Connecting Business, Growing Potential, Advancing Success
Business Whanganui is the leading independent business association in the Whanganui region and an Accredited Member of the New Zealand Chambers of Commerce network. We champion the interests of local businesses, ensuring your voice is heard at local, regional, and national levels.
We provide support, learning, networking, and promotional opportunities to help businesses of all sizes, ages, and stages connect, grow and advance. Our community is vibrant, dynamic, creative, and well-connected—a place where businesses thrive through collaboration and shared success.
Join us and be part of a stronger, smarter business future.
Upcoming Events
🚀Get Retail Ready with the Foodstuffs Emerging Supplier Forum
Thursday 3 April 10am-12noon
Business Whanganui 139 Guyton Street
No Charge, thanks to Foodstuffs
Join industry expert Rachel Prenty as she shares key insights on scaling your business 📈, navigating supermarket distribution 🛒, and meeting customer demand 👥. Connect with fellow suppliers 🤝, avoid costly mistakes ⚡, and take your next big step in retail. A must-attend event for Whanganui makers, producers, and growers! 🌱✨
🚀Business for Breakfast: Brand it. Plan it. Nail it.
Tuesday 8 April 7.00am-8.30am
FRANK., 60 Ridgway Street
Member $30+ | Public 45+
Kickstart your day with great coffee, great company, and game-changing insights. This Business for Breakfast event is all about the power of branding and marketing—because your brand is who you are, and your marketing is how the world sees you.
Fuel your morning, power your brand—join us for an inspiring start to your day!🚀
🚀April Book Club: Smart Strategy, Strong Business
Thursday 10 April 5.30pm-6.30pm
Business Whanganui 139 Guyton Street
Members No Charge
A well-crafted business strategy is the foundation of long-term success. It aligns goals, drives growth, and ensures resilience in a changing market. The right strategy helps businesses stay competitive, adapt to challenges, and seize new opportunities.
Discover how strategy contributes to business success—join Book Club to explore, learn, and grow together! 🚀
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Good Business
Lessons in Leadership for Business
Great leadership is at the heart of every successful business. In small businesses, where resources are limited and teams tight knit, strong leadership can make the difference between stagnation and growth. The Baldrige Excellence Framework provides a structured approach to leadership that helps businesses build a culture of excellence, resilience, and continuous improvement… read more
Skills
Create a Pitch for your Business
An elevator pitch is a concise and compelling statement that describes who you are, what you do, and why you do it. It’s called an “elevator pitch” because it should be short enough to be delivered during a brief elevator ride. Maybe in New Zealand we could call it a “lift pitch”, but it doesn’t have quite the same appeal… read more
Latest
Our Vision, Values and Purpose
Learn more about us, what we believe, and how we serve the Business Whanganui community by taking a moment to read through our Vision, Values and Purpose statement below and our Four Strategic Pillars – the areas of focus that underpin our delivery…. read more
Be Part of Business Whanganui
We host a range networking and learning events to help you to be more widely known, connected, informed, inspired, and more successful in your business.
From our biennial regional business awards, business for breakfast or lunch and after 5 gatherings, factory tours, just-for-fun events, thought leader guest speakers, and learning sessions, we’re sure you’ll find something to interest you.
We also have promotional opportunities for you to raise awareness of your business, products, services, and the value you deliver to your customers, including hosting a Business Whanganui networking event.
It’s not just who you know in business, it’s who knows you. Contact us to find out more.
