PowerUp is all about growing, connecting, and supporting ideas and capability, and harnessing the expertise and passion required to develop the Taranaki entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Our ‘Grow, Connect, Tell’ approach keeps it simple – supporting enterprises, ideas, and individuals to grow their capability, connect with opportunities and services, and broaden their understanding of what they thought possible.
PowerUp brings together enterprise and bright ideas, to build smart, connected communities so that entrepreneurship and innovation can continue to thrive in Taranaki.
PowerUp Masterclass
PowerUp Masterclasses cover a range of topics relevant to today’s dynamic business landscape, and offer an interactive opportunity for entrepreneurs to develop their skillset and gain practical advice from industry experts that can be applied to their enterprises.
Read NZ Entrepreneur Magazine’s feature on how PowerUp Masterclasses help budding business-people to supercharge their capabilities.
Join our upcoming PowerUp Masterclass 'Pimp or Pivot your business model: The killer UVP', in partnership with DOSO - Through this practical two-part workshop, you will learn the steps to develop a killer Unique Value Proposition (UVP), deep dive into your customer's world, and pimp or pivot your business model to ensure your branding, marketing, and product are developed for success.
You must be able to attend both workshop dates on 13 March, and 10 April. These are spaced a month apart so that you can test what you've learned with real customers and return to further refine and develop your UVP. Cost: $25
PowerUp Business Ready
PowerUp Business Ready is a series of interactive workshops, designed to empower aspiring entrepreneurs with the skills, resources, and guidance needed to transform their innovative ideas and early-stage businesses into thriving ventures.
If you’ve got the next big idea bubbling away, are a startup or an early-stage business, PowerUp Business Ready is for you.
All workshops will be held on Tuesdays at The Devon Hotel, New Plymouth 6.00 - 8.30pm.
Week 1 - 11/02/2025, Vision, Goals and Understanding your Customer
Week 2 - 18/02/2025, Competitors and Brand Positioning
Week 3 - 25/02/2025, Developing a Marketing Strategy
Week 4 - 04/03/2025, Business Structures
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Week 5 - 18/03/2025, Financials: Pricing and Key Business Costs
Week 6 - 25/03/2025, Financials - cashflow forecasting
Week 7 - 01/04/2025, Pitch fundamentals and practice
Week 8 - 08/04/2025, Pitch Night
Applications have now closed and all applicants have been notified.
PowerUp Investment Month
Whether you’re looking to secure funding, attract investment, or perfect your pitch deck, PowerUp Investment Month provides valuable guidance to demystify the world of investment and unlock business growth.
PowerUp Investment Month recurs four times per year (August 24, October 24, February 25, May 25), consisting of three stand-alone small group sessions. You can choose whether you attend just one, or all three, and you can always return and attend a different session later in the year as your investment journey progresses.
PowerUp Podcast
New Season coming soon.
Listen to our latest PowerUp Podcasts telling the stories of some of the region's entrepreneurs.
The PowerUp Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Castbox and wherever you get your podcasts.
Subscribe now.
Read about some of our innovative entrepreneurs
Our partners
DOSO
Doso (formerly Startup Taranaki) is a team of motivated volunteers passionate about growing a strong, innovative, and inclusive startup scene in the Taranaki region. Through events and programs, they inspire people to be brave in their actions and create companies that have a positive impact.
Young Enterprise Scheme
Young Enterprise scheme is an experiential programme where year 12 & 13 students get to experience the start-up world first-hand, by setting up and running a real business. Each YES company creates its own product or service and brings this to market.
He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki
He Toronga Pakihi Ki Taranaki provide support, guidance, training, and connection through networking to keep you up to date on all that is happening across the Māori Business community in Taranaki. We work with He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki by tailoring our enterprise support suite to the kete of services available for Māori business owners.
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