Impact Hub Waikato has launched an entrepreneurial hub in South Waikato. Located on Swanston St in the Tokoroa CBD, the new space offers two floors with flexible co-working options, meeting and workshop rooms.
“The space is everything you would expect of a modern co-working environment, but an Impact Hub is so much more,” says Impact Hub Director and South Waikato Development Lead Nanise Ginnen.
“We are a part of a global community of more than 100 Impact Hubs in more than 50 countries. Over the last two years we’ve built an entrepreneurial support offering with a focus on building entrepreneurial skills and fostering a community with a shared desire to use business as a vehicle for positive change in the world. We look forward to bringing this offering to start-ups in South Waikato, and to providing a connection with the vibrant Kiwi start-up scene in wider New Zealand.”
The Digital Space in the hub set to open later this year will provide digital capability building opportunity for businesses.
“Waikato has developed a reputation for being a leader in technological development, with more than 50 information technology companies based here. Tokoroa and the South Waikato are on the periphery of this development, and this is an excellent opportunity to focus on building digital competency, entrepreneurial skills and developing linkages between regional tech companies and budding young talent from South Waikato,” says Ginnen.
Impact Hub director Nanise Ginnen (left) with resident Paniora Daniels
“Impact Hub South Waikato looks forward to delivering a range of opportunities to learn through workshops, events, entrepreneurial and business support options. The first event on 13 October is an Impact Hub partnership with Waikato website company Rocketspark, where local businesses not yet online will learn to build and manage their own websites and local IT professionals will be enabled to support them through the platform. https://events.humanitix.com/build-your-own-website-ihw
“We hope South Waikato and the wider Waikato community will embrace the hub and make great use of it. If you are looking for a friendly, uplifting space from which to work, run a workshop or host a meeting then visit us at https://impacthubwaikato.co.nz locations, South Waikato, and our team will help you make it happen!”
