A Week in Review

The Office on the Deck. Home again.

I have returned to Tauranga having spent 8 days on the NZ road. It has been a long journey. The flight from Wellington last Sunday gave Jacqui and I just two hours to pack the car to head for Auckland. Since then, it has been non-stop.

On Monday, we met a number of great NZ Entrepreneurs looking to expand globally in Westhaven. Then in the evening, it was off to the British Consul General's offices for a reception for the visiting UK T&I Global Entrepreneur Team.

On Tuesday, we had the chance to sit down with Derek Goodwin and Sheetal Mehta in a one-2-one meeting with the Team. We discussed Pingar's own market entry plans for the UK and how we could engage more directly with the Global Entrepreneur Program. Since Pingar had been given 'Greenlight' status by the Program in February, it was great to have the opportunity to meet face to face in NZ.

Tuesday also gave Jacqui and I the chance to engage with NZTE on one of my pet projects of the moment: Creating an environment which will allow NZ ICT businesses to 'soft land' in the UK to expand their business globally. The response was good, so hopefully that is one more box ticked off and one more opportunity gained.

Wednesday saw another Cocktail Party - this time the British Consul General's pre-Xmas drinks reception. Good nibbles, good wine and good company. It was well deserved after Jacqui's heroic three hour meeting with the accountants in the morning. Talk about engaging with the 'dark side'!

And now it's follow-up time. I think I have more conference calls planned in the next 24 hours than I have had for some weeks. It's good, it's positive and we are back. And so hopefully is this blog.