North Canterbury News: November 25, 2021
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Ballet socks the People’sChoice<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Designerdance socks, whichare<br />
helping point buddingballerinas in the<br />
right direction,wooed the crowd to<br />
takeout thePeople’s Choiceinthe<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>BusinessAwards.<br />
Sponsoredbythe <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
<strong>News</strong>, theDance SockAcademy<br />
received awhopping 895 votes to claim<br />
the <strong>2021</strong>People’sChoice title.<br />
The award wasannouncedlive<br />
online last week in lieuofanawards<br />
dinner which wasscuttledbyCovid19<br />
restrictions.<br />
The first runner up was Waghorn<br />
Builderswith758 votes, andthe second<br />
runnerupwith 754voteswas So You!<br />
The Dance SockAcademyisthe<br />
brainchild of Jenna McKenzie,the<br />
principalofRangiorabasedJenna<br />
McKenzieSchool of Dance.<br />
Jenna continues to be amazedher<br />
‘‘crazylittle sock idea’’has universal<br />
appeal, and that it wonthe People’s<br />
Choice accolade.<br />
‘‘I am excited, honouredand very<br />
grateful to thedancecommunity,its<br />
families andmyfriends.<br />
‘‘Itisanew business and it is so cool<br />
to have so much support,’’ says Jenna.<br />
Sheloves to make ballet magicaland<br />
interesting forher students anduses<br />
imageryand propstohelp themwith<br />
their technique.<br />
The socks withfairies,wands, stars,<br />
and withafew strings attached, are<br />
now provingtobe an invaluable<br />
extensiontothis.<br />
Jenna, learntballetfromage 6, and<br />
has taughtinRangiora for over20<br />
Dance socks ... Two budding ballerinas in their ballet socks designed to help with their<br />
lessons.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
years,and also in Londonfor atime.<br />
It took ayear to developthe designof<br />
thesocks, incorporating alifetime of<br />
dance teachingtricks.Rangiora’s<br />
Create Designhelpedbringthe project<br />
to life withfinal designs, alogoand the<br />
Dance Sock Academy website.<br />
Jennahas 12 retailers around the<br />
worldincluding in Italy, Chile,<br />
Australia, South Africa and Scotland.<br />
At present sheisworking on repackagingthe<br />
product,and<br />
approaching more distributorsand<br />
wholesalersoverseas.<br />
‘‘Itissuperexciting, and so coolto<br />
havethe support, andtowin the<br />
People’s Choice.’’<br />
For every pair of ballet sockssold,<br />
the Dance SockAcademydonatesa<br />
pairofsports or school sockstoKiwi<br />
childreninneed throughThe Clothing<br />
Project.<br />
Covid puts brakes on growth<br />
NEWS<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Covid19 has made adefinite impacton<br />
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past six months according to the latest<br />
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Thesurvey, released thisweek by<br />
Enterprise<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> (ENC), is<br />
forthe six months to the endofOctober<br />
<strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Theresults showthatathird of<br />
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restrictions to be limiting their ability<br />
to grow.<br />
In addition,profitability has<br />
decreased, costs have increased,and<br />
supply constraints are making things<br />
problematic.<br />
Forty percent of surveyed<br />
businesses saw adrop in profitsover<br />
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increase.<br />
❛There’s alot going on for<br />
our local businesses right<br />
now.❜<br />
—Miles DaltonENC<br />
Fiftyeight percent of businesses<br />
reported an increaseinthe cost of<br />
doingbusiness, with atrickledownto<br />
the consumer,while40% of businesses<br />
reportedanincreaseintheirprices.<br />
Business confidence has also dropped,<br />
with 41% of those surveyedexpecting<br />
the businesssituationtodeteriorate in<br />
the comingsix monthscompared to<br />
just 29% who expect it to improve.<br />
‘‘There’s alot goingonfor ourlocal<br />
businessesrightnow,” says ENC<br />
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Dalton,who compiledthe survey.<br />
‘‘In addition to the difficulties<br />
highlightedin thereport, businesses<br />
are dealingwith general uncertainties,<br />
fearofanother lockdownand theflowon<br />
effects fromsupply chainissues.<br />
‘‘As such, thesurveyresults are nota<br />
hugesurprise,’’ saysMrDalton.<br />
“However,despite the current<br />
situation, we notedanincreasein<br />
staffinglevelsoverthe past six months<br />
as well as an increase in thenumber of<br />
businesses investing in buildings,<br />
plant and machinery.<br />
‘‘This showsthatthereisdefinitelya<br />
degree of optimismfor the future.”<br />
The full<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>Business<br />
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northcanterbury.co.nz/assets/Uploads/<br />
<strong>2021</strong>OctoberBusinessOpinion<br />
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