Request for Proposals invited for network of regional partners
A Request for Proposals (RfP) has now been issued as part of the process to create a nationwide network of ‘regional partners’ to help small businesses access information, funding, training and development services.
The Foundation and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) are calling for proposals from 14 regions nationwide: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, East Coast, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, Manawatu-Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, Otago and Southland.
The network will build on the Foundation’s existing network of regional TechNZ partners providing R&D support to businesses. It is the key feature of a new model for delivering publicly-funded information and development services to small businesses, recently announced by Minister for Economic Development Gerry Brownlee.
Responses are due by 2 July. The RfP is available on the Government Electronic Tenders Service website.
