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Are you ready to Export?
presented by Steve Murray, The Art of Life

 Wednesday 17 March 2010   9am - 1pm  

The aim of this workshop is to provide you with an overview of thee exporting process and enable you to assess whether your business is currently in a position to export and to give you an outline of the steps required to become export ready.

  • Exporting for the right reasons
  • 2 dimensions to exporting
  • Assess your readiness to export
  • Getting your product to market
    • Shipping
    • Taxes/Documents/Payment/Overseas Customs
  • Market research and your export customer
  • Pricing

All attendees qualify for a personal coaching session with the presenter. Bookings can be made after the workshop.

Fully funded by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.

To register contact Robyn Robertson on Ph. (07) 959 1623 or robyn@opportunityhamilton.co.nz

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 SMEs contribution to employment in Hamilton stands at 33% which equates to 25,810 employees.  The growth of SMEs in Hamilton city between 2000 and 2008 was 31% which is above the 25% percent growth recorded in the rest of New Zealand over the same time period.  Hamilton is the home of the mighty Chiefs and Waikato rugby teams and the 26,000 capacity Waikato Stadium.  Hamilton will host 3 matches in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.  Hamilton will host the New Zealand round of the prestigious V8 Supercar Championship in the city for the fourth year in 2011. The inaugural race in April 2008 attracted 172,000 attendees plus 5,000 people associated with the running of the event. The event generated $28.3 million of new money into the local economy in the first year and is estimated to generate $156 million over the seven years that the event will run.  Over 100,000 people annually visit New Zealand National Agriculture Fieldays held at Mystery Creek (10 minutes south of Hamilton), which is the largest agricultural event held in the Southern Hemisphere. Each year generates around $290 million sales.  As the centre of the thoroughbred industry, Hamilton has an excellent racing venue at Te Rapa. A national trotting track is 15 minutes drive from Hamilton in Cambridge.   Raglan is 40 minutes by road from Hamilton and home to one of the world’s longest left-hand surf breaks.