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Business in our City

Business Development Assistance

Upper Hutt City Council takes a lead role in facilitating local business support. A full-time Director of Business Services co-ordinates Council activities and develops business-friendly programmes aimed at encouraging new businesses into Upper Hutt and helping existing business to succeed.

The Council is an active and proud supporter of the business community, demonstrated by annual events such as the City’s Business Excellence Awards.

Many services are available to people wanting to start, develop or relocate their business to Upper Hutt such as:

Grow Wellington

An economic development agency that works for and with businesses in the Greater Wellington region that want to be world-class.

Their aim is to drive growth in exports, to help create a strong and vibrant Wellington regional economy to be enjoyed by all who visit, live, and work here. They work with individual businesses and develop centres of excellence and other larger projects involving industry groups and sectors.

If you are an entrepreneur looking to liberate your big idea and turn your dreams into a successful business then their Activate programme is for you.

Subscribe to their weekly emails to find out about what is going on in the Wellington business community. They are there to introduce you to the right people for your business to become world class.

www.biz.org.nz

A business portal has been designed and written with the needs of small to medium sized businesses in mind and includes easy to understand information on tax and employing staff, health and safety, training, finance, good business practice, exporting and growing your business.

Upper Hutt Chamber of Commerce

Aims to influence the environment in which businesses operate and provide opportunities, products and services that will improve the success and vitality of your business. The Chamber also runs a large number of free business training seminars.

Rates Relief Policy

Upper Hutt City Council operates a rates relief policy which is designed to encourage business to either establish a new business or expand their current operations within our City.

Take this link for more details on the Rates Relief Policy

Property and Premises

There are many agencies that provide assistance with leasing or buying land or buildings in Upper Hutt, including:

RealENZ - the official property directory of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand
The Professionals
McArthur Real Estate
Bayleys
CB Richard Ellis
Harcourts

Consents and Licenses

Depending on what activities you have planned, you may also need a Resource Consent or Building Consent from Council. You may also need an Environmental Health Licence to Operate certain types of businesses, e.g. food premises, hairdresser, etc.

For assistance with Council compliance procedures please call the Director of Business Services on (04) 527-2169.