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Mark Robotham – Manta5
Manta5’s COVID survival recipe:Fast hard decisions, communication plus and great staff buy in has Manta5 in a strong position It’s been a hell of a six months, and although not out of the woods, we are well positioned to prosper and are...
Shelley Guerard – icebreaker’s Japanese Journey
Building Global success through Incubation l icebreaker’s Japanese JourneyShelley Guerard, Head of Asia and leadership team member for icebreaker, has been on a career journey creating a 360 degree appreciation of global strategy and executing through...
Making Lemonade As The World Stops
Before the Covid19 global pandemic, as Fiasco, we had been making efficient touring infrastructure for seven years and had boldly taken on the USA market as well as NZ. We had been successful in our niche both at home and in the USA beyond our own expectations by...
Self-Certification Pilot with China Customs
New Zealand Customs is developing a self-certification option with China Customs.Self-certification is where an exporter completes the Certificate of Origin and sends it directly to the overseas agency, who will in turn engage them directly if any clarification is...
Andrew Sharp, CEO at Bobux
The story of Bobux and their shift to digitalIn this week’s newsletter Andrew Sharp, CEO of Bobux will share their journey to digital and becoming the brand that Kiwis know and love.Bobux started, like many great Kiwi businesses in a garage. In 1991...
August Trade Update
August Trade Update August Trade UpdateNZ EU FTAIt is clear that a political agreement is necessary on the EU side on the level of access that the EU is prepared to offer. As a consequence, the EU side is not really wanting to engage with New Zealand until...
U.S. Market Environment – challenges and opportunities, August 2020
U.S. Market Environment - challenges and opportunities, August 2020 Over the last five months, COVID-19 has transformed the economic and business environment in the United States.The unemployment rate for July stood at 10.2% compared with 3.5% in February. Real GDP...
Greg Knight – Australia Story
Our Australian StoryFlorentines was established in Tauranga in 1994 as a wholesale manufacturing and marketing company of premium frozen cakes and desserts for the food-service sector. We have not targeted the retail sector.After reaching national sales and...
Barriers for processed food exporters
ASB and ExportNZ Stories: Weleda – Using COVID to ‘Bounce Forward’ to a Better Normal.
Consumer demand for clean and green products has grown immensely, causing many businesses to develop a sustainability focus in recent years. But there is one company – whose New Zealand HQ is nestled above Te Mata Estate in Havelock North – that have been...
‘Being there’ is still important
‘Being there’ is still important The importance of getting your ‘boots on the ground’ has been a top tip from business leaders for decades, but for some that option is out the window right now.Sam Watson – Group CEO at Southern Spars...
July Trade Update
July Trade Update The negotiators have been busy but progress has been slow.CPTPPThere has been considerable attention given to two possible expansions of CPTPP – the possibilities of the UK and China joining. The UK has clearly signalled interest in...