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Industry Focus – Agribusiness

How do business training courses, customised programmes and workshops help owner-managers, senior leaders and their teams in highly specialised industries such as the ...

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The Four Circles – You In The Business

The Four Circles forms the cornerstone of The Icehouse Owner Manager Programme. First identified and rationalised in ‘Changing Gears: how to take your Kiwi business from the ...

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Calling on a new cohort of Māori cadets to upskill and make real impacts for whānau

The Icehouse and Te Puni Kōkiri Leadership Development Cadetships are looking for 25 more kaimahi future Māori leaders for this year’s programme. The Icehouse-Te Puni Kokiri ...

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Intelligent Environments – Icehouse alumni lights up

Bex Harris is the owner of the Rosebank-based lighting controls business Intelligent Environments and many of you will recognise her as a Rosebank Business Association board ...

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I’m The Boss, I Know Best: Part 2

If you’ve ever uttered the words ‘I’m The Boss… I know best’, ‘… it’s easier if I do it, ‘… I don’t need help’ (part one of this two-part blog) then there might be a problem. We ...

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Diversity on Programme: Manufacturing Special

How does The Icehouse help grow businesses in highly specialised industries? It’s a critical question because each business, let alone sector, has its unique set of challenges. ...

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I Wish I Did It Sooner 2

No business owner has ever said, ‘I am so glad I hesitated’. Which is why ‘I wish I did it sooner’ is something we hear a lot from owners as they join The Icehouse community.

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I Feel Guilty Investing in Myself: Part Two

Training and professional development programmes are important tools for entrepreneurs and owners to upskill themselves to make better-informed decisions in the running of their ...

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Removing The Roadblock. You. Part 2 – Follow the leaders.

It’s a confronting admission – that gut feeling that you as an owner, are stifling the growth of your business. “It comes up all the time in our conversations with Kiwi business ...

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I Have A Great Business, So Don’t Need Any Help. Part 2.

Having a great business is a wonderful thing. You’re making a healthy profit which meets all your financial, career and personal goals, you have a happy and motivated team, a ...

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