This year has been an exciting one - setting up the Generator and seeing the participants flourish has given all those involved a great sense of achievement.
The Generator is working 24/7 and the fruits of its labour are already hitting the shops and the streets.
Issue 4 of Threaded magazine is in the shops and this issue is without doubt the best yet. Designer Kyra Bradcock and editor Fiona Grieve teamed up with Design Works and......... well why not buy a copy and find out for yourself.
Congratulations to product designer Chris Metcalf. Chris has done it again and this time has landed himself $10,000 for being one of the finalist in the 2007 AMP awards. Chris has developed his folding plywood bowls into an injection moulded plastic version. Available in a multitude of colours the bowl can be purchased from the Eon and Essenze showrooms.
Also many congratulations to Greg Holdsworth who sees his sustainable coffin design as a finalist in two categories of the 2007 Best Design Awards. We wish Greg all the best in the final judging.
Johnny Macdonald has been spending his time perfecting his beautiful light clusters. There are a number of new versions on the market and you can see and buy his lights from Simon James showroom in Aucklands Benedict Street.
Sunday, 16 September 2007
Thursday, 26 July 2007
Generator Images
The current incubator residents are: Jonny McDonald (object) Per Dahlgreg (Product) Kyra Bradcock (Graphics/Visual Communication) Chris Metcalfe (Product) Greg Holdsworth (Product). Shortly to enter are new businesses Send (Product and service) , Scott Facer (Object), and Guy Hohomann (Objetct).Wednesday, 6 June 2007
Mitre 10 Mega Henderson sponsors the Generator
Mitre 10 Mega Henderson are sponsoring the Generator by providing furniture for 8 residents.
This is great news. Some of these incubees are already know to Mitre 10 because Mitre 10 sponsored their end of year graduate show in late 2006. Mitre 10 stepped forward last year supporting young designers and they are doing it again this year.
The residents went on a spotting spree at the Henderson Mitre 10 looking for ready made products which could be turned into studio furniture. The end result will provide a semi industrial/DIY feel.
This is great news. Some of these incubees are already know to Mitre 10 because Mitre 10 sponsored their end of year graduate show in late 2006. Mitre 10 stepped forward last year supporting young designers and they are doing it again this year.
The residents went on a spotting spree at the Henderson Mitre 10 looking for ready made products which could be turned into studio furniture. The end result will provide a semi industrial/DIY feel.
Young Designers Into Industry
Second year Unitec School of Design Product Design student Glenn Bromell was announced as the winner of the 2007 Unitec/Goode Industries Scholarship. The scholarship is set up to support young designers over two semesters by:
- contributing $4,000 to their studies and
- by offering paid design work throughout the summer break.
The Scholarship supports students who:
- Are all round top achievers.
- Have personalities characterised by drive, enthusiasm, integrity and commitment.
- Possess excellent communication skills.
- Work well in teams.
Glenn will be working on designs for Goode with the view to unveiling them in early 2008. Well donme Glenn and watch this space for updates.
Monday, 28 May 2007
Starting Business Sessions
If you have made the decision to start your own business and want to ensure that you start out on the surest footing, WE run a series of Start-up Workshops for NZTE that may be of use to you.
The series of four, three-hour workshops run twice during the year and cover the business set-up and management in more detail than the Pre Start-up sessions. It is expected that you attend all four sessions.
http://www.waitakereenterprise.co.nz/html/pageBuilder.php?id=015e4947
Starting a business Session 1
Synopsis: This workshop covers: elements of success; business start-up ‘must haves'; business structures; business planning; getting the marketing right; managing money; making decisions & action plans and; managing a business
Venue: Waitakere Enterprise
Date: 30th May (6:00pm - 9:00pm)
Cost: Free of charge
Register for this workshop now
Starting a business Session 2
Synopsis: This workshop looks at market research, pricing, developing a promotional plan and asks: ‘How's the competition?'; ‘Do you know your target market?'; ‘What's your pricing strategy?' and; ‘What's your competitive advantage?'
Venue: Waitakere Enterprise
Date: 6th June (6:00pm - 9:00pm)
Cost: Free of charge
Register for this workshop now
Starting a business Session 3
Synopsis: This workshop covers: record keeping; basic tax obligations; financial viability; cash flow management; profit & loss and; IRD resources
Venue: Waitakere Enterprise
Date: 13th June (6:00pm - 9:00pm)
Cost: Free of charge
Register for this workshop now
Starting a business Session 4
Synopsis: This workshop covers: E-commerce; choosing your team; time management; prospecting and selling, session Q&A; where to from here.
Venue: Waitakere Enterprise
Date: 20th June (6:00pm - 9:00pm)
Cost: Free of charge
Register for this workshop now
The series of four, three-hour workshops run twice during the year and cover the business set-up and management in more detail than the Pre Start-up sessions. It is expected that you attend all four sessions.
http://www.waitakereenterprise.co.nz/html/pageBuilder.php?id=015e4947
Starting a business Session 1
Synopsis: This workshop covers: elements of success; business start-up ‘must haves'; business structures; business planning; getting the marketing right; managing money; making decisions & action plans and; managing a business
Venue: Waitakere Enterprise
Date: 30th May (6:00pm - 9:00pm)
Cost: Free of charge
Register for this workshop now
Starting a business Session 2
Synopsis: This workshop looks at market research, pricing, developing a promotional plan and asks: ‘How's the competition?'; ‘Do you know your target market?'; ‘What's your pricing strategy?' and; ‘What's your competitive advantage?'
Venue: Waitakere Enterprise
Date: 6th June (6:00pm - 9:00pm)
Cost: Free of charge
Register for this workshop now
Starting a business Session 3
Synopsis: This workshop covers: record keeping; basic tax obligations; financial viability; cash flow management; profit & loss and; IRD resources
Venue: Waitakere Enterprise
Date: 13th June (6:00pm - 9:00pm)
Cost: Free of charge
Register for this workshop now
Starting a business Session 4
Synopsis: This workshop covers: E-commerce; choosing your team; time management; prospecting and selling, session Q&A; where to from here.
Venue: Waitakere Enterprise
Date: 20th June (6:00pm - 9:00pm)
Cost: Free of charge
Register for this workshop now
Friday, 25 May 2007
The Small Business Expo
Wednesday 30th May - Friday 1st June inclusive - The Small Business Expo, ASB Showgrounds, Greeen Lane.
What is Business Expo? Business Expo gives you the chance to view all kinds of products and services that could help you to run your business more effectivley. This year the expo features The National Bank seealand Information seminar serise, the Vodafone Business Mentoring Zone and a new Statistics New Zealand Information Zone.
Entry $20. I have 1 free one.
For more details see: www.businessexpo.co.nz
What is Business Expo? Business Expo gives you the chance to view all kinds of products and services that could help you to run your business more effectivley. This year the expo features The National Bank seealand Information seminar serise, the Vodafone Business Mentoring Zone and a new Statistics New Zealand Information Zone.
Entry $20. I have 1 free one.
For more details see: www.businessexpo.co.nz
Friday, 18 May 2007
CoDIA - Design Incubator
You have reached the Blog for the Generator, a creative industries business incubator.
Some students at Universities study a subject without any wish or intention of pursing it after graduation. On the other hand, students in the creative industries usually consider their study as the beginning of a professional career. Many graduates of art and design teaching institutions want to set up their own studios and this effectively means starting their own businesses.
It is commonly believed that artists designers and crafts people cannot be effective and successful business people – it is also often thought by the practitioner that the good commercial practice is somehow damaging to their creative process and this is reflected in the loose attitude towards business practices that they adopt.
Indeed, it is commonly thought that ‘creatives’ need to take a day job to supplement their night time flurries into the creative world.
These beliefs are enforced by the common structures many educational establishments work off. For many, the syllabus focuses on the theoretical and technical aspects of the professions.
If we are to build sustainable creative businesses in New Zealand these attitudes have to be put to bed. Tertiary organisations need to expose their students to business practices so they won’t acquire them slowly, painfully and expensively after graduation.
There is nothing magical about being a competent business person or entrepreneur; the basic principals of management are well known and tested.
The Generator has been established to assist young ‘creatives’ develop a positive attitude towards the many aspects of running their creative enterprises.
About Incubators:
A Business Incubator is a facility designed to assist businesses to become established and sustainable during their start up phase. Typically, they do this by providing:
shared premises
business advice
business services
access to investor, market and international networks
mentoring.
The incubation period for an individual business is normally two to three years.
US statistics show that business incubators increase the survival rate of start-ups from 35 percent to 87 percent.
(New Zealand Trade & Enterprise website)
Our Vision
We see a future where substantial and high quality business incubation brings wealth, opportunity, employment and regeneration to local, regional and national economies.
This will be achieved through the successful creation of bright and sustainable new companies with exciting, valuable and innovative ideas.
Our Mission
Is to create successful new NZ enterprises and entrepreneurs by leading and promoting the development of high quality business incubation.
By providing a dynamic and proactive international hub, through which all our practitioners and stakeholders can engage with us and with each other, we enable vital know-how and good practice to be developed and shared. This gives our enterprises of the future their greatest chance of success.
The Generator has been established for graduates of Design Schools (primarily Unitec graduates) It is situated in Mount Albert on the Unitec campus and within the Design School. The Generator is surrounded by well equipped workshops and not far away from the Schools of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, the Applied Trades, Business and Entrepreneurship. Access to the wood, metal, plastic, ceramics and glass workshops will offer considerable support to incubator companies. The Design School facilities include Mac and PC labs, Roland rapid prototypers, and spacious well lit accommodation. There are also a number of galleries within its buildings, all of which are bookable and can be used to exhibit works created by incubator companies.
The primary aim of The Generator is:
to assist young designers in the start-up of their careers by providing them with space, access to design and business mentoring services and facilitating opportunities with manufacturing industries.
Through its mentors and the wider Design School staff, Generator is well connected to Regional National and International companies; it will be from these connections that design opportunities will spring. Financial and ‘in kind’ support for Generator will be sought from private companies and governmental departments.
Generator participants have access to business mentoring services, providing help with starting a business, business plans, marketing, tax planning etc. These services will be provided by (where ever possible) by Unitec staff.
There will be work available for the Generator participants allowing for valuable work experience and an income streams.
Social facilities will be shared providing necessary and valuable interaction between the Generator and residents and staff over lunch, coffee and social events.
The Design School has strong links with commercial design studios, manufacturers, light industry, retail and contract outlets etc. It is envisaged that these contacts will be accessible to Generator participants.
The Design School, Government funded project, Hothouse project offers other possibilities for Generator participants to collaborate, as does MayDE (Mayland Design Exchange) Guangzhou.
At the moment there are places available in the CI, but if demand exceeds supply. Designers may stay up to three years In the first year the monthy rent is repayable through participants spending time with enrolled students. Year 2 will see the introduction of a low rental fee and third year rents will be set at less than high street rates,
In entering the 2nd year, participants agree to pay at least 6 months rent which is only reimbursed if a replacement participants can be found.
For further information on MayDE and The Generator please contact:
Roger Bateman
Associate Head, School of Design
Unitec New Zealand.
Carrington Road
Private Bag 92025
Auckland
New Zealand.
Tel: +64 09 815 4321 ex 7667
Mob: +64 021 657 148
rbateman@unitec.ac.nz
Some students at Universities study a subject without any wish or intention of pursing it after graduation. On the other hand, students in the creative industries usually consider their study as the beginning of a professional career. Many graduates of art and design teaching institutions want to set up their own studios and this effectively means starting their own businesses.
It is commonly believed that artists designers and crafts people cannot be effective and successful business people – it is also often thought by the practitioner that the good commercial practice is somehow damaging to their creative process and this is reflected in the loose attitude towards business practices that they adopt.
Indeed, it is commonly thought that ‘creatives’ need to take a day job to supplement their night time flurries into the creative world.
These beliefs are enforced by the common structures many educational establishments work off. For many, the syllabus focuses on the theoretical and technical aspects of the professions.
If we are to build sustainable creative businesses in New Zealand these attitudes have to be put to bed. Tertiary organisations need to expose their students to business practices so they won’t acquire them slowly, painfully and expensively after graduation.
There is nothing magical about being a competent business person or entrepreneur; the basic principals of management are well known and tested.
The Generator has been established to assist young ‘creatives’ develop a positive attitude towards the many aspects of running their creative enterprises.
About Incubators:
A Business Incubator is a facility designed to assist businesses to become established and sustainable during their start up phase. Typically, they do this by providing:
shared premises
business advice
business services
access to investor, market and international networks
mentoring.
The incubation period for an individual business is normally two to three years.
US statistics show that business incubators increase the survival rate of start-ups from 35 percent to 87 percent.
(New Zealand Trade & Enterprise website)
Our Vision
We see a future where substantial and high quality business incubation brings wealth, opportunity, employment and regeneration to local, regional and national economies.
This will be achieved through the successful creation of bright and sustainable new companies with exciting, valuable and innovative ideas.
Our Mission
Is to create successful new NZ enterprises and entrepreneurs by leading and promoting the development of high quality business incubation.
By providing a dynamic and proactive international hub, through which all our practitioners and stakeholders can engage with us and with each other, we enable vital know-how and good practice to be developed and shared. This gives our enterprises of the future their greatest chance of success.
The Generator has been established for graduates of Design Schools (primarily Unitec graduates) It is situated in Mount Albert on the Unitec campus and within the Design School. The Generator is surrounded by well equipped workshops and not far away from the Schools of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, the Applied Trades, Business and Entrepreneurship. Access to the wood, metal, plastic, ceramics and glass workshops will offer considerable support to incubator companies. The Design School facilities include Mac and PC labs, Roland rapid prototypers, and spacious well lit accommodation. There are also a number of galleries within its buildings, all of which are bookable and can be used to exhibit works created by incubator companies.
The primary aim of The Generator is:
to assist young designers in the start-up of their careers by providing them with space, access to design and business mentoring services and facilitating opportunities with manufacturing industries.
Through its mentors and the wider Design School staff, Generator is well connected to Regional National and International companies; it will be from these connections that design opportunities will spring. Financial and ‘in kind’ support for Generator will be sought from private companies and governmental departments.
Generator participants have access to business mentoring services, providing help with starting a business, business plans, marketing, tax planning etc. These services will be provided by (where ever possible) by Unitec staff.
There will be work available for the Generator participants allowing for valuable work experience and an income streams.
Social facilities will be shared providing necessary and valuable interaction between the Generator and residents and staff over lunch, coffee and social events.
The Design School has strong links with commercial design studios, manufacturers, light industry, retail and contract outlets etc. It is envisaged that these contacts will be accessible to Generator participants.
The Design School, Government funded project, Hothouse project offers other possibilities for Generator participants to collaborate, as does MayDE (Mayland Design Exchange) Guangzhou.
At the moment there are places available in the CI, but if demand exceeds supply. Designers may stay up to three years In the first year the monthy rent is repayable through participants spending time with enrolled students. Year 2 will see the introduction of a low rental fee and third year rents will be set at less than high street rates,
In entering the 2nd year, participants agree to pay at least 6 months rent which is only reimbursed if a replacement participants can be found.
For further information on MayDE and The Generator please contact:
Roger Bateman
Associate Head, School of Design
Unitec New Zealand.
Carrington Road
Private Bag 92025
Auckland
New Zealand.
Tel: +64 09 815 4321 ex 7667
Mob: +64 021 657 148
rbateman@unitec.ac.nz
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