LIFT OFF! WILL BE BACK 2024
HOW TO BUILD, GROW & LAUNCH YOUR BUSINESS
Our experts will give you the tools to launch a successful business
If you need to get in touch please email us: intheloop@queenstownstartuplakes.com
WHAT IS "LIFT OFF!"?
LIFT OFF! IS A BLUEPRINT OF HOW TO LAUNCH, RUN AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS
- LIFT OFF! is a 7 Week Program (1x 60 min online sessions a week)
- Focused on the KEY things you need to know to launch a successful business.
- LIFT OFF! will give you the tools to make your idea a REALITY.
Find your tribe. One of the "Accountability" groups from our past intakes. LIFT OFF! isn't just a course - it's a community.
WHAT DO YOU GET?
7 Live Zoom Sessions
1 x 60 minute per week (5.30PM-6.30PM) Wednesdays
1x 1:1 Sessions with our Business Coaches (worth $90)
Registration to our Online Learning Module
Workbooks - on our specialist topics, so you can actively plan + conquer!
Access to our videos - at any time. If you miss a session, no problem!
An Accountability Session with our Business Coaches (via Zoom)
Attending our Pitch + Celebration Night
Price:
- $99 for QLDC & CODC Residents
- $199 for residents outside the district
- Value: $1,499
Free sessions with our expert advisors (1x Legal + 1x Accounting) (worth $400+)
LIFT OFF WILL BE BACK IN 2024
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EXPERT ADVICE - TO HELP YOU LAUNCH
A selection of some of the experts we host as panelists
Derek Roth-Biester, Partner, Anderson Lloyd
Hannah Henderson, Account Director,
Feast Creative
Richard Timpany,
Advisory Partner, BDO NZ
Pete Seligman,
Search Investor
PLUS OTHER GUEST EXPERTS!
Our guest experts will cover important topics such as all things legal, how to run the numbers, entrepreneurial mindset and sales + marketing.
YOU WILL LEARN
- How to create amazing content to grow your reach
- About grants, and innovation funding in New Zealand
- Advanced marketing techniques
- How to get started and manage software development
- How to best manage your business financials
- How to build a resilient, and innovative mindset
- Navigating e-commerce... and SCALE!
PLUS MUCH MORE...
CELEBRATION + PITCH NIGHT
At the conclusion of LIFT OFF! we will hold a Celebration + Pitch Night, to get our community together to celebrate.
For those who would like to pitch (totally optional!), this is their opportunity to do so, in a supportive environment in front of a panel of judges.
OUR TEAM
Our weekly sessions are hosted by the Startup Queenstown Lakes team - with special guests who are experts in their field - to give you their expert insights.
Meet the Business Coaches below!
MARCO DINGEMANS
GENERAL MANAGER & COACH
Marco has worked in marketing for big corporates in London and the Netherlands. He also has first-hand experience when it comes to turning a passion into a business.
Following a move from the UK to Whakatipu in 2016 he set up a successful business - which is still running - that led to a natural opportunity to leverage his corporate experience to also help others do the same.
JINENE CLARK
HIGH GROWTH STARTUP COACH
Jinene’s role is to assist entrepreneurs, aspiring business owners, and those in the innovation/tech space.
Jinene moved to Wanaka in 2019, following a successful 25 years career in the IT and telecom industry in Australia. It’s a homecoming for her, whose family dates back five generations within the Otago region.
ABOUT US
Startup Queenstown Lakes was established to drive innovation in our region, by fostering a startup ecosystem.
Startup Queenstown Lakes is a charitable trust established in 2018 to bring together founders, investors, changemakers, and citizens in an effort to address the need for economic diversity and resilience, via a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem made up of knowledge and innovative sector businesses.
We are a catalyst and champion for the startup, innovation, and technology community. We know that knowledge and innovation sector startups are a critical element to this region to achieve economic diversity, enhance productivity and strengthen the resilience of our communities.
LIFT OFF! IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM OUR SUPPORTER:
ARE YOU READY?
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We can't wait to help you turn your dream business into a REALITY!
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