Partner and National Patron Sponsor Benefits

There are various levels of Patronage available with a range of associated leverage opportunities, and funding can be in cash or in-kind products or services.  Business Mentors New Zealand offer the following benefits to our supporters:

• Enhanced Brand and Leadership Profile
• Increase your brand exposure, enhance your business reputation with the elusive SME market and build customer loyalty
• Acknowledgement in the BMNZ Annual Report (circulation 2,000 annually)
• Be recognised as an organisation that supports Corporate Social Responsibility
• Networking with other local businesses and local/national government

Opportunity to engage with the SME business community via:
 

• 15,500 Active BMNZ client database (for direct communications and events)
• 1,850 Volunteer Mentor cohort (for direct communications and events)
• 23 Regional Agencies (for events and joint initiatives) through our 17 Agents e.g. Chambers of Commerce, EDAs, EMA.
• 80 Patron Sponsor business organisations (for events and joint initiatives)

Online Promotion, engage with our mentors, clients and supporters through:

• 1500+ BMNZ closed LinkedIn Group
• 800+ Twitter Followers
• Facebook page
• Placement on BMNZ website front of house with link to your own website (average monthly users around 100,000)
• Use of Business Mentors supporters logo on your materials
• Placement of your product/service in mentor resource kit.
• Placement of your product/service in mentor welcome pack
• News updates on your product/service to mentors.
• Editorial opportunity in bi monthly Communication Lines (distributed to full database of around 20,000 – 15,500+ SME clients, 1850+ mentors, 17 agents and 78 patron organisations including government agencies (three inclusions for Partners)
• Developing the skills of your employees through volunteer mentoring
• Understanding market opportunities, SME issues and trends by access to motivated, early adopter businesses
• Senior staff personal development through becoming mentors (increase staff pride and development, enhance skills)
• Access to Waikato School of Business Research, BMNZ SME clients statistics, SME issues, trends and market opportunities

Exposure through Events, Conferences, Seminars, Meetings(opportunity to host for Partners):

• Mentor Functions regional and national
• AGM – 80 to 100 Patrons, Agents and Mentors
• Patron Function – 80 to 100 Patrons
• Coordinate your own PR Programme (Media releases, briefings and conferences) with BMNZ’s
• Opportunity to engage with Government and regulatory authorities
• Advertising and other promotions (TV, radio and print endorsement)

As an organisation we believe there is a strong link between the health of small business, the alleviation of hardship and the standard of living in the community.