Mid-Canterbury Rural Business Network

Mid-Canterbury Rural Business Network focuses on current Agri-Sector models.

Rural business professionals in mid-Canterbury will have the opportunity to develop their businesses and strengthen their networks at the third mid-Canterbury Rural Business Network event for 2015. This is event is scheduled to take place on 26 August at the Methven Resort Hotel, Methven.

The Rural Business Network provides an opportunity for rural-based business people to participate in events that will help them grow their businesses through networking and learning from others. RBN aims to connect innovative, motivated people from across the range of primary industry sectors with successful, experienced businessmen and women creating opportunities to share ideas, be inspired and learn by example.

The Rural Business Network currently operates eight Hubs throughout New Zealand. RBN is free to join however there is usually a charge to attend each Hub’s quarterly get-togethers and events.

The August mid-Canterbury RBN event will feature guest speaker, the Honourable Ruth Richardson. The event will be focused on the topic “The sustainability of the Agri-Sector models”. Aside from her well-known political ventures Ruth also sits as a Director on multiple boards in the Agri-Sector. These include New Zealand Merino, Oyster Bay Marlborough Ltd and Synlait Ltd. In previous times she has sat on the Wrightson Ltd board of directors and was the Chairman of Dairy Brands Ltd board.

Ruth will discuss her viewpoint on the course of New Zealand agriculture; what New Zealand’s future would look like if the sector shifted focus from the traditional essentials business (i.e. commodities) to being in the premiums business. Ruth believes to move up the value chain Kiwi’s must make a structural shift in the typical co-op business model currently employed in the agriculture sector.

The mid-Canterbury RBN event will be held at the Methven Resort Hotel, on Wednesday 26 August from 6.45pm. Further information and tickets are available on the Rural Business Network website www.ruralbusinessnetwork.co.nz.

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