The West Coast’s most famous entrepreneurial daughter, Dame Julie Christie, hopes to draw on her considerable business development know-how to help grow the region’s economy.
This month we cover the life and times of a remarkable self-made business woman.
Also, meet mumpreneur Debbie Parlakchief, who launched the country’s first personalised beauty bar; Rebecca Jones, who started her home-cooked meal delivery service in two stages – the second proving to be far more profitable, than the first; and Packaworld’s Peter Roberts is selling the joy of sport – using innovation to make the joy of sport real to more people worldwide.
NZBusiness Knowledge Series: Stop winging it, build a business strategy that actually works
Thursday 30 July 2026 | 7:00am – 9:00pm
📍 Covert Theatre, 51 Mackelvie Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Everyone talks about the importance of business strategy, but what does it actually mean in practice? Strategy trainer Ryan Sproull cuts through the jargon to give SME owners a clear, practical framework for thinking strategically about their business.
