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Friday 28 June 2008
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The road show passed through Invercargill, as part of a
national tour, hosted by the Ministry of Economic Development. Held
in the Invercargill Workingmen’s Club a smallish group of
participants met for a worthwhile event.
The Hon.Clayton Cosgrove, Minister for Small Business spoke briefly
of the MED and its role in assisting small businesses. The aim is
to be more user friendly and offer more assistance so the business
owner can concentrate on what he is best at, running his business,
without having to spend too much time dealing with paperwork and
red tape. |
Representatives from ACC, NZTE, IRD, Department of Labour, Work and
Income, Foundation for Research, Science and Technology gave brief
outlines of how their Department is able to assist those in
business. There certainly is a wealth of resources available, and
it should not be difficult for a business owner to access these and
gain the knowledge or assistance required.
Questions were encouraged from the floor, but most people preferred
to speak one on one with the relevant Department representative at
the close of the official part of the evening.
As we all know, the only constant is change, and it is
worthwhile to investing the time to attend events such as this, as
they provide an easy way to keep up with what is available. It
would be surprising if anyone left the evening not having learned
one new piece of information.
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