Economic Development

Economic Development Manager: Ron Massey

The role of Council's Enterprise Unit is to provide regional services including:

• New and existing business and development facilitation, advice and training.
• Business relocation assistance.
• Export markets (liaison and advice particularly Chatham Island and South Pacific nations).
• Import Substitution - marketing local goods and services in place of imports.
• Business restructuring assistance.
• Sourcing of development finance and equity capital.
• Business referrals for purchases from a comprehensive goods and services database.
• Hawke's Bay agents for "Business in the Community" - a mentor match business assistance programme. Link to www.businessmentor.org.nz
• BIZinfo Centre for Napier
• General Council/business liaison.

Contact Us

Economic Development Manager, Enterprise Advisor: Ron Massey Private Bag 6010 Napier 4142 New Zealand Phone: +64 06 834 4193 Fax: (06) 835 7574 Free Phone: (NZ only) 0800 237227 Cell: 027 448 8089 E-mail Ron Massey Business Facilitation/Advice: Keith White Phone: (06) 834 4194 E-mail Keith White