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How WellingtonNZ can help your business grow

At WellingtonNZ, our business growth and innovation team helps businesses find the advice and resources they need to grow and succeed.

How we can help

Our team can help smaller established businesses if they meet certain criteria.

A business should:

  • be well-established and have been trading for more than two years
  • already hire full-time staff
  • are in a growth phase, and want to hire more staff, get more equipment, or upscale and grow their operation.

If your business meets this criteria, you will need to sign up to the Regional Business Partner Network (RBPN).

The RBPN is a government-funded initiative that supports small and medium-sized businesses wanting to grow and innovate. WellingtonNZ is the agency that supports businesses in the Wellington region.

Register with the RBPN

To access funding and resources for your business through WellingtonNZ, you’ll need to sign up to the RBPN.

Register with the RBPN
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Next steps

One of our business growth managers will meet with you to carry out a confidential ‘discovery session’. It’s an open, honest conversation about your business, including challenges, goals and your commitment to working with us and other service providers to make the changes needed.

Our team can give you some recommendations, including introducing you to other businesses which have solved similar issues. The team can also connect you with courses, networks such as BioTechNZ, and other agencies or services.

Find out more about BioTechNZ

Capability funding

You can access partial funding to cover the cost of working with business specialists on areas including business and financial planning, governance, raising capital, marketing strategy and more. This funding is all about upskilling so that you can look at growth and improvements.

Mentoring

We can refer you to Business Mentors to connect business owners with others who can offer guidance and support and share their experiences.

Find out more about Business Mentors

R&D support

It’s our role to get Wellington-based innovative businesses access to Callaghan Innovation’s funding and services, and to give you the expertise and advice you need to support and accelerate your innovation, product development and ongoing research and development (R&D) project.

Find out more about R&D support

Take on a student or graduate

If your business is growing, you could benefit from taking on a tertiary student or recent graduate. This can help your business find fresh talent, build your reputation as a graduate-friendly employer and bring in fresh perspectives.

Find out more about taking on a student or graduate

We’re here to support your business

WellingtonNZ has a team of dedicated business advisers ready to help your business access support and services. Whether you’re a business looking for support in R&D or growth, our team can help.

Let’s talk

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Meet the team

WellingtonNZ has a team of dedicated business advisors ready to help your business access support and services. Whether you’re a business looking for support in R&D or growth, our team can help.

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Why Wellington

Wellington is more than just a capital city. It’s a region where business and pleasure go hand in hand. Whether you are in the creative, tech, or public sector, you will find a network of supportive and collaborative people to work with. And when you need a break, you will be spoilt for choice with the region’s options to step away from the office.

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Regional Business Partner Network

The Regional Business Partner Network helps to connect small to medium-sized businesses to the right advice, people and resources.

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How to find and keep great people

This video series from Wellington businesses shares tips on how to find, hire and retain skilled people.

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Get a business mentor

Whether you’re just getting started in business or you’re up and running, the support of a business mentor can be invaluable. WellingtonNZ can connect you with people who can offer guidance and support and share their experiences.

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Hire a student or graduate

Getting a student or graduate can benefit your business. Workplace pathways connect Wellington businesses with students in a variety of ways.

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Research and development support

WellingtonNZ can help your business if you’re thinking about developing new products or services. We can also help if you have an ongoing R&D programme and need some support.