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STEM with Leonardo Helicopters

SOREC and Leonardo Helicopters running STEM sessions for schools in Otago

One Good Kiwi Initiative - Vote for YES!

Accredited Service Providers

Provide your local community with products and services, grow your business and reputation in the region, and elevate your brand with Business South.

Bath Street Upgrade

Plastic Phase Out: Guidance for Sellers and Manufacturers on Products Now Banned

Plastic is one of our greatest environmental challenges. It regularly ends up as waste in our landfills, our moana and whenua. Difficult to recycle packaging and products can interfere with our recycling systems and are often used only once before being disposed.

Accelerate your business with the healthcheck

Our Region

Otago and Southland form the heartland of New Zealand, representing some of the best and brightest business this country has to offer.

Discussions with Hon. Andrew Bayly, Minister for Manufacturing and Small Business

Contribute to valuable business data gathering

Exports Crucial to NZ Economy: ExportNZ Pre-Election Report Released

2023 Budget Update

Fair Pay Agreements

The Government has recently passed the Fair Pay Agreements legislation. The introduction of FPAs is one of the most significant changes to New Zealand’s employment relations system.

Become a Food Rescue Champion

New HR Advisory Service Exclusively Available to Members

Member to member discounts

Resource Management Reform

Maximise your membership

The voice of southern business

Introducing our new Innovation Navigator

Finalists announced for The Grand Business South Awards 2022

Celebrating business excellence in style

Fair Pay Agreements - information and support

Quarterly Southern Business Survey Results: May 2023

Applications to Initiate Bargaining for an FPA

Call for Nominations: Business South Board 2023

Call for Nominations for Business South Board 2023

Small Business

Small businesses are creative, innovative and dynamic, and are key drivers of economic growth. In fact, small enterprise is often referred to as the ‘engine room of growth’.

Did you know…

Small enterprises represent over 97% of New Zealand firms, and more than half of all Business South members.

Business Advocacy

Your business sees things we can't see. The compliance cost that eats a Friday afternoon, the rule that makes no sense on the ground, the policy that would have looked different with a business like yours in the room.

That's exactly the insight we need. Business South turns what you tell us, in a survey, in an Accelerator session, in five minutes at an event, into a clear, constructive case for change. The more of you who speak up, the stronger that case becomes.

That insight is what shapes the conversations we have with decision makers on your behalf.

Membership Information

Running a business comes with constant decisions, pressure, and opportunity. That’s where Business South membership makes a difference — giving you access to practical support, advice, connections, and opportunities designed to help you move forward.

With more than 1,300 members across Otago and Southland, we work alongside businesses of all sizes to understand where they’re at and what’s next.

Book a meeting with our team for a discovery session and see how we can support your business or head straight to our membership application. 

Call for Board Nominations