Grow Mid Canterbury is a charitable trust, set up with the support of the Ashburton District to promote Ashburton District as the premier location for business establishment and growth.....

Grow Mid Canterbury is the first point of contact for business people interested in setting up in the Ashburton District, and offers a range of resources, local contacts and business consultancy for new businesses and local enterprises wanting to expand.

Grow Mid Canterbury staff work closely with those from other business development organisations, including New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, the Economic Development Association of NZ, Small Business Enterprise Centres, Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce and the Aoraki Development Trust, providing free advice to business owners and exporters on funding options, grants and business assistance schemes relevant to their operations.

Grow Mid Canterburyis partly funded by New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, Ashburton District Council and income generated from consultancy.

GROW MID CANTERBURY OBJECTIVES -

• To market Ashburton as a District that encourages business establishment and growth
• To promote the establishment and development of new and existing businesses by providing: 
  • information and financial resources (access to loan and grant funds)
  • financial and management education programmes
  • employment and enterprise programmes
  • one to one business consultancy
• To provide programmes for upskilling existing businesses and for those starting new businesses

AND BY ACHIEVING THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES -

• To encourage growth in employment opportunities and the economy of the Ashburton District.