With so much going on in the entrepeneurial and innovation space right now, the team at the BCC thought it was a great time to start our own blog to keep you up to date with what's happening here.
I get to start off with a quick summary of the Innovate Manawatu competition and awards dinner which was held on 21st June.
For anyone who doesn't know what Innovate Manawatu was all about - the competition ran from March - May, looking for new business ideas and inventions (check it out on http://www.innovatemanawatu.co.nz/). It was aimed at assisting entrepreneurs and inventors to develop their ideas and create new business, growing wealth and employment in our region. With a $20,000 cash prize up for grabs we attracted 255 entries - from all sectors of the community, ages 9 – 91, some just at original concept stage, others much further down the track. Here’s a link to a Manawatu Standard story on the winners – who will definitely be ones to watch for the future - http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/5175867/Late-entry-picks-up-top-award.
On another note, Marcella has just returned from the BIO 2011 conference in USA with some stories to tell. I'll let her post a blog to tell you all about it !
Esther
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Tuesday, 5 July 2011
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