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Business South Inc. welcomes the Government’s announcement that applications for funding from the Innovation Programme for Tourism Recovery are now open.
The $54 million contestable fund has been set up to support transformative innovations that will create fundamental and meaningful impact across the New Zealand-Aotearoa visitor journey.
The Programme is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).
How to Apply:
Please visit the Innovation Programme for Tourism Recovery website in the first instance where you will find information about the Programme’s criteria and application process as well as an eligibility self-assessment tool. Following review of the site, if you have specific questions, please email tourisminnovation@mbie.govt.nz where you will be directed to New Zealand Māori Tourism or Business South Inc.
14 Feb 2023
We welcome Debra Chantry-Taylor to Dunedin as our first guest speaker for our Westpac Smart Series 2023.
Debra can truly transform an organisation, and that’s what gets leaders excited about when they’re in the same room as her. Her engaging keynotes and workshops help business owners, and their leadership teams focus on solving the issues that keep them down, hold them back and tick them off.
23 Feb 2023
Join us for the first Dunedin BA5 for 2023, co-hosted by Click Property Management and RenoMasters. Andrea and Andrew are looking forward to hosting our Dunedin members and sharing a little bit about their residential property management company, property renovation service business - and collabHQ, a collaborative working environment for other like-minded professional businesses.
24 Feb 2023
Join us for the Annual Dunedin Golf Tournament for 2023 at the Balmacewen Golf Course. The popular Ambrose format allows all standards of golfers to mix and play together with equal enjoyment, irrespective of ability - and is a great way to promote teamwork.
07 Feb 2023
This inspirational programme is the catalyst that ignites relationship building with like-minded professional peers, fosters inspiration to take your leadership career to the next level and provides outstanding opportunities to learn from prominent Otago leaders. Led by senior executives from significant Otago-based businesses, participants will benefit from the opportunity to interact and build ongoing connections with the presenters.
10 Feb 2023
This inspirational programme is the catalyst that ignites relationship building with like-minded professional peers, fosters inspiration to take your leadership career to the next level and provides outstanding opportunities to learn from prominent Otago leaders. Led by senior executives from significant Otago-based businesses, participants will benefit from the opportunity to interact and build ongoing connections with the presenters.
14 Feb 2023
Facilitation is the effective management of meetings to keep them focussed and on track. If you're responsible to facilitate a meeting or discussion, whether chair of a board, in a role guiding a team meeting or workshop or working with a team at different stages of development- this workshop is for you.
Duration: 2 Days ► 9.00am - 4.30pm
Delivery: Business South Training Room