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Vouchers

Regional Business Partner Network (Capability Vouchers)

Regional Business Partner Network

Status

Status not published

Rolling, subject to the annual regional voucher allocation. Vouchers are typically exhausted before the end of the financial year in high-demand regions.

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Amount

5,000 NZD

Capability Development Vouchers co-fund up to 50% of the cost of approved management training and coaching, historically capped at NZ$5,000 per business per year. Growth advisers also provide free advisory sessions and referrals to the RDTI and NZTE.

You must co-fund 50%.

Funder

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) delivered through regional economic development agencies

public · regional

Deadline: rolling — Rolling, subject to the annual regional voucher allocation. Vouchers are typically exhausted before the end of the financial year in high-demand regions.

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Up to 50 employees
small enterprises
Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a, growth
Locally registered entity required

New Zealand businesses with fewer than 50 full-time equivalent employees, a New Zealand Business Number, operating for at least 12 months and GST registered, with a commitment to improving management capability.

How to apply

Contact the Regional Business Partner for your region.
Meet a growth adviser who assesses capability needs and completes an action plan.
Adviser issues a Capability Development Voucher for approved training with a registered provider.
Book and complete the training, paying at least 50% of the cost.
Provider or business claims the voucher value.

What you will need

Business details and NZBN
Capability action plan completed with the growth adviser
Training provider quotation
Evidence of payment

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.regionalbusinesspartners.co.nz/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked

"The Regional Business Partner Network connects businesses with growth advisers and capability funding."