Last Modified: 22 June 2010
Business in our City
Business Development Assistance
Upper Hutt City Council takes a lead role in facilitating local business support. A full-time Director of Business Services co-ordinates Council activities and develops business-friendly programmes aimed at encouraging new businesses into Upper Hutt and helping existing business to succeed.
The Council is an active and proud supporter of the business community, demonstrated by annual events such as the City’s Business Excellence Awards.
Many services are available to people wanting to start, develop or relocate their business to Upper Hutt such as:
- Grow Wellington - www.positivelywellingtonbusiness.co.nz
An economic development agency that works for and with businesses in
the Greater Wellington region that want to be world-class. Their aim
is to drive growth in exports, to help create a strong and vibrant
Wellington regional economy to be enjoyed by all who visit, live, and
work here. They work with individual businesses and develop centres of excellence and other larger projects involving industry groups and sectors.
If you are an entrepreneur looking to liberate your big idea and turn
your dreams into a successful business then their Activate programme is for you. Subscribe to their weekly emails to find out about what is going on in the
Wellington business community. They are there to introduce you to the
right people for your business to become world class.
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- www.biz.org.nz - www.biz.org.nz
A
business portal has been designed and written with the needs of small
to medium sized businesses in mind and includes easy to understand
information on tax and employing staff, health and safety, training,
finance, good business practice, exporting and growing your business.
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- Upper Hutt Chamber of Commerce - www.upperhuttchamber.co.nz
Aims to
influence the environment in which businesses operate and provide
opportunities, products and services that will improve the success and
vitality of your business. The Chamber also runs a large number of
free business training seminars.
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Take these links for information about:
Property and Premises
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There are many agencies that provide assistance with leasing or buying land or buildings in Upper Hutt, including:
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