ICEHOUSE Open House
Kiwi entrepreneurs - startups and owners of established businesses - might want to be in Auckland for the afternoon of Wednesday 29 July. The ICEHOUSE has asked me to tell you about their free afternoon of seminars, networking and other events aimed at showing you what the ICEHOUSE can do for your business. If you’re not familiar with The ICEHOUSE, it’s a combination of business incubator, management educator and angel investment coordinator, run under the auspices of Auckland University, with support from leading firms and business luminaries.
Trackback uriSee The ICEHOUSE in action:
- Hear stories from business owners who have experienced the award-winning ICE Bridge Owner Manager programmes and the phenomenal changes it brings
- Learn about life in the ICE Accelerator incubator and the pathway to start-up success
- Listen to ICE Angels talk about what they look for when they invest in businesses
- Get face-to-face with ICEHOUSE Chief Executive - Andy Hamilton, Chairman - Greg Cross, new Director of Start-Ups - Ken Erskine, Executives in Residence – Mark Hardie, Jaco Pretorious, Terry Allen, Duncan Shand, Owner-Manager Programme directing team – David Irving, Chris Woods, Deb Shepherd, Jo Clayton, Leith Oliver, Liz Wotherspoon and ICE Angels Chairman Trevor Smith, Founder of Start Up and Made from New Zealand Patrick Macfie.
- Meet and hear about how big businesses are helping smaller businesses grow in New Zealand (Boston Consulting Group, BNZ, Ernst & Young, HP, HR Partners, Telecom and Gen-i, Microsoft, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts and Telecom).
Back-to-back Seminars will run all day on topics including:
- The 3 Circles – the keys to unlocking growth potential in your business
- Will your idea pass the market validation test?
- Get ready for Angel Investment
- Design for Cut-Through
- IP Disasters to Avoid
- Social media
- What makes a “bankable” business?
- Marketing strategies
“Ideas Clinics” allow you to discuss your business ideas one-on-one with expert Advisers, Investors and Business Growth specialists.
Make sure you practise your “60 second elevator pitch” for Speed Networking at 4.30pm, followed by drinks. (Check out Andy Hamilton’s 60 second pitch about The ICEHOUSE for some ideas).
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