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Business Resources for Start Ups

Opportunity Hamilton has a range of tools, documents, plans and programmes for download that can help you start-up your business. If you don’t see what you need here, contact us to see how we can help.

Give Yourself the Best Chance of Success
Answer these 40 Questions to find out if you are suited or prepared for the challenges of starting a business.

Are You Ready to Launch?
Answer these Ten Questions and you have already got the basis of a business plan.

What Do You Need to Consider?
Follow the Step by Step Flowchart to guide you through the various stages of the preparation process.

How Good is Your Idea?
Before preparing a comprehensive business plan complete a basic start-up Business Plan to see if your idea has potential.

Are You Looking for an Investor?
Tips to help structure your business plan to convince a potential investor that your business is viable, you are the right person to run it and it is absolutely worth putting money into.

Is Your Business Idea Viable?
Preparing a Cashflow Spreadsheet will assist you in determining the viability of your business idea.

What do Business Terms mean in Plain Language?
Frequently used Business Terms explained in plain language, e.g. assets, book value, drawings, working capital, etc.

Labour Market Directory A-Z Directory
Click here to download the directory.
  The borough of Hamilton was established on 27 October 1877 and Hamilton became a city on 13 December 1945.  Hamilton’s Maori name is Kirikiriroa meaning long stretch of gravel.  New Zealand’s longest river, the Waikato, flows for 16km through the city.  Mild climate and moderate year round rainfall keep the city and surrounding area very green.  Mean temperatures - 18C in January (summer) and 9C in July (winter).  Hamilton has135 parks and gardens and 58 sports areas and over 1,000 hectares of open space.  Hamilton has 3 public swimming pools and over 55 kms of walkways in parks and reserves. Hamilton is student city, with more than 46,000 people in tertiary study Hamilton Zoo is home to over 600 native New Zealand and exotic animals, set in 25 ha of tranquil surroundings  Hamilton is the business, service, and educational centre of the Waikato region.  Waikato Hospital is a 600 bed regional base hospital located in Hamilton and is the largest tertiary training hospital in the Southern Hemisphere.