COULD YOU DO WITH A TIME GENIE IN YOUR LIFE?

Some years ago, a novel I read started with the protagonist waiting in a queue to buy tickets to a rock concert (as you did back in the day before the internet was invented!). 

These were not for her but for a client, as she ran a personal concierge and errand service business. I remember nothing else about this story, but I slotted the business idea into the back of my head to be dusted off sometime in the future. Fast forward several years, a move to the Kapiti Coast and the desire to no longer commute into the city – and Time Genie was born! 

Coming from a teaching, management and project management background, I am well organised and efficient. I knew I could make this business work. 

AT THE MOVIES

Playing At Shoreline Cinema, Waikanae this week ...

Scotch : A Golden Dream

The story of Uisge beatha -- Gaelic for “water of life.”

The heart of SCOTCH - A GOLDEN DREAM is the characters - the fascinating people who make Scotch whisky. We explore some of the biggest names in the industry, including Richard Paterson, a master blender whose nose was insured for $2.5 million, Glasstorm, a company specializing in hand-made bottles for rare whiskies that sell for over $10,000 each, and Jim McEwan, the distiller and master blender, a 52-year industry veteran, who acts as our ambassador, guiding us to discover the process and the people, who they are, their personal histories, how they came to immerse themselves in the art and science of making whisky, their drive for perfection, and their dreams.

 Jim's Test and Tag - Franchise Opportunities

The Jim's system of franchising is one of, if not the most fair franchise system in Australasia with over 1500 Jim's franchisees in New Zealand and many times that in Australia you could not want for a better system.

We can help with the paperwork that will show the lending institute of your choice that they can have confidence in loaning you money to finance your new business, and provided you meet the criteria your Franchisor may be able to help with a payment plan for your territory.

AUDREY STEVENSON – SEMI FINALIST AT NATIONAL CHAMPION-OF-CHAMPIONS

Top Kapiti Coast bowler Audrey Stevenson from the Paraparaumu Beach club had another top performance at the national champion-of-champions singles playoffs at the Naenae Bowling club’s indoor green in the Hutt Valley over the weekend of 5 - 7 July. In this event the winners of each of New Zealand’s 27 centres singles championships met to find a national winner. Play on the first day was in sections on the first day and Audrey won all her four games against the representatives from the Gisborne-East Coast, Taranaki, North Harbour and South Canterbury centres.   

 Painting from Within - With Susan Knaap

Intuitive Painting Classes for Women

As women, we’re generally programmed to give of our precious time and energy to others – children, partners, parents – which doesn’t always leave a lot of time for us. This course is designed for women like you who need to carve out some ‘me time’ in amongst all the busy-ness. And, what better way to invest in yourself and your own care than to explore your inner creative self.

Are you ready to experience the complete freedom, joy and sense of well-being that making art has to offer? Are you ready to let go of your creative fears, grow in self-confidence and connect with like-minded others?

Electra Business Awards

The Electra Customer Choice Awards are well and truly open for entry. If you are a category winner (Retail, Service or Hospitality) you will win cash back of $250 which covers the entry fee. The other rewards are valued at $1,500 including a customers satisfaction survey report from the voting of your customers. Behind the scenes there is a team of dedicated people who have pounded the pavement from Foxton to Shannon and down to Paekakariki hand delivering flyers about entering.