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ExportNZ Bay of PlentyAngela Wallace
Executive Officer
ExportNZ Bay of PlentyA division of the EMA
Part of BusinessNZ
About BusinessNZBusinessNZ is New Zealand's largest business advocacy body, committed to championing a productive, export-oriented, competitive business environment in which enterprise can thrive.
About EMA – Employers and Manufacturers AssociationEMA provides its members with professional advice and training to succeed in business:• Advocacy • Employment and HR• Education and Training• Networking Opportunities
Phil O’Reilly Catherine Beard Kim Campbell
CEO BusinessNZ Executive DirectorExportNZ
ManufacturingNZ
CEO – EMA
At a national level, ExportNZ helps exporters with:
Advocacy and lobbying
Service packages developed specifically for ExportNZ, including products and mentoring advice
Information, news, coverage of issues, trade shows and other events
The experience and guidance of the ExportNZ National Board Members: Sir Kenneth Stevens KNZM
Phil O'Reilly Sarah Gibbs Dr Helen DarlingMatt CrawfordRichard Te Hurinui JonesTim GreenJames WheelerStephen JacobiAndy WarrenTony Nowell
Locally responsive, nationally effective
The BusinessNZ ‘family’ has its roots in four large regional organisations of member businesses that together cover the entire country.
Membership is drawn from four regional business organisations which offer services and support to over 14,500 member companies.
EMA Northern - Auckland, Waikato and Tauranga branches of ExportNZ
Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Central - Wellington and Hawkes Bay
Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce - Canterbury
Otago Southland Employers’ Association – Otago Southland
This regional presence is the strength behind BusinessNZ’s advocacy on behalf of all New Zealand business.
BusinessNZ also represents more than 70 national industry associations with a combined membership of some 76,000 employers, which together employ about 80 per cent of private sector employees.
Regionally
At a regional level, ExportNZ is run by exporters for exporters.
Networking: share knowledge, ideas, contacts and opportunities with like-minded exporters.
Speakers: network with other exporters, and gain valuable insights from guest speakers.
Education: specially designed courses for the new exporter or those wanting to extend their knowledge base, or to provide staff with "export" education
Other: too many to mention
Membership (FYI – this is not a sales pitch!).
For ExportNZ offices in Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Hamilton:
You must join the EMA
If you are an exporter, or have specific export expertise, you can join ExportNZ for no extra cost
Focussed
ExportNZ Bay of Plenty Executive Committee
With other award winners at the 2012 Air New Zealand Sister Cities Awards. We won in the Business Commercial Project Category.
Tauranga’s Sister City in China – YANTAI
Some of the 62 Bay of Plenty delegates at the Shanghai World Expo
At the Japan NZ Business Council Conference in November 2011 with our visitors from our Sister City in Japan – Hitachi City
Te Awanui Huka Pak delegation to Japan for the Zespri Trade Conference
At our annual Christmas Party we hold with Priority One (EDA), NZ Trade and Enterprise and the Sustainable Business Network
At the Air New Zealand E.A.T Breakfast in Tauranga March 27th 2012
Launched the 2012 BNZ Bay of Plenty ExportNZ Awards – sold out in 48 hours
Winners, judges and performers at the BNZ Bay of Plenty ExportNZ Awards 2011
We hold informal functions at members premises – this one at the Port of Tauranga. The Port are a foundation sponsor of ExportNZ Bay of Plenty
We work closely with our local MP and have strong links to Parliament through our National Board and BusinessNZ, and our
exporters
Market Focussed Events
Jen Scoular (left) and Ian Skelton (right) with Heather RiddellNZ Ambassador to Vietnam Heather Riddell
• Russia• Chile, Peru, Colombia• US• Korea • Germany• Malaysia, Brunei• UK• Middle East• Australia• India• Vietnam• AND MORE!
Launch of the Regional Partnership – a collaboration with Tauranga, Rotorua and Eastern Bay Chambers of Commerce, and EDA’s from Eastern Bay and Rotorua and ExportNZ BOP.
Collaboration
Regional Partnership ProgrammeNZTE and the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI) have put in place a network of 14 Regional Business Partners around New Zealand. The partners work to support business growth and innovation in their regions and are a natural first point of contact for businesses seeking government assistance.
From nzte.govt.nz
AssessmentLinkages to relevant organisationsNZTE Capability VouchersR&D development funding
To find out more go to NZTE and search for ‘Regional Partnership Programme’
Business Councils and Other• ASEAN Business Council• Korean New Zealand Business Council• Latin American NZ Business Council• NZ China Business Council - NZCTA• Japan NZ Business Council – JNZBC
• Asia:NZ• NZ Sister Cities & Sister Cities Associations• E.g. Kowiana Association of NZ • FOMA – Federation of Maori Authorities• Importers Institute• Ethnic Affairs
MY ADVICE: Choose carefully, then commit!
