Waikato Business News November/December 2016

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54 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS November/December 2016 Enterprising students celebrated at Awards Enterprising Waikato secondary school students will wing their way to Wellington in December after coming up trumps at the Waikato-King Country Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme Annual Awards. Survive Out of School (SOS), of Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, took home top honours as Waikato-King Country Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Wintec Company of the Year. The business, which developed a smartphone app for students leaving home and school, also took home Waikato Business News Sales and Marketing Award. Smart Waikato YES Waikato-King Country co-ordinator Levinia Paku said SOS worked consistently well throughout the year, building a good business around a useful product. “The app includes lots of life-hacks and essential information for young people leaving home, helping them to develop independent and healthy lifestyles. They performed well in YES assessments and have networked with the right people, with assistance from their excellent mentor Seamus McCrosby (Kiwi Innovation Network),” Levinia said. YES involves students setting up and running a real business, creating, promoting and selling a product or service, conducting market research, planning, budgeting, taking and managing risk and turning problems into challenges. A second Waikato Diocesan School young enterprise team, Tihi Hipi, was named Stafford Industries runner-up in the regional awards and their chief executive Chloe Saxton clinched the University of Waikato Award for Leadership. Tihi Hipi specialises in artisan sheep cheese products with unique flavours, including native kawakawa and manuka honey. Fraser High School’s Be Somebody, specialising in vegan and organic skincare products, and St Paul’s Collegiate’s Crankworks, who developed a post-hole borer, have won YES National Excellence Awards and will join SOS at the national awards on December 6. The national awards remain top secret until the event. “These awards are a reflection of the very talented young entrepreneurs we have here in Waikato. “These teams are not only thinking outside the square to develop unique products, they are working hard to fulfil the requirements of running a successful business,” Levinia said. Other Waikato King Country 2016 YES Awards winners are: Staples Rodway Financial Award – Kiwicrosse (St Peter’s School of Cambridge) Smart Waikato chief executive Mary Jensen said she is thrilled with the calibre of entries this year. “All students can be extremely proud of what they have achieved this year. Young enterprise in our region is alive and kicking,” Mary said. Wintec Waikato-King Country Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme Company of the Year: S.O.S (Waikato Diocesan School for Girls) with National Excellence Awards winners Crankworks (St Paul’s Collegiate), Be Somebody (Fraser High School), Foster Construction’s Graham Boswell and YES chief executive Terry Shubkin. EMA Science and Technology Award: Dallas Kete– H2O-o-YES (Matamata College) with YES chief executive Terry Shubkin. Waikato and Cambridge chambers of commerce Teamwork Award: Mana Burgers (Hamilton Girls’High School) with Nathan Orr and Phil Mackay. Foster Construction Innovation Award: Crankworks (St Paul’s Collegiate) with Graham Boswell. University of Waikato Leadership Award: Chloe Saxton (Waikato Diocesan School for Girls) with Cynthia McNabb. Waikato Business News Sales and Marketing Award: S.O.S (Waikato Diocesan School for Girls) with Alan Neben. Stafford Engineering Runner Up: Tihi Hipi (Waikato Diocesan School for Girls) with Kaleb James. Te Wananga o Aotearoa Sustainability Award: DECO (Putaruru College) with Angeline McCormack. Gallagher Group Commitment Award: Corallee Collins-Annan– Be Somebody (Fraser High School) with Keith Gallagher. Wintec Waikato-King Country Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme Company of the Year: S.O.S (Waikato Diocesan School for Girls) with Klaus Reiter. Skycity Hamilton Community Trust Third place: JA-OK (Matamata College) with Roger FitzGerald.
EBBETT TOYOTA WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS November/December 2016 55 Ebbett Toyota comes to Morrinsville Ebbett Toyota has arrived in Morrinsville and nothing has been done by halves. The brand spanking new showroom and service department, attached to a large forecourt, is on a primo site at the entrance to town on the corner of Avenue Road and State Highway 26. Branch manager Scott Grenside, a Hamilton man with 10 years’ experience in the automotive industry, is excited about the move by Toyota. “Getting the brand back into thriving Morrinsville is an excellent move on behalf of the Ebbett Group,” he said. “We have 11 staff handling a full five bay, high tech, service department; parts department and of course sales and administration. On the forecourt we carry a full stock of new and used vehicles including cars, vans, trucks, utes and SUVs OPEN DAY @ EBBETT TOYOTA SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 9.00AM – 5.00PM “We will even have proper Continued on page 56 BOUNCY CASTLE FOR THE KIDS, ALL DAY SAUSAGE SIZZLE & REFRESHMENTS, TOYOTA NZ SHOW CARS, LIVE RADIO SHOW Branch Manager – Scott Grenside. GREAT DEALS ON NEW CARS & OVER 40 USED VEHICLES PLUS SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE FROM VALERIE ADAMS BETWEEN 12pm & 1pm FREE PROTECTION PACK WITH ANY NEW PASSENGER VEHICLE (Floor Mats, Headlight Protectors, Monsoon Shields) FREE TOW BAR WITH ANY NEW COMMERCIAL VEHICLE 85 Avenue Road North Morrinsville | 07 889 7678 www.ebbett.toyota.co.nz Scott Grenside 021 508 766 | Nick Thompson 027 205 6816 AU-7489396AA
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