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Sustainability at the Small Business Expo

The theme of this year's Small Business Expo is 'Sustainability', so you'll find a dedicated Sustainability Zone, a focus on sustainability in the seminar series, and the event is carboNZero certified.

The Expo will run in three different cities: Auckland (16-18 April), Christchurch (20-22 May) and Wellington (25-27 June).

Free sustainability 'health check'

Businesses can book in for a free, 20-minute one-on-one session with a trained sustainable business advisor at the Sustainable Business Support Services stand at the Small Business Expo. You'll find out how to maximise opportunities in an area that’s uniquely relevant to your business, such as innovation in product design, transport solutions or appealing to new customers. It doesn’t matter what stage of the sustainability journey you’re on - come and find out what support services and resources are available.

Wellington Small Business Expo

Wednesday 25 June 2008 9.00am - 4.00pm
Thursday 26 June 2008 9.00am - 8.00pm
Friday 27 June 2008 9.00am - 4.00pm

TSB Arena, Queen's Wharf
Sustainable Business Support Services: (Sustainability Zone) Sites # 210 & 211

Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Business Network, The Natural Step

Free e-tickets

To receive a free e-ticket to the Wellington expo for any or all of the three days, simply register at the Expo site.

Seminar series

A seminar series runs throughout the expo. Sustainability is a key feature of the keynote seminars:

  • Chris Mardon, Tom MacKenzie - Energy Mad (Creators of the Eco-bulb lightbulb, Winner of Deloitte's Fast 50 Companies)
  • Peri Drysdale - Untouched World (One of twelve global model companies working with UNESCO)
  • Campbell Yule - Design Mobel (Winners of the National Sustainable Business Award 2007)
  • Robb Donze - InterfaceNZ (Interface is a multinational company and an innovative leader in 'true' sustainability).