Advice, webinars and livestreams
A resource of tips, ideas and advice to help you get the most from your business
Business breakfast livestreams
The Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting livestreams with advice and tips from local experts on topics such as rent, commercial leases, finance, and immigration.
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Livestream replays
Finances + tax
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Kat Soper, The Helpful Academy, on how to improve your sales despite a difficult economy. |
| Hon. Grant Robertson will give an overview of the Budget and the Government’s plans for bringing New Zealand out of the Covid19 crisis. Replay (Thu 21 May) |
| Applying for the Business Finance Guarantee Scheme with Phil Patterson from BNZ Replay (Fri 17 Apr) |
| Kiwisaver and financial planning with Hayley Robertson from Milestone Financial Replay (Wed 15 Apr) |
| Advice on for mortgage holders with Karen, New Zealand Home Loans Replay (Wed 8 Apr) |
Business strategy + 1:1 support
| WellingtonNZ discuss the importance of good governance with expert CEOs and business advisors Replay (Fri 29 May) |
| Exploring different business models - what's core? what to keep? what to change? plus trends and assessing your adaptability from guests speakers with WellingtonNZ Replay (Fri 8 May) |
| Innovation in the new market - approaching business and product strategy and market fit with Callaghan Innovation and WellingtonNZ Replay (Thu 16 Apr) |
| Accessing fully funded 1:1 expert help for your business - with Red Hot Business Coaching. Replay (Thu 9 April) |
IT / tech / going digital
| IT technical questions and answers for your business IT, Office 365, Teams and Zoom and more with Layer3 Replay (Wed 15 Apr) |
| IT, cloud systems, security, tech advice - IT technicians from Layer3 Replay (Tue 7 Apr) |
Legal / contracts / rent
| Commercial leases, what's fair? and processes for resolving disputes with Rhys Williams, Gibson Sheat Replay (Tue 28 Apr) |
| Commercial construction contracts with Finn Collins, Gibson Sheat Replay (Mon 6 Apr) |
| Rents and commercial lease advice with Rhys Williams, Gibson Sheat Replay (Mon 30 Mar) |
Marketing + customer communications
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Build a people first business by looking at ways to unlock your business potential through using your greatest resource, your staff with speakers from WellingtonNZ |
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James Lamb, City Promotions Manager at Hutt City Council shares tips on getting your message out there, being visible to customers and making sure a customer can find you. |
| Practical ways to promoting your new online store and digital marketing with Richard from Synthesis Marketing Replay (Wed 6 May) |
| Essential marketing tools/tips to use during Covid19 - with Jo Jensen from Strictly Savy. Replay (Tue 14 Apr) |
| Digital marketing - creating great content, storytelling, making your business visible, keeping people on your site Replay and links (Thu 23 Apr) |
HR + employees
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June Ranson from Woburn International speaking on how you can retain your migrants when their visas are expiring. |
| Advice on employment matters with Tony McKone from McKone Consultancy Replay (Tue 5 May) |
| Immigration and visas - June Ranson, Woburn International Replay (Wed 1 Apr) |
| Advice for employers - Tony McKone, McKone Consultancy Replay (Tue 31 Mar) |
Hospitality, events, tourism & film sectors
| View recorded webinars from Victoria University of Wellington, topics from "responsible tourism in New Zealand" to "value-based pricing and revenue management in a COVID-19 world" |
| Tourism sector business resiliency Replay (Thu 9 April) |
| Business Response Screen Sector forum Replay (Tue 7 April ) |
| For Hospitality and Retail sector Replay (Wed 25 March) |
| Resiliency for Arts and Events sector Replay + Info (Thu 2 April) |
Services
| Packaging - better, safer and more sustainable options with Cameron Tooley from Packaging Products, Tony Ayres from Arypak and Millie Porter from Upper Hutt City Council. Replay (Thu 7 May) |
| How funerals will change coming into Level 3 with Cassie & Gavin Murphy from Gee & Hickton Replay (Wed 22 Apr) |
| Adapting funerals to Covid19 health guidelines with Cassie & Gavin Murphy, Gee & Hickton Funeral Directors Replay (Tue 7 Apr) |
| Advice/tips on cleaning and sanitising the workplace with Ross Craig from Fabricare Floorcare Replay (Thu 23 Apr) |
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Understanding Powers of Attorney, Wills And Estates |
Business support
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Chris Bishop will tell us what he's seeing in the local business community and update us on recovery and shovel ready projects. |
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Local responses to COVID-19 with two Hutt mayors Campbell Barry and Wayne Guppy.
Replay (Fri 8 May) |
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Business confidence survey results and how businesses are innovating with President Mark Skelly and CEO Helen Down |
| Moving your business and yourself to Alert Level 4 Replay + Q&A's (Fri 27 March) |
| Business resiliency for all Wellington Region businesses Replay (Tue 24 March) |
| How to stay resilient in the face of ongoing uncertainty and being able to adapt to change with Anna McKinlay from McKinlay Coaching Replay (Thu 30 April) |