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Brenda Ardern from The Cutting Edge Hair Studio celebrates 16 years in business this week. (File photo)
A weekly round-up of business news from around Taranaki Maunga.
Write a Work From Home Policy
WITT wants to help with the ins and outs of writing a robust work from home policy with a step-by step easy-to-follow approach. Hosted by Carol Curtin from WITT Te Pūkenga on October 12 from 12 -1pm, this free training runs at Chamber House, 42 Egmont St, New Plymouth. Register on the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce website.
Apprentice Challenge
Apprentices and new hires to the construction and energy trades are invited to compete in the apprentice challenge. This is an annual event run by the Taranaki Construction Safety Group and BeSafe Taranaki.
It’s a fun event on October 20 at 26 Manadon St, Spotswood focused on 12 small safety-related tasks throughout the day.
HR Workshops
Looking to brush up on your HR skills? The HR specialists at Baker Tilly have two workshops coming up that cover everything from the basics; employment law, relationship issues, employment agreements and terms, right through to how to manage performance and behaviour or how to handle a possible restructure or redundancy situation.
Employment Basics, October 12 at 9.30am and Managing Performance and Behaviour, November 11 at 9.30am. Both at Baker Tilly, 109 Powderam Street.
Sign up via EventBrite, via the Baker Tilly Taranaki Facebook page or give them a call for more information 06 757 3155.
Institute of Directors events
Not-for-profit governance and health and safety are up for discussion this month through the Institute of Directors. Each event is $25 for members, $45 for non-members.
Not-For-Profit Governance Matchmaking, Novotel, Oct 11, 5pm – NFP governance matchmaking event (iod.org.nz)
Health and Safety round table, Auld Brewer Mazengarb & McEwen, Oct 17, 12pm – Health & Safety governance: a review of the Better Governance project’s report | IoD NZ
New Plymouth Freedom Furniture gets a new owner
After 22 years of working for Freedom Furniture on Molesworth St, Valerie O’Neill purchased the business, making it locally owned.
O’Neill wanted to thank the community and let them know they would now be supporting local people when shopping at Freedom in New Plymouth.
High Tea overlooking the waterfront
Salt on the Waterfront is now serving monthly High Tea, with freshly hand-made savouries, gourmet sandwiches and sweet pastries. Next seating available is Sunday, October 22, $69 per person. Bookings are essential.
Cutting Edge Hair Studio celebrates 16 years in business
The Cutting Edge Hair Studio, located on the hill Devon St East, has been in business 16 years and owner Brenda Ardern is still loving hairdressing.
“Gratitude to all the amazing clients who support my salon, some now to me personally for over 20 years and to all our valued clients who continue to support my salon regularly.
“Shout out to all the team members past and present and to anyone who has helped The Cutting Edge to maintain the test of time through its many years.”
Cutting Edge is a salon promoting professional hairdressing to the community and is focused on the future for 2024 to become a space for rent-a-chair stylists in a freelance co-working space.
Do you have some Taranaki business news you want to share? Email taranakinewsdesk@stuff.co.nz – subject line: Biz Bites. Include relevant details as well as a contact phone number. Submissions must be in by Thursday 5pm to be considered for publication on the following Tuesday.
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