ABOUT US
- ▪️ Who we are
- ▪️ Advocacy
- ▪️ Business Support
- ▪️ Connection
- ▪️ Our People
- ▪️ Our History
- ▪️ Our AGM
We are the home and voice of Canterbury Business
Business Canterbury (formerly The Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce) is the home and voice of Canterbury business.
We are a member-based organisation with the purpose of enabling and supporting a thriving business community across Canterbury.
Our mission is to be the best business partner for our over 2,500 member businesses and not-for-profit organisations. We do that through advocacy, business support services, and connection.
We advocate for a business-friendly Canterbury
Our advocacy programme ensures members’ views are represented in policy and decision-making at both local and national levels, aiming to remove barriers and create an environment that enables innovation, growth and productivity.
We're here to help
We offer our members easy-to-access business services, including business growth and strategy support and mentoring, and HR and employment law advice and support.
We help our members build capability within their teams and increase their business intelligence through training programmes, workshops and events that inform and educate our members on timeless business essentials, respond to current business needs and prepare our member for emerging issues and trends.
No one does networking like Business Canterbury
We connect our members to each other and solutions. Our networking opportunities help our members build their professional networks and increase their business profile.
To keep connected and informed about what's going on in the business world check-out ALL our upcoming events on our Eventbrite Page.
We're proud of our team
Our people have been carefully selected to represent and support the needs across our diverse business community, each bringing their extensive knowledge to help Canterbury business thrive.
Learn more about our team here.
A Voice for Canterbury Businesses
We started in 1859, and we've come along way since then. To learn more about how we became the iconic Business Canterbury, check out a snapshot of our history.
Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting's are held in October. To learn more about the process visit our AGM page.
Our Annual General Meeting 2025 was proudly supported by:
Past Year Highlights
A high-level view of our past year and a snapshot of financials.
Business Canterbury is guided by our Constitution
and governed by our Board of Directors who support the Chief Executive in setting policy and the strategic direction of our organisation. The Board consists of nine directors who are elected by our members at our Annual General Meeting, held in October.
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The AGM is where members hear about our work over the past year, review key documents, and confirm Board appointments. For more details on this year’s meeting, historical documents, and key dates, please visit our AGM page
Our Annual General Meeting 2025 is proudly supported by:
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Our purpose is to enable and support a thriving business community across Canterbury.
Our Governance
Business Canterbury is guided by our Constitution and governed by our Board of Directors who support the Chief Executive in setting policy and the strategic direction of our organisation. The Board consists of nine directors who are elected by our members at our Annual General Meeting, held in October.
2023 AGM Agenda & Minutes
The 2023 Annual General Meeting was held Thursday 12 October 2023. View the agenda from the meeting.
View our audited financial statementsand signed minutes from the 2022 Annual General Meeting.
Sustainability
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Where we operate
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Sustainability
In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”. Here at Business Canterbury, we acknowledge our responsibility to support a positive future for all and as such we are proud to have attained our Toitū net carbon zero status in 2023.
Attaining this accreditation forms part of our ongoing commitment to improve sustainability and reduce our carbon footprint as wek as supporting our members as they embark on their own sustainability journeys. You can read more about our journey here or learn more about the ways which we can support you.
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Learn More About How We Enable Businesses To Innovate & Grow
We work to remove government barriers at the national and local levels to enable an environment where business can innovate and grow.
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INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF YOUR BUSINESS
We want to be your best business partner. Become a member of our dynamic and diverse business community and unlock opportunities for your business to grow, connect and thrive.
