As many of you will know, I wear two hats in my role at BusinessNZ – one for manufacturing and one for export. The overlap is significant, and the aim is for all manufacturers to be exporting to the world if we're to grow NZ's economy.

We were blessed with some extraordinarily valuable speakers at our ExportNZ Go Global conference last week, some of them Kiwi manufacturers demonstrating how to make the world their market.

Below I share some of the tips from Dr Simon McDonald of Triodent in his presentation Secrets to International Success. His company also won Best Use of Design in International Business at NZTE's International Business Awards. You can get a snapshot of Go Global including speakers' tips, watch the video here.

Catherine Beard
027 463 3212 or cbeard@businessnz.org.nz

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In the latest development in the Food & Beverage Information Project, the draft new report "An Investor's Guide to Emerging Growth Opportunities in New Zealand Food & Beverage Exports" is in its final stage of review and should be released in the next couple of weeks.

One result of the Investor’s Guide is that NZ has been invited to present to the World Halal Forum in Kuala Lumpur in April.

The Industry Snapshot Report is finalised and is likely to be made public in the next week.

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The Food & Beverage Information Project is a fantastic accompaniment to the NZ Food Innovation Network – four regional facilities to improve new product development, innovation and financial performance of NZ’s food and beverage industry.

The facilities are located in South Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North (at Massey University) and Christchurch. You can contact your nearest centre which will help you access the services that are right for your company. More...

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