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Are YOU ready to export?

As we know, one of the key drivers for New Zealand to grow and prosper is to increase exports. It is the same principle as balancing the family budget. New Zealand needs to earn foreign exchange in order to pay our way in the world. The Government is promoting export and is currently negotiating trade agreements with several countries, chiefly in South East Asia. Now is a good time to ask yourself some key export related questions.

Is your business thinking about exporting? You may have a product or service already selling on the local market. Maybe you have undertaken some basic desk based research- or maybe no research at all? You may already have production capacity- or maybe you need to invest in training new staff or in new plant and equipment.

You may have the ‘right’ product, but are not sure how to get the product to market. How about pricing and documentation?

Opportunity Hamilton wants to help you answer these and other export related questions. You may in fact discover you are not currently in a position to successfully export, so we can help you identify where the gaps may be.

Opportunity Hamilton are planning to run free export workshops over the next couple of months.

Please contact Robyn immediately on 959 1623 or robyn@opportunityhamilton.co.nz to indicate your interest, so we can schedule the optimum number of workshops and ensure your most common questions and subjects are covered.

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 Hamilton is New Zealand’s largest inland city, and 4th largest urban area.  Hamilton is on the main tourist route between Auckland and Taupo. Hamilton is the heart of the Waikato.  Hamilton has a land area of 98.6 km2 (New Zealand's smallest city in terms of land area).  The average age in Hamilton is 31.3 years compared to 35.9 years nationally.  Hamilton has a youthful population - around half of residents are under 30 years old.  New Zealand European makes up three quarters of the population, and Maori 19%.  Hamilton is home to more than 80 ethnic groups from 65 countries.  Over half of all New Zealanders (53 percent) were living in four main urban areas (Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, and Christchurch) at 30 June 2009.  As at February 2008 there were 12,476 small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hamilton. This figure accounted for 94% of the total number of businesses in Hamilton.  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 hosted the New Zealand round of the prestigious V8 Supercar Championship in the city for the second year in 2009. 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.