The Council clearly demonstrates its support to business through the
establishment and funding of Waitakere Enterprise.
Waitakere Enterprise delivers business support and development
services on behalf of Council as well as central government
sponsored training and development programmes.
Through Waitakere Enterprise the Council is supporting the development of strong industry clusters in the following sectors: Marine, Organics, Film and Tourism. These clusters are helping industries to develop networks and take advantage of being located within close proximity to businesses within the same industry and ancillary support services.
In support of cluster development the Council has purchased the property at 40 Henderson Valley Road, the
Henderson Valley
Studios, and injected funding to ensure the facility meets industry need for a local studio. In this way the Council has ensured infrastructures complements the natural features of the area to attract production houses and support further growth of the industry.
The studios have been successful from their first day with heavy demand from a wide range of productions from feature films to television commercials. Pre bookings extend well into 2004.
The
Auckland
Regional Economic Development Strategy (AREDS) website offers
a background to the AREDS project, an outline of the project
goals, and explains the strategy process through the
duration.
The council also offers support to businesses through its Cleaner Production
programme. This programme aims to support businesses to be more efficient in their resource use, reduce their environmental impact and increase profitability.
For advice and information on building sustainably,
click here.
Finally, the Council has
recently endorsed a new partnership programme for town
centres in Waitakere, called the
Town Centre
Strategic Partnership Programme. The programme is
intended to identify and reinforce the unique identity of a
town centre and to promote that identity as part of its
development.
