Socket in September 2005

Spring is uncoiling from winter and what a fab time to direct some of that seasonal zing into cranking your business into new areas.
Need some help with this or are you stuck on something else related to your business? Then this month’s meeting will be perfect for you.
Please forward this to other women you know in business in the creative sector, or who are considering entering it – the more, the merrier…


September event: Ideas Paaaaaaaarty!
This month, you’ll get the opportunity to introduce an issue that’s challenging you in your business. And to help solve it, you’ll get back the undivided attention, creative ideas and expert opinions of every other businesswoman there. Girlpower! Length of time per issue will be allocated according to how many women come along, but it’s a promise that we’ll all get a turn!
A big thanks to Rebecca Ewert of Japanese Acupuncture whose baby this idea is.
See you at Beau Monde – it’s got cocktails aplenty, a great wine list and loads of non-boozy beverages.

Tuesday 20 September 2005
5.30 – 6.30pm
Beau Monde Lounge Bar: Upstairs, 82 Tory Street, Wellington Central
THIS EVENT IS FRIENDLY and FREE!!


SWITCH ON: seminars, workshops, exhibitions, events

WEB LINKS Free business advice
We’re so lucky in New Zealand to have government policy and funding to support us with free business advice. There’s so much available – all you have to do is hook into the great networks out there.
Check out these for a start:
NZTE’s official export website for exporters and importers www.marketnewzealand.com
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise – our Economic Development Agency www.nzte.govt.nz
The Biz Centre www.thebizcentre.co.nz
Positively Wellington Business – the business agency for the region www.positivelywellingtonbusiness.co.nz
Financial Planning New Zealand www.sorted.org.nz
Support for creating a business in the arts www.arms.org.nz

AUGUSTS SPEAKER
If you missed Kim Chamberlain, she will be running courses in the future www.successfulspeaking.co.nz

FREE SEMINAR Creative Industry Seminar Series at Vic Uni
Organised by the Victoria University Management School and the Stout Research Centre
When: 4.40-6 pm, Wednesdays, from now until 5 October
Where: GBLT4 (second floor, Old Government Buildings, Lambton Quay, opposite Parliament).
Registration: Not required

This seminar series critically examines the creative industries, raising questions about definition, relationships, value and effects. For more indepth information, click here for Socket online.

14 SEPTEMBER Creative careers? Fashion subjects in tertiary education
New policies promoting ‘knowledge-based’ industries coincide with burgeoning enrolments in fashion design courses. What is the relationship between education and the creative industries?
Amanda Bill, Design School, Massey University, Wellington

21 SEPTEMBER Wellington as a Creative City
Michael Volkerling, Director, Centre for Creative Industries, WelTech
28 September How can we map the creative industries? An economic perspective
Ian Duncan, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
5 October What is creative ‘R & D’? A panel discussion
Chair: Lydia Wevers, Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies; Anne French, Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology; Elizabeth Knox, novelist; Cath Cardiff, Creative New Zealand

For further information contact: Dr Deborah Jones, 463-5731, Deborah.jones@vuw.ac.nz


TUNE IN: Our Spring series of speakers is fresh as! Plug the dates into your diary now:

18 OCTOBER Nicola Mercer: D.VICE Does it get harder when it gets bigger?
If you’re at the point of employing staff or expanding your business, or simply want to hear a fascinating and inspiring business success story, you won’t wanna miss out on this speaker. Nicola Mercer of New Zealand sex toys empire D.VICE will be speaking on the topics of employment and expansion. D.VICE has enjoyed remarkable and fast-track business growth. Since its inception in 1998, the company now boasts four stores, manufactures and exports, employs 26 staff, and runs sex toy parties (Fuck-a-ware Parties) in the cities in which it retails.

15 NOVEMBER Debbie Jeffery: Starfish Unlimited Revision and future vision
The final Socket for the year is all about revision and future vision. Leadership coach Debbie Jeffery leads us in a session that’s a chance to reflect on the year that’s been, and gives some focus to your plans for the next. And to celebrate 2005, it’ll once again be Ladies Bring a Plate. We’ll let you know more.