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Wellington is a vibrant city with a thriving cultural life, talented people, and cutting-edge businesses. Known as the arts and events capital of New Zealand, the city has an abundance of recreation and leisure opportunities. It is also a compact city with a dramatic landscape and sound infrastructure. Wellington City Council wants to capitalise on these competitive advantages to help achieve economic growth, greater prosperity and an improved quality of life for all Wellingtonians. Creative Wellington - Innovation Capital is the Council's long-term strategic vision for the city. It aims to promote Wellington's reputation as New Zealand's centre of creativity and innovation in order to attract and retain smart, innovative people and creative, forward-looking enterprise.

Many Kiwi Business Owners and Leaders have found success. Not flash-in-the-pan, easy come easy go, overnight success. The real kind. It wasn’t brains. Or beauty. Or luck. Or God-given gifts. It was grit. And grit pays off. Eventually, that grit asks ‘what’s next?’, how can we go further? That's where The Icehouse comes in. Supporting Kiwi businesses to learn from the best, and from each other and keep succeeding. The Icehouse exists to help grow the engine room of the New Zealand economy - SME businesses with annual revenue between $1 million and $50 million. As business growth experts, we do this by accelerating the capability development of its business owners and leaders throughout all industries, all across the country with our dedicated Kiwi business focused programmes, workshops and one-to-one advisory services.

From its beginnings in 1991, Business Mentors New Zealand is now the leading national business mentoring service provider to the SME sector in New Zealand. The mentoring service has assisted over 70,000 SME owners, this number increasing every day engaging existing business, start-up and the not for profit sector clients annually. This vital service is made possible by a network of over 2,000 volunteer business mentors and 14 agencies throughout New Zealand. Mentors have a diverse range of skills and experience and provide our business clientele with a sounding board to assist in their personal growth and business development potential. Our Mission To enhance small business sustainability by mobilising volunteer resources, utilising the skills and experience of successful business people to meet community needs by supporting the creation and retention of employment, and the alleviation of financial hardship in urban and rural communities. Our Vision To be the leading, community-focused mentoring service for SMEs in New Zealand, providing an outstanding, effective national service to our clients. Further, to be essentially funded by business, yet strongly endorsed and supported by central Government, local Government and other key organisations or agencies involved in the development of this important sector.