Tanya Ribbens

Not all business networking is created equal

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

Not all business networking is created equal

Industry Co-Labs

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.

Industry Co-Labs

Young Enterprise Scheme

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.

Young Enterprise Scheme

Looking for a job or know someone who is?

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 😊

Looking for a job or know someone who is?
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Why coworking spaces like ours really matter!

[…] 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...

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Why coworking spaces like ours really matter!

Is it burnout? Is it loneliness? No. It’s a need for respite.

I feel like I want a conversation that’s not about work, not about our business, not about Waitaki App and definitely not about what anyone else needs me to do for them.

Burnout?

Nah.

Just the cost of working from home.

Let me explain.

Is it burnout? Is it loneliness? No. It’s a need for respite.

Stronger Waitaki Economic Development Working Group

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.

Stronger Waitaki Economic Development Working Group

Ready for a new year

Looking forward, Xero tells us that small business trends for 2021 include: more remote working, more online sales, more workplace flexibility, more pivots and more small business tech. These are things The Business Hive can help support and we’ll keep working hard to help keep local businesses thriving.

Ready for a new year

Collective for local businesses

We think it’s important for local businesses to have local representation that doesn’t have to juggle the interests of any other district.

The Oamaru Business Collective is more than a retailers’ group. It offers collective support for all local businesses; professional services, trades, manufacturers, hospitality and more.

Collective for local businesses

Welcome to the team Tanya!

It’s not every day you meet someone who is at home with the (somewhat mystical) art of communication as they are with structured data entry but here she is. We’re calling her a business support specialist because whatever support a business needs – she’s got the savvy (and the will) to deliver it…

Welcome to the team Tanya!

We need your help... to find a new member of our team!

If you’re an admin super star - we want you. Yep, we’re growing and we’re looking for someone who loves getting stuff done. It’s a contract role and we reckon the right person will have all the work they can handle between what we need and what out clients need as well.

We need your help... to find a new member of our team!

What now for local businesses? Savvy marketing is key.

Waitaki - let’s get our marketing savvy on. This 10 week Marketing Bootcamp will help you to get deep understanding of what does and doesn’t work and how to get real results. Plus, you can bring a teenager for free (doesn’t have to be your teenager, just any teenager you think could benefit from buddying up with you).

What now for local businesses? Savvy marketing is key.