Fund Recipients August 2002

 

An Income of Their Own - Ko o Ratou Putea Anake
Awarded 07/08/2002
A business and enterprise skills programme aimed at Year 10 students, largely of Maori and Pacific Island descent, living in the Wellington region. The programme will provide new ideas, local role models with their own successful businesses, information and resources to the students to open up the options for their future to include being an entrepreneur.

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Artist Representation and Motivational Services - ARMS
Awarded 07/08/2002
A programme to cultivate an entrepreneurial attitude amongst the broader arts, culture and creative sector. The programme will include a roadshow, web-site, workshops and individual coaching. The aim is to enable artists and students to learn the skills necessary to market their work and become profitable creative businesses.

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Biotechnology Innovation Project
Awarded 07/08/2002
New, flexible learning processes and resources are being developed to facilitate innovation and commercialisation in biosciences and biotechnologies. The programme will feature strong industry participation and include training for secondary school teachers, internships for tertiary students at local biotechnology companies and a roadshow touring Auckland high schools to provide innovative and interactive learning experiences to students.

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Building Skills in Inventors
Awarded 07/08/2002
A pilot programme designed to take Auckland-based inventors through the process of assessing and commercialising their ideas. Some resources developed for the course will be available to inventors throughout New Zealand help them to progress their ideas to viable businesses.

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Business Focused Education Instep
Awarded 07/08/2002

A wide range of businesses are working with regional schools to help students identify and develop enterprise opportunities. The programme is aimed at students who are in danger of being ‘lost’ socially, educationally and economically.

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Culture of Success Roadshow
Awarded 07/08/2002
A nationwide roadshow for primary/intermediate students. The roadshow will showcase New Zealand business role models and help develop goal setting skills, innovation development logic and positive attitudes towards business.

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Cup Mania
Awarded 07/08/2002
A national programme for year 6-10 students which integrates Information Communications Technology tools within the context of an America’s Cup syndicate challenge. Teams will have to find a sponsor, create a syndicate brand, bid on-line for their syndicate base, design a boat, select a crew and purchase on-course data.

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Education to Business (E2B)
Awarded 07/08/2002

A West Coast Development Trust enterprise education course aimed at helping West Coast students develop entrepreneurial attitudes and acquire business skills.
>> West Coast Development Trust website
>> Read the media release

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Innovation Hub
Awarded 07/08/2002

An on-line virtual business community for year 9-13 students in the Taranaki region. Local schools will be able to talk with each other and develop relationships with businesses and innovators.

>> The Innovation Hub expands (21/01/04)

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National Women in Business Week 2003
Awarded 07/08/2002
National Women in Business Week in the first week of March 2003 provided an opportunity for women in business to attend a range of workshops, seminars, expos and conferences. Events nationwide focused on forging relationships and the areas of business skills and knowledge development.

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Rangatahi Business Programme
Awarded 07/08/2002

A business entrepreneurship programme developed for young Maori at Te Wharekura O Rakaumanga school in Huntly. The project includes the development of a mentoring programme and video promoting Maori entrepreneurship.

>> Read more at the Rangatahi Business Programme website

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The ‘Innovator’ Project
Awarded 07/08/2002
This project aims to provide innovation thinking tools to all schools in Southland and to enable all young Southlanders to be Innovators. An intensive teacher training programme provides Southland teachers with imaginative innovation, enterprise and communication skills, tools and activities. As teachers incorporate this learning into the classroom, students will be encouraged to learn and practice innovation and enterprise attitudes and behaviours, confidence and problem solving. Southland business and community leaders will be involved in school/business enterprise projects.

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The Wahia Ngarua Project
Awarded 07/08/2002
An entrepreneurship and motivational business programme aimed at teenagers from Ngaruawahia and surrounding local communities. The project includes the appointment of a co-ordinator to establish an integrated and motivational programme includes seminars, workshops, work experience and a careers fair.


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