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News and updates from around The Business Hive and our local business community.
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News and updates from around The Business Hive and our local business community.
Amanda Fleming - one of Aotearoa’s most respected transformational facilitators - is offering three exclusive half-day workshops in Ōamaru. Designed for busy people who want real tools and big gains, these short-format sessions deliver deep insight, practical skills and the chance to reset with purpose. Places are limited. Don’t miss out.
Business networking that works - check out our three types of regular networking events and choose which one (or all) that work(s) for you:
The Exchange - Purposeful networking with themed speaker
Industry Co-Labs - connect with others in your industry
BNI - structured referrals
BNI is the most effective networking organisation we have come across, by far. We’re looking to form a group here in Waitaki and looking for people who great at what they do, focused on growing their business and looking for new opportunities locally. Find out more here.
Remote working has a whole range of benefits. Post-pandemic numbers of people ‘working from home’ are still multiple times higher than pre-pandemic. But working from home has its down-sides. Coworking may be the real hybrid solution you’re after.
If you or someone in your team needs some help to become more proficient with Microsoft tools, we may have the solution for you. Local training that saves you money? Check it out here.
The Business Hive is launching a series of Industry Co-Labs to give local and independent businesses the opportunity to network with allied professionals in your industry.
Let us know what industry you’re interested in connecting with, and we’ll get you connected.
We’re inviting community to help support our young people who undertake the Young Enterprise Scheme programme which gives them a chance to start and run a business during the school year.
Learn about the programme and how you could get involved here.
Struggling to find suitably skilled people? So are many. We know they’re out there but it is time to look harder at what people can offer. Join us for this expert presentation on how to find the hidden talent in your job applicants as well as your existing team.
Do you require help creating a CV? Do you need advice on cover letters or interviews? Do you lack confidence approaching employers?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, then Dawn and Sandra from Workbridge would love to hear from you 😊
Let's chat Chat GPT. If you haven't heard of it, it's the Artificial Intelligence (AI) rock star of the moment… and it’s already changed your actual world (not just the way you view it).
Brace yourself, the speed of evolution is going to be epic.
[…] the three pieces of necessary infrastructure that rural communities need for thriving digital economy ecosystems;
broadband,
coworking and entrepreneurship spaces,
and local leadership capacity.
It's gratifying because that's the heart of our actual business - not in theory but in practice...
Need a change of scene, join us on the last Friday of every month - completely free. You just make yourself at home, help yourself to a cuppa and stretch those social muscles a little bit while getting some work done.
3 Steps for Life is designed to give all of use the confidence and awareness to take action when somebody suffers a cardiac arrest. Did you know community help can double survival? Read on because classes are free…
Blair Middlemass, Business Lending Specialist at ANZ joined us for the Stronger Waitaki Economic Development Working Group with an update on business banking.
ANZ is also hosting a free series of workshops to support business owners.
Get the latest lay of the land on local economic development initiatives. There’s a lot going on and we think you want to be informed to make the most of the opportunities coming up.
If the online world has you bamboozled (even just a little bit), sign up for this FREE, 40 week programme to help you master all things digital for your business.
Digital Boost is an amazing government delivered and FREE series that helps small business owners learn and then master all things digital. Our programme is built on it and designed to bring together a group of local businesses for peer to peer support and insights while learning how to market, sell and improve productivity through digital tools. Sound like what you need? Register your interest now!
Effective facilitation skills can be life changing. Understanding the dynamics in the room (1 to 1 or 1 to many) and having a healthy tool kit of approaches keeps you in the driving seat with confidence. This is an advanced programme of learning (although no experience is required). Fast track your skills today.
Effective public speaking is about delivery and a big chunk of that is confidence. Whether you’re a terrified beginner, are keen on improving or feel like you are pretty comfortable with public speaking but want to be better… this programme will help get you to the next level.
Effective facilitation skills can be life changing. Understanding the dynamics in the room (1 to 1 or 1 to many) and having a healthy tool kit of approaches keeps you in the driving seat with confidence. This is an advanced programme of learning (although no experience is required). Fast track your skills today.
Effective public speaking is about delivery and a big chunk of that is confidence. Whether you’re a terrified beginner, are keen on improving or feel like you are pretty comfortable with public speaking but want to be better… this programme will help get you to the next level.
How we get through the next few weeks is the whole community’s business.
Ask yourself the question, ‘‘what can I do?’’
It’s about supporting a thriving business community for the benefit of us all.
We’re in it together, Waitaki.
Welcome 2022. This is the year to get involved.
In the war for talent, remote working might be a dealmaker. Check out the latest research on what Kiwi office workers think about working remotely some or all of the time.