Being connected with the best advisor, partner, mentor or technology provider to lead you in the right direction is critical when it comes to starting a new business. As Nelson Tasman’s economic development agency, we can help to identify the expertise you need, connect you with our national and international networks, introduce you to like-minded businesses, provide you with access to shared facilities and leverage the Callaghan partnerships to help you take your idea to commercial reality.
To access any of the below Incubator or Accelerator programmes, please contact our Regional Business Partner - Mark Maguire on mark.maguire@nelsontasman.nz.
Do you have a great idea or an early stage, high growth business? Founder Incubators provide concentrated, core business support and extensive networks for you to accelerate your path to market and build a strong business around your idea.
Callaghan's extended network of incubators can help start-ups with technology and market validation, business planning and development, capability building, investment preparation, access to networks, governance, and shared working spaces.
https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/products/connect/start-up-and-founder-support
Are you an entrepreneur with an early stage technology start-up? Accelerator Programmes can help you to rapidly build your business.
Typically running over three to five months and focusing on rapid and intensive product development, Accelerator Programmes allow you to establish an investment ready start-up, and often complement the services offered by founder and technology incubators.
With concentrated, specialist mentoring, coaching and business support, the programme concludes with a final pitch to an audience of potential investors at which seed, angel or venture capital funding might be attracted.
https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/products/connect/start-up-and-founder-support
Technology Incubators invest in and actively help commercialise complex technologies. They concentrate on taking your concept to the next level by building a business around the technology – with the aim of growing globally competitive hi-tech businesses.
With access to Callaghan Innovation pre-incubation grants and repayable loans for eligible projects, Technology Incubators help to co-fund the project for which the loan is provided.
https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/products/fund/deep-tech-incubators