The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, through its TechNZ partnership with Venture Taranaki, is promoting Global Expert, a tool to help businesses navigate the current economic climate.

Global Expert is designed to assist New Zealand companies to solve technical or market-related challenges, through a global information and contact network. Specific packages include:

• New Zealand Linkages search ($495 + GST) which will quickly connect your company with local experts.
• A reduced-price International Search, now available for $1,995 + GST, a saving of $1500.

Through the TechNZ programme, all Global Expert clients are eligible to apply for funding for up to 50% of the expert’s fees for qualified research and development project.  

If you want to build more competitive products, shorten time-to-market, reduce costs, and improve decision making, then contact Nick Fleming, Senior Enterprise Advisor at  Venture Taranaki, tel. 06 759 5165, email: nick@venture.org.nz or Derrick Russell, Global Expert Specialist: 04 917 7819, 0800 GET EXPERT or email globalexpert@frst.govt.nz.