for the market.
Regional Tourism OrganisationsRegional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) provide a range of functions which may include domestic and international marketing of a region, destination management and product development. Contact your local RTO for services offered. Regional Tourism OrganisationsRegional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) provide a range of functions which may include domestic and international marketing of a region, destination management and product development. Contact your local RTO for services offered.
QualmarkQualmark is New Zealand tourism's official quality assurance agency. It operates a licensing system for tourism's official quality mark (the Qualmark®) and all tourism business in New Zealand are eligible to apply. Annual licence fees for Qualmark are based on the size of your business
and equate to less than $NZD40 or $NZD50 a month for small accommodation
and tourism businesses. Qualmark is able to assist the continual improvement process by providing, for example, templates for cleaning schedules, cancellation policies and operations manuals, and providing advice on liability waivers for adventure tourism operators. A Qualmark assessment is a great way to learn about the wider tourism industry and to improve your business based on best-practice. Businesses have to have been operating for a year before Qualmark will assess them. For more details:
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