Objectives

The Forum is registered as an Incorporated Society with the following objectives:

To support economic and business development, primarily in the Western Bay of Plenty, by encouraging and promoting investment in businesses
To promote a positive attitude to investment in businesses
To develop a pool of business investors with a wide range of investment objectives, skills and experience across all stages of business investment
To encourage all such investors to become Members of the Society
To advocate on behalf of such business investors within the wider interests of business and economic development
To provide an opportunity for business investors to meet and interact with potential co-business investors with the objective of leveraging the scope and scale of business investments
To provide opportunities for Members to develop their business investment skills and experience through networking, training, education and interaction
To facilitate business investment opportunities by acting as a focal point for businesses seeking investment funding
To mentor and assist businesses in their preparation of business investment proposals to better facilitate business investment opportunities and the potential match of businesses with business investors
To provide an opportunity and forum for businesses to present business investment opportunities to potential business investors and to interact on associated issues
To promote standards of professional behaviour and conduct with regard to business investment

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