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Partner Location Sector(s)	Contact	Description
AUT Techpark Auckland All sectors	Jonathan Kirkpatrick or Kevin Ha	As New Zealand's first Technology Park, its success is grounded in an internationally proven formula and delivers the essential processes and expertise for getting ideas into the market. Offering a unique collaborative environment, the Technology Park is focused on the transformation of innovative ideas into business reality. These ideas encompass the continuum from pure technology research to established technology businesses.
Biocommerce Palmerston North Biotechnology sector	Ralph Schneideman	The Bio Commerce Centre supports the commercialisation of new knowledge generated in the science and business communities by incubating fledgling technology-based businesses with the potential to produce globally competitive products or services.
Canterbury Development Corporation Christchurch All sectors	Chris Pickrill	CDC is a limited liability trust company that acts as the economic development and employment services arm of the Christchurch City Council. It is a non-profit, commercially neutral enterprise agency that is non-sector-aligned and regional in outlook, recognising the very real economic/employment impacts of the wider Canterbury region on the Christchurch economy.
Canterbury Innovation Incubator Canterbury All sectors	Stephen Hampson	Cii is a leading business incubation facility established to accelerate the growth of emerging high technology companies in Canterbury.
Centre for Innovation Otago All sectors	Steve Bodmer	The Centre for Innovation is a major laboratory and research facility in the heart of the University of Otago campus in Dunedin. Dedicated to assisting inventors and innovative companies, it is the first and only purpose-built biotechnology incubation facility in New Zealand.
Connect New Zealand All regions All sectors	Ivan Moss	Connect New Zealand is a not-for-profit organisation with the specific focus of helping young, innovative technology companies become investor and market-ready, to develop their ideas and to grow their business, both nationally and in offshore markets.
Creative HQ Wellington All sectors	Mark Robotham	Creative HQ helps Wellington's best creative start-up ventures succeed in the global economy by providing quality infrastructure and best practice business support. Creative HQ is an initiative of Positively Wellington Business.
Deloitte All regions All sectors		Deloitte brings together over 700 specialists providing New Zealand's widest range of high quality professional services. The firm focuses on audit, tax, technology and systems, risk management, corporate finance, human capital and business advice for growing organisations. Part of the Escalator Programme.
Dunedin City Council Otago All sectors	Peter Harris
Dunedin Fashion Incubator Dunedin Fashion sector	Mark Lockwood	The Dunedin Fashion Incubator is a non-profit organisation, established July 2001 to help emerging fashion designers into business, stimulate entrepreneurial activity and encourage small business growth to the benefit of the Dunedin economy.
e-centre Massey Auckland All sectors	Steve Corbett	The e-centre's role is to increase the survival and growth rate of new and early-stage companies and thereby increase employment opportunities, economic development and community prosperity on Auckland's North Shore.
EDANZ All regions All sectors	Bevan Graham	The Economic Development Association of New Zealand is a national body that promotes economic development, business growth and export opportunities in New Zealand. It represents the interests of independent Economic Development Agencies and economic development units within local authorities, city and district councils. Part of the Escalator Programme.
EMA National All sectors	Bruce Goldworthy	The Employers and Manufacturers Association is a membership organisation that promotes the success of business through representation, knowledge and support.
Enterprising Manukau Auckland All sectors	Bessie Nichols	Enterprising Manukau is a leading New Zealand economic development agency which promotes economic growth within the Manukau region. It offers a broad range of business support services that are free, commercially neutral and confidential.
The ICEHOUSE Auckland All sectors	Andrew Hamilton	The ICEHOUSE is a growth centre for business ventures established in 2001 in recognition of the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the New Zealand economy. It is a collaborative partnership between The University of Auckland Business School, The Boston Consulting Group, Telecom New Zealand, Bank of New Zealand, Chapman Tripp, Ernst & Young, HP and Microsoft.
IGrow All regions All sectors	Mark Edwards	IGrow New Zealand is a niche corporate finance adviser that specialises in advising New Zealand's high growth businesses and investors in the private equity and venture capital markets. It specialises in working with SMEs that have the potential to generate significant rewards for shareholders, investors, employees and the wider economy. Part of the Escalator Programme.
Ignition Partner Auckland All sectors	Chad Wilkie	Ignition Partner specialises in helping companies grow. It is driven by two of New Zealand's most experienced venture advisers - John Cunningham and Chad Wilkie. Ignition Partner works with Crown Research Institutes, SMEs and corporates, helping them to expand outside New Zealand. Part of the Escalator Programme.
Innovation Waikato Hamilton Biotechnology sector	Derek Fairweather	The Waikato Innovation Park is playing a key role in the dairy industry by connecting the latest technologies on-farm to create the advantage of greater profits, productivity and environmental sustainability.
Investment NZ All regions All sectors	Glen Beattie	Investment New Zealand is New Zealand's national investment promotion agency. It is a specialist unit within New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, New Zealand's national economic development agency.
Marlborough Regional Development Trust Marlborough All sectors	Tony Smale	The Marlborough Regional Development Trust is a community based charitable Trust that aims to enhance the individual and collective health and wealth of the region.
Positively Wellington Business Wellington All sectors	Phillip Loader	Positively Wellington Business provides a range of business assistance from training for people with little or no business experience to assisting established companies raise capital and develop new markets and products.
Realize Innovation All regions All sectors	John Missen	Realize Innovation specialises in technology commercialisation. It helps public research organisations, universities, private businesses and entrepreneurs to prepare their technologies, products and ideas for market. Part of the Escalator Programme.
Results Auckland All sectors	Simon Mundell	The Results Group believes heroes aren't born; they're created. Their heroes are hard-working, risk-taking business people with the vision, courage and perseverance to create a truly great business. They want better lives for themselves, their staff and their customers. These heroes do the work; Results simply provides strategy and implementation expertise to achieve results.
T-Up Wellington All sectors		New Zealand's oldest incubator, established in 1999 by Victoria Link Limited (the business arm of Victoria University), the technology incubator provides a nurturing environment for start-up businesses to grow. Housed in an ex-Government Research Laboratory in the Botanical Gardens, the technology incubator provides a variety of office spaces set in a tranquil working environment.
UKT&I All regions All sectors	John Paton	VMN Foundation Partner UK Trade & Investment has been created to help ambitious companies seek out new markets and seize new opportunities. Previously known as British Trade International, Trade Partners UK and Invest.UK, it intends to help businesses everywhere extend their horizons.
UniServices Auckland All sectors	Ian Maxwell	UniService's mission is to apply the research and expertise of the University to client needs and business opportunities, enabling organisations based on new knowledge to grow, expand the University's research capability and benefit the broader community.
Upstart Dunedin All sectors	Norman Evans	Upstart is the Dunedin based incubator which provides an entrepreneurial incubation model for companies in Otago.