Congratulations Growing Great Entrepreneurs recent Graduates

Congratulations to our recent graduates for completing the Growing Great Entrepreneurs, Start-up Business Course last week!  

If you have a business idea and are interested in the next course, please contact Mel for further information;melissa.wiggins@chbdc.govt.nz 027 380 6547 or click Growing Great Entrepreneurs

Our Growing Great Entrepreneurs Programme run in collaboration with the Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce continues to be successful with the fifth course seeing five participants completing and ‘pitching’ their business ideas to family, friends and business support providers on the evening of the 9th March 2022. This course allows participants to gain insight into how to grow their business from an idea to having a full business plan within a 6 week period. Following the completion of the course a pathway for further support is provided to the participants by way of mentoring with a business mentor. This allows them continued to support to continue to thrive and grow their business.  

Tim, The Popularizer 

“GGE course has been fantastic for entrepreneurs like myself, covering every aspect of starting and maintaining a business, from finances to marketing to the core reasons for going into business in the first place. It’s given me a focus and a realistic way to budget and plan out a sustainable business model. If you are starting a business or have been thinking of doing so, I’d highly recommend taking advantage of this great local initiative.  

ThePopularizer aims to “promote your cause, commerce, & community” - your businesses and non-profits. We can help with stunning website and print media design, slick app’ and video creation, magical social media post creation & scheduling, cutting-edge AI-assisted SEO article creation, and effective search engine keyword tracking for a truly all-in-one marketing solution to take your business and non-profit to the next level. Use the promo’ code “CHBSpecial” to get 20% off your next project with us at thepopularizer.com, and enter into win an explainer video maker at thepopularizer.com/win! 

Donna, Donzwear 

“Participating in the GGE Program has taught me soo much about myself and my business. I've identified my why, realised my worth and the potential of my clothing business Donzwear. Thank you to everyone involved for steering me back onto the path and showing me a new direction towards my dreams.”