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At last week's BNZ Tech Series we showcased a world-class trio of local businesses doing incredible things on the world stage, including in space. Thank you to Platinum Partner, BNZ for working with us to host this fantastic event. We have all the photos to share with you below.
Meanwhile at the Chamber, we are now shortlisting for the role of Hutt Valley Chamber CEO. If you would like to put your hat in the ring, it's not too late. You could be exactly the person we're looking for to fill this highly varied and rewarding role. Take a look at the job description here and apply today!
COVID-19 & Business Updates
- Ministry of Health is asking anyone who has recently travelled to NZ from Queensland to check locations of interest
- Current air travel updates from NZ Government
- Upcoming night closures for Remutaka Hill for a 10-month period, starting in September 2021
For all current updates, visit www.hvchamber.org.nz. This page is updated daily.
Upcoming Business Training Events
Get some free help with thanks to our fabulous partners ...
Business Training Programme Launch, with Platinum Partner, Open Polytechnic
Join us at the Chamber on Friday, 6 August at 10am to access a selection of free NZQA courses.
Come along to gain access to credible qualifications at no cost, thanks to Platinum Partner, Open Polytechnic. NZQA qualifications are available in Business, Management, and Administration & Technology.
Upskill yourself or your team through this brand new programme run in partnership with Open Polytechnic and Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce. We are delighted to have the Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister of Education, with us to launch this brand new programme. Find out more and book here.
Driving Traffic to Your Website: THIS WEEK
4 August 2021 at 5.30pm
Silver Partner, Synthesis Marketing is running the first of a series of workshops aimed at helping SMEs with their digital marketing.
This first workshop will focus on driving traffic to your website. You'll gain an understanding of:
- Making gains by linking website and offline marketing
- Search engine optimisation (SEO) and the keywords that matter
- Paid online advertising
- Writing content that works
- Understanding website backlinks
- The value of Google's "Near Me" searches.
There are a few spots left for this Wednesday, so book now for this free event. Find out more and register here.
Social Media Marketing for Business Success: 19 August 2021
For the second workshop in this series, Silver Partner, Synthesis Marketing is again helping businesses get more confident online. There is no charge to attend this workshop, which will cover:
- How New Zealanders are using different social media platforms
- Top features of each platform
- Content style options to maximise engagement
- How to integrate social media into your wider marketing
- Paid social media advertising. Ads and boost options.
General Events
Women in Business Lunch:
Leadership in a Covid World, 12 August
This is now taking place on 12 August at the Lower Hutt Events Centre (it was previously postponed).
Reconnect over an informal lunch with Keynote Speaker, Kristen Lunman, Co-founder and General Manager of Hatch. Kristen challenged the status quo by opening up US sharemarkets to all New Zealanders with her modern investment platform, Hatch.
Nominated for the NZ Women of Influence Innovator of the Year awards in 2018, Kristen is passionate about providing New Zealanders with faster and more affordable access to world-class financial tools. Kristen is a strong advocate for financial independence through smart investing. Book now to join us for this relaxed lunch.
Get Your Slice of the Action: Upper Hutt is Booming
Join us on 26 August at 5:30pm for this Economic Update for Upper Hutt and discover opportunities for business
Upper Hutt is home to a large business base including high technology data centres, food manufacturers, medical engineers, logistics hubs a major Defence base, and more. The Upper Hutt Council offers a range of business incentive grants to support economic development across the city.
Come along and hear about the opportunities directly from Mayor Wayne Guppy and get the economic perspective rom Rob Heyes of Infometrics. Opportunity is knocking. Register here.
In case you missed it ...
Last Week's BNZ Tech Series Event
Thank you Platinum Partner, BNZ, for working with us to host this event. We showcased three local businesses making their mark worldwide, in rocket propulsion technology, electric marine transport and virtual reality.
Our speakers were Nick Long, Director of the Paihau-Robinson Research Institute; Fraser Foote, Managing Director of the Wellington Electric Boat Building Company; and Terry Miller of EIGHT360 and NZ's Young Engineer of the Year 2019. This was another great Tech Series event with fantastic feedback from the participants. It's just incredible what goes on in our own backyard. See more here.
Local News
Special Congratulations to Wellington Gold Award Winners from the Hutt Valley
- Able Spaces, winner of the Emerging Gold, Products category award
- Chamber Member, WombatNET, winner of the Emerging Gold, Services category award. WombatNET does a fantastic job bringing high quality internet to rural areas across NZ. Find out more here.
Current Vacancies in the valley
Gold Partner, EQUIP Recruitment is looking for suitable candidates for the following positions:
Sales/Marketing Coordinator
This is a part-time, highly customer focused role, based in central Lower Hutt. Are you looking for some variety with 20 hours per week?
Sales Consultant
Can you provide excellent customer service to showroom clients and answer phone queries in a professional manner? Read on.
Update on RiverLink. It's on the Way
Last month's flooding throughout the Hutt Valley is a reminder of the purpose of the massive RiverLink project. Along with providing flood protection, RiverLink will completely transform the Lower Hutt CBD as part of the largest infrastructure project the Hutt Valley has ever seen.
The final preparations have been made to submit the resource consent application to get the next stage underway. Read the latest media release from 22 July here. We'll keep you updated as this project progresses.
It has been great to catch up with so many of our Members and Partners at our recent events. We look forward to seeing more of you at one of our many events coming up soon.
In the meantime, feel free to contact any of the Chamber team directly on 04 939 9821.
- Mark and the Chamber Team
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Thank you to all our Partners
As always, special thanks to all our Members and Partners for your ongoing support.
