Join Business Whangaparaoa for a project update from the O Mahurangi - Penlink team, as they near the end of a busy earthworks season. Come along to learn more about Whangaparāoa construction works and other progress on the project as well as ask questions. Learn more on their website: O Mahurangi – Penlink | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (nzta.govt.nz)
This is a free event at Whangaparaoa Library open to all business owners. The general community is also welcome to attend.
It is not essential to register but would be appreciated. Thank you.
An invite to local business owners and our community.
Join Business Whangaparaoa, Hibiscus Coast Zero Waste and a group of Coastie business owners for the Green Scheme Showcase and Awards.
Enjoy an evening of networking, celebration, good food and drinks!
Through the Green Scheme, and supported by funding from Auckland Council Climate Grant, we will be celebrating some of our small Coastie businesses who are already taking some actions in their bid to help with climate change issues along with presentations about information and business solutions we have found along the way. We will be awarding Green Scheme Certificates to local businesses taking climate action, showcasing their work and providing information about how you and your business can get involved as well as providing information for our general community and households to be doing their thing too.
Work over the past 10 months will culminate in a panel of these business owners being available for an informal chat about what they are doing and how you can start taking some action in your business too. Climate action doesn't have to mean big changes or expensive changes, every small action counts. So come along, enjoy great networking, and pick up some tips and ideas on how you can do your bit to help our planet in 2024.
If you already take climate action, come along and tell us, so we can celebrate and you too can be eligible to be part of the Green Scheme! If you want to start taking action but need some guidance and support, then this is the place to be.
Particular focus at this event are businesses in the construction, retail, health and beauty, office and hospitality industries but all businesses and community members are welcome as there are many very generic actions you can all take!
If you would like to join us and celebrate these businesses, find out more, let us know what you already do and find out how to do more please register below and we look forward to seeing you there!
Join us for our 2023 AGM.
4.45 pm at The Archer
Followed by our last network event for 2023!
CLICK HERE for a full list of relevant paperwork
Date: Wednesday 08 November 2023
Time: 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm
Venue: The Archer, Stanmore Bay
Speaker: Grant Difford, Waking Giants
Title: How To Get Your Business Working For You
Cost: $17.25 (members) or $34.50 (non-members) - REGISTER BELOW
To many business owners get consumed by the ‘busyness of business’, not enough time, not enough resource and not enough growth. In this session I will guide you back to why you got into business, how you can find that time that seems to go missing every day, reignite your passion for being in business and how to get it working for you in the next 90 days. All by being selfish about what you really want from life.
Grant Difford is an accomplished leadership coach, facilitator, and podcast host who founded Waking Giants in 2011. Throughout his career, he has developed a passion for leadership and strategy and has helped numerous business leaders achieve their goals through coaching, training, and consultancy services. Grant’s work with Waking Giants has earned him a reputation as a trusted advisor to CEOs and other business leaders, with a track record of helping organizations achieve measurable results.
Grant helps business leaders unlock their full potential and achieve their goals through his coaching and facilitation engagements. By providing guidance on strategy, communication, and leadership development, he helps his clients develop the skills and mindset necessary to thrive in today’s fast-paced business environment. Grant’s approach is rooted in empathy, curiosity, and a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by today’s leaders.
A huge thank you to our sponsors of this event -
Join Business Whangaparaoa for an evening of local networking.
Date: Wednesday 16 August
Time: 5.30 to 7.30 pm
Venue: The Archer, 570 Whangaparaoa Road
Title: Overcome Helplessness and Thrive in Difficult Times
When an elephant trainer starts working with a baby elephant, he or she will use a rope to tie one of the elephant’s legs to a post. The elephant will struggle for hours, even days, trying to escape the rope, but eventually, it will quiet down and accept its limited range of motion (Wu, 2009).
When the elephant grows up and is more than strong enough to break the rope, it doesn’t even try – it’s learned over time that any kind of struggle is useless.
Like the elephants, we learn a lot of our thought patterns and behaviours early on and it can be hard to change our patterns. So, how can we overcome learned helplessness and make sure we are acting in a proactive accountable way to help us stay on top, even in difficult times?
A huge thank you to our sponsors of this event -
Calling all New World Shopping District business owners (New World Shops to Arklow Lane region). Join Business Whangaparaoa for a casual get together to find out -
Date: 10 November 2022
Venue: Ferntinental Cafe, Gulf Harbour Country Club
Time: 5.30 to 7.30 pm
Speaker: Futurist Dave Wild - Create Your Future
Do you sometimes wonder what your future holds? In the search for answers, it’s easy to miss the signals of the future all around us. However no-one can foresee the future precisely. So the best way to predict the future, is to be the ones creating it. Just as we’re making the machines smarter by writing new code, we can also rewrite our own habits. Changing the way we think. Shifting the way we lead. Creating the future. Today.
A huge thank you to our sponsors - Telos Group Real Estate and Hibiscus and Bays Local Board
Register and pay for this event and get FREE access to Dave's online Mindflex video course. In just an hour it teaches people new ways of adapting to change. Watch this before joining us to see Dave live!
Celebrate Christmas with Business Whangaparaoa!!
Join us for our annual end of year Christmas celebration, following our AGM, to thank our members for their support with drinks and nibbles at -
Discounted drinks for Members and complimentary nibbles for all
All business owners/managers welcome!!
If you can join us please register below to give us an idea on numbers for catering thanks!
Join Business Whangaparaoa at Manly Bowling Club on Sunday 18 September, 2 pm for an opportunity to hear from your candidates in the upcoming local elections standing for Hibiscus and Bays Local Board (Hibiscus Subdivision) and/or Albany Ward.
Get your questions answered and find out what they plan to do for you in the next term of office.
For catering purposes, if possible please register interest below
Join Business Whangaparaoa in our 2022 business network event series!
Cost: Members: $17.50 / Non-Members: $34.50 (inc GST)
Join Business Whangaparaoa for an evening of networking with local businesses and to hear our speaker Rachel Klaver.
Join Rachel Klaver, marketing strategist and co-owner of Orewa marketing agency Identify, stuff columnist and podcast host for a night learning about what marketing strategies currently work best for small businesses across the board.
While there are always industry specific actions a small business owner can take, Rachel will help you get a grip on the following:
Rachel's focus is on organic (free) marketing rather than paid advertising. She also welcomes questions, and can give you real, relevant and up to date advice on your marketing.
A huge thank you to our sponsors for this event -
