With support from our sponsors and partners Enterprise North Canterbury hosts regular, free networking functions open to all North Canterbury businesses.
Our free evening networking functions are hugely popular, with between 80 and 120 people coming together in a relaxed setting to listen to guest speakers present on a topical business subject. A complementary drink and nibbles are provided and attendees find they make a number of great contacts with other business people and service providers.
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Here are a few of our recent networking events:
A fascinating networking evening was sponsored and led by Sutton Tools Rangiora, who, after business networking, laid out a story of disaster and recovery, leading to a world class modern manufacturing premises. This was followed by factory tours that our 93 attendees simply did not want to end. There was plenty of feedback that this was one of the best business events that attendees had ever been to.
An interesting and robust evening was held at Lacebark Function Centre, sponsored by the Waimakariri District Council.
91 people attended to hear Simon Hart give an overview of what is happening in the district and what the council are planning. This was followed by crunchy infodumps from Identify Marketing and Sidekick Rangiora that gave people business tools to put into action.
As always, there was a good mix of regular attendees and new businesses that had not attended these events before.
72 people attended our networking event focussed on how to improve your business sustainability. This was sponsored by MainPower and held at MainPower head office.
Our speakers were people who are walking the talk in business sustainability.
As always, this was followed by drinks, nibbles and high quality networking.
A full platter of business advice was offered at our July 2024 Networking event at the beautiful Lacebark Function Centre.
100 people attended to hear several of our sponsors and business partners offer advice on how businesses can continue to thrive in a difficult economic environment.
This was followed by wine, nibbles and some high-quality business networking.
An interesting and robust evening was held at Urban Revival in Kaiapoi, sponsored by the Waimakariri District Council.
100 people attended to hear Simon Hart run through the options the council are considering for the Waimakariri District for the next ten years. This was followed by a Q&A session where some curly questions were put to the council and then business networking.
As always, there was a good mix of regular attendees and new businesses that had not attended these events before.
A fantastic networking evening, sponsored by MoMac Socialising Media, was attended by 85 people at the Better Half Kitchen & Bar.
The food was fantastic and so were the people. MoMac gave a great presentation, talking about how to successfully market your business in touch economic times and then showed us how to utilise free AI programs in our own business.
Heather Warwick gave an update on what is happening in the business community and presented NorthCanterbury.co.nz
Despite a cold and wet July evening, a successful ENC networking event was held with 110 people joining us at the beautiful Lacebark Function Centre for wine from The Crater Rim, beer from Brew Moon and canapes from Percival Street Bakery.
As well as a lot of networking, catchups and general conviviality, Waimakariri District Council‘s Simon Markham and Simon Hart gave us an update on expansion plans for all the major Waimakariri towns and information about the current Waimakariri Economic Development Plan which is in the early stages of planning.
Heather Warwick also gave an update of the many projects that ENC is involved in or leading.
There are a number of business networking groups in North Canterbury. All of these have different objectives and it is well worth looking at which ones may meet your needs. If you know of other ongoing opportunities to network with businesses in North Canterbury please contact ENC and let us know.
