Business School
Partners and supporters
The 2011 Family Business Forum is a collaborative effort between the Business School's Family Business Research Group and a number of industry partners and supporters.
The University of Auckland Business School has an unconditional commitment to quality teaching and research in topics that are forward-focused and relevant to the commercial world today.
The Business School offers outstanding academic staff, close ties with local and international business communities and exceptional additional learning opportunities. Our students gain the highest level of knowledge and business acumen and secure the skills they need to achieve in an increasingly challenging business environment.
The Family Business Research Group (FBRG) was established at The University of Auckland Business School five years ago and is made up of researchers focused on understanding the intricacies and challenges that surround family businesses.
Research that has been done by FBRG includes:
- Intergenerational entrepreneurship in family business.
- Governance guidelines for family business.
- Strategic decision-making in family business.
- Governance in small-medium enterprise (SME) family business.
- The use of external business advice by entrepreneurial New Zealand family businesses.
ANZ
Our work with New Zealand businesses tells us that not only are owners driving for success in their own businesses, they are committed to being a positive force in their communities. We know that achievement on this scale takes confidence and vision, along with good people, good solutions and strong connections.
Our specialist family business team understands the complexity and the opportunity of family business. We connect the services of ANZ’s international group (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group) to New Zealand business owners, delivered through a highly personal, relationship approach.
For more information please contact:
Ross Verry
General Manager Specialised Businesses
Phone: +64 9 252 3031
Email: ross.verry@anz.com
KPMG New Zealand
KPMG New Zealand is the leading business adviser to New Zealand family businesses. As well as providing core audit, tax and accounting services, we offer a range of advisory services geared to help meet the needs and dynamics of the family business.
Our family business services include:
- Succession planning.
- Equity transfers and generational change.
- Family business governance, including family councils, family constitutions.
- Board structures, business decision-making and assurance frameworks.
- Sale and purchase of family businesses.
- Wealth creation planning.
- Asset protection.
- Retirement planning, estate planning and self managed superannuation
- Strategic business planning and tax services including GST, capital gains tax and income tax.
After working with family businesses for over 100 years we have a great deal of experience that we can draw on to help you achieve your goals.
For more information please contact one of the following:
| Location | Contact person | Phone | Mobile | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Mark Kippenberger | +64 9 367 5830 | +64 27 437 2144 | |||
| Hamilton | John Pak | +64 7 858 6514 | +64 21 58 6514 | |||
| Tauranga | Rob Lee | +64 7 571 1773 | ||||
| Wellington | Angela Abernethy | +64 4 816 4511 | +64 21 783 233 | |||
| Christchurch | Andrew Hawkes | +64 3 353 0093 | +64 27 508 0135 |
The Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) Northern
The Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) Northern has a key role in supporting its member organisations in growing and developing their businesses. This is achieved through services such as:
- Employment relations advice.
- Occupational and workplace safety advice and training.
- Employment consultancy.
- Skills training and education courses.
- Events and networking opportunities.
- Publications, media statements, submissions on proposed legislation and occasional campaigns such as Fix Auckland, to improve the environment in which to do business.
EMA provided the initial funding to establish the Family Business Research Group at The University of Auckland Business School and has been working closely with the group to enhance the learnings and capabilities of its family business members.
More information about EMA can be found on their website.
The ICEHOUSE
The ICEHOUSE is a business growth centre that includes business growth programmes for SMEs, a business incubator for start-ups and New Zealand’s largest group of angel investors. It is a collaborative partnership between The University of Auckland Business School, The Boston Consulting Group, Telecom and Gen-i, BNZ, Ernst & Young, HP and Microsoft.
It was established in 2001 in recognition of the importance of SMEs to the New Zealand economy. It works with a range of SMEs, from start-ups to established multimillion dollar enterprises, with the vision of being the place that turns entrepreneurial companies into international successes. The ICEHOUSE’s mission is to get alongside people who want to transform their companies and help to grow their talent and our country’s prosperity.
Over 2,000 entrepreneurs and business owners have already experienced The ICEHOUSE with new expertise and skills, valuable global network connections and investment pathways.
More information about The ICEHOUSE can be found on their website.
