Connect | Grow | Advance
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 Whanganui business, ensuring your voice is represented locally, regionally, and nationally. We provide support, learning, networking and promotional opportunities for business of all sizes, ages, and stages, and help you to connect, grow and advance your business.
Our community is vital, energetic, creative, connected, and well informed. Join us today!
Upcoming Events
Business for Profit + Good
Business for Good: Customers
7.00am Tuesday 30 Apr 2024
Join us for Business for Good: Customers. In this session we apply a slightly different lens to the topic – less theoretical, more practical, with follow-up actions based on what you decide is the priority. Follow-up coaching available.
Business of Women – After 5
Women of Influence
5.15pm Wednesday 1 May 2024
Join us for a relaxed get-together with our women WDC Councillors. Hear how the last year has been for them, their views on the revised Long Term Plan 2024-2034, and their aspirations for the future of our region.
Practical Business Learning
Build the Dream Team with Bryce Robb
1.00pm Thursday 2 May 2024
In this Session: Build the Dream Team Bryce shares with us his strategy for right people, right place, right time. Cultivating a positive team culture, excellence in customer service, producing great work, encouraging collaboration, and collective success.
Be Informed + Connected
Future of Media in New Zealand
5.30pm Thursday 09 May 2024
What is the future of media in New Zealand? Join us for a virtual panel discussion as we explore what this might look like. We are grateful to PRINZ (Public Relations Institute of New Zealand) for organising this and allowing us to participate in this significant event that features media experts.
Lunch + Learn
Family Business with Jim Bibby
12.00noon Friday 10 May 2024
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to get impartial and knowledgeable answers to your burning family business questions, benefit from Jim Bibby’s extensive expertise and gain valuable insights into family business and structuring for success today and succession in the future.
UCOL Lunch + Learn
Animation with Phillip Andrews
12.15pm Wednesday 15 May 2024
Following on from last month’s booked out AI lunch and learn, this month we’re talking Animation – AI, visual communication and animated personality for business, education and pleasure…with UCOL Lecturer in Design, Phillip Andrews. Lunch available. Don’t miss this
Leaders for Lunch
Simon Bridges: Helping Regional New Zealand Thrive
12.00noon to Wednesday 22 May 2024
Join us for the first of our new Leaders for Lunch sessions. Travelling to Whanganui especially to join us for this session is Simon Bridges. We have asked Simon to be respectfully controversial and talk about helping regional New Zealand thrive…
AWARDS DINNER TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
2024 Whanganui Regional Business Awards Ceremony and Dinner
5.30pm Saturday 16 Nov 2024
This will be a very special celebration of Whanganui, our businesses, individual and team achievement, recognition of excellence in business practices, appreciation for good food and artisan liquid refreshments, experience the highest standards in hospitality, enjoy the chance to connect and reconnect, to laugh, to dance and to support our local community.
Individual tickets or tables of 10 (branded) available. First in, best placed. Secure your tickets today to avoid disappointment.
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Good Business
Artificial Intelligence & Privacy
Thinking about privacy is vital if you are going to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools well. AI refers to computer systems that do tasks which seem like intelligent behaviour, such as finding patterns or categorising. This includes generative AI tools, as well as other systems that interpret data or automate tasks… read more
Articles
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
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OUR VISION, VALUES, 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 the Business Whanganui Community
We facilitate a host of 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, guest speakers, and learning sessions, to our Board Korero and special interest group coffee meetups, we’re sure you’ll find something to interest you.
You can also raise awareness of your business, products, services, and the value you deliver to your customers by hosting a Business Whanganui networking event. If your business is on the smaller side that’s no problem as you can join with other small businesses for one of our Business Showcase events.
It’s said that “It’s not just who you know in business, it’s who knows you.” Contact us to find out more.
