Vision 2 Business
V2B is a program of "seminars" run every Tuesday evening,
and gives valuable information to would-be entrepreneurs about the
journey of creating a business out of an idea. Different areas of
business are covered including finance, law, marketing, management,
team building, capital raising as well as more general talks giving an
idea of what life in a start-up business is like. Different speakers
every year keep the talks varied and fresh, from some of the top
business people in Auckland and abroad. I have been to almost every
lecture for the past 4 years, and gain something valuable at every one!
The ability to network with like-minded, proactive people is also
invaluable, and I have got to know quite a few of the audience as well
as the organising committee.
For more information and the current timetable of seminars please visit
the V2B
section of the Spark website.
40K Challenge
This is the premier competition under Spark. Twenty thousand
dollars in cash and time in the Icehouse
Business Incubator for the
winner make this competition very attractive, as well as the fact that
finalists receive many hours of coaching and mentoring from top
business people in Auckland. The entry for the 40K Challenge is for
those who are serious about building a business from their idea, and
requires the submission of a business plan outlining such topics
as covered in the V2B program. (Inro Technologies,
the company I work for full-time, got going after winning the 40K
Challenge in 2005 as Grand Challenge Ltd.)
For more information about this year's challenge please visit the 40K
Challenge on the Spark Website.