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The Profits out!

By Damon Harvey, March 5th, 2010

Last night the Profit was launched. Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule opened the first box of magazines and feedback so far has been fantastic. From Monday the magazine will be sent out to all local businesses and it’s also going to over 2000 property investors throughout New Zealand ...Read more

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Some of us live by this creed

By Michael Holding, March 3rd, 2010

Well worth a click for an instant morale boost for any self acclaimed Geek/Dork out there (even if you only let your inner Geek out over weekends!). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbs-gBEgIrs ...Read more

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2010 Tremains Corporate Triathlon

By Ben Deller, March 3rd, 2010

Dont forget to get your team together for this years tri, Airnet are once again proud to be a sponsor… Full details are available here http://www.tremains.co.nz/index.php?pageid=80&cs=Y I look forward to seeing you there! ...Read more

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Grape fun – support Project K this weekend!

By Amanda Sye, March 2nd, 2010

Why not spend this Sunday wandering through the vines and doing something wonderful for your community too? No 9 is excited to be one of the Corporate Event Sponsors for Project K, a very special charity that helps young people right here in Hawke’s Bay. Project K programmes are designed to inspire 13 to 15 year olds to reach their potential, through building self-confidence, promoting good ...Read more

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First Hawke’s Bay business to gain carboNZeroCertTM certification

By Fruitbowl, March 2nd, 2010

Hawkes Bay Document Technology (HBDT) is a specialist provider of Ricoh multi-functional devices, printers and document solutions. There is no denying it; they have a range of core products that consume vast quantities of trees in the form of cut sheet paper. So many of you may question, how has HBDT become the first business in the Hawkes Bay to achieve carbon neutral ‘small enterprise’ ...Read more

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Tsunami effects in NZ

By Matt Miller, February 28th, 2010

For real-time information about the tsunami’s effects, you can see the sea level measured at different points around New Zealand here: http://www.geonet.org.nz/tsunami/index.html But more importantly, the mass nude photo shoot in Wellington has been cancelled! http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3384863/Tsunami-cancels-nude-photo-shoot ...Read more

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Where are the Dolphins?

By Rod Drury, February 24th, 2010

When I was a young lad I used to love going to Marineland. All our visiting cousins remember visiting the dolphins in Napier. Some time over the last few years the last dolphin died and Marineland seems a bit of a hole in Marine Parade. For some reason it wasn’t acceptable to get another one. Not wanting to offend anyone, but just asking the question: Is it that bad to have Dolphins in ...Read more

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E2theMax Business Makeover Challenge 2010 – who will represent Hawke’s Bay?

By Jacqui Jones

closeAuthor: Jacqui Jones Name: Jacqui Jones
Email: jacqui@e2themax.biz
Site: http://www.E2theMax.biz
About: Owner/developer of E2theMax and the E2theMax Challenge (the 'E' stands for effective). Background includes 14 years in corporates (Kodak's first digital imaging specialist, head of production at Ogilvy & Mather and Colenso) focused on profitable implementation of new technology, particularly in the graphics/printing industries. In early days had qualified in COBOL programming and studied design at Prahran TAFE (Melbourne). 1995 decided I needed to qualify in Marketing to get out of the back end of business. Did post grad Dip Bus at Auckland Uni 1996-1999 with marketing and new ventures papers. Middle of first year came face to face with the stats of small business failure and was shocked. Quit the big job with the big salary and set about working with owner operators. 1996 set up 1st business Art That Works, digital design and print studio. Super successful, ready to franchise in 1999. Stepdaughter head injured in a car accident March 6th and my world changed. Sold the business (it's still going strong), invested the money in getting Shanann back on her feet. 2001 set up NZ's first vet specialist compounding pharmacy with Canadian trained pharmacist. Within 1st year we were working with over 100 of NZ's then 400 vet practices. My role was to set the pharmacy up while Monterrey took a 3 month trip to Canada. Also wrote all the software, created the marketing material and handled admin. Spent a week at Sydney Uni doing a compounding course - very interesting (I wasn't allowed to compound for real of course, just wanted to know how it was done). We brought several new technologies to New Zealand and moved into compounding customised prescription medicines for humans in the second year. In 2003 sold my shareholding to another pharmacist. Optimus Healthcare still going strong. 2003 became one of NZ's first internationally qualified coaches. Great training. Hugely useful in my own business and personal development. 2004 moved to Hawke's Bay to set up InfoRed Security in Taradale for its Auckland owner. 20 month project (10 months planning in Auckland, 10 months implementation here). Since 2005 I've been committed to Hawke's Bay. Very involved in regional and community service until late last year and, since early 2007 have been developing E2theMax (effective to the max) first as an online expo (award-winning for online innovation Nov. 2007) and then with the E2theMax Challenge. I believe a strong team is the only way to develop the vigilance and robustness, trust and load-sharing that a thriving business needs. E2theMax exists to ensure that every owner can build such a team. We start by introducing owners to some key principles, and then it’s all about real world experience. They see how to get the best from supplier relationships in a proven program, the Challenge. And, two businesses that apply to participate in the Challenge, each receive a 12-week, $60,000 boost free. Over 2 years with the Challenge, we have engaged with and boosted over 300 businesses that have applied or participated in Challenge related events. With a group of over 100 businesses, we have put just under $500,000 in hands-on expertise into 4 businesses already, with a further $150,000 in expertise being contributed to 2 more businesses Sept-Nov 2009. The results have been very positive. E2theMax has now been welcomed in Wellington and the Challenge is likely to run in 4 regions in 2010.See This Author's Posts (1), February 23rd, 2010

The E2theMax Business Makeover Challenge is an initiative that’s successfully grown in and from Hawke’s Bay, boosting established businesses that may be stuck at a crossroads or at a plateau, growing fabulously but beyond existing systems and resources, or in need of expertise to realise new opportunities. This year we’re particularly focused on businesses with ...Read more

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Team Hawkes Bay Jackets

By Rod Drury, February 22nd, 2010

On Friday night I was last minute invited to an Art Deco supper that John Key attended in the fantastic Dome venue. I’d just jumped off a plane from Auckland so wasn’t really dressed for it. Everyone else was. Now I live here I need some Hawkes Bay duds. Quite a few times this year there have been Bay events that required a bit more sartorial elegance than I’m used to. CJ and ...Read more

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Square Up

By Ben Deller, February 19th, 2010

I wonder how long it will be before we see these at the farmers market? Square Review ...Read more

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The Profits out!

Some of us live by this creed

2010 Tremains Corporate Triathlon

Grape fun – support Project K this weekend!

First Hawke’s Bay business to gain carboNZeroCertTM certification

Tsunami effects in NZ

Where are the Dolphins?

E2theMax Business Makeover Challenge 2010 – who will represent Hawke’s Bay?

Team Hawkes Bay Jackets

Square Up

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