What we do

  • We identify strategic advantages and provide business solutions giving timely and effective direction, guidance and advice.
  • We specialise in assisting groups of companies to work collaboratively together for mutual advantage.
  • We help our clients' access business and technology development grants.

Our experience/expertise

  • Public sector

    • Regional economic development strategy work undertaken:

      • Waipa District Council economic development facilitation models
      • Hamilton City Economic Development Strategy
      • Otorohanga/Waitomo Districts Economic Development Strategy
      • Central Waikato Economic Development Strategy Alignment
      • Initiated Hamilton's Economic Development Agency
      • Waharoa Industrial Estate Development Feasibility Study
      • Facilitation of a Marketing Strategy for Otorohanga

    • Public sector capacity building

      • Cook Islands / Asian Development Bank: public sector strategy development and business planning.
      • Marshall Islands / United Nations Development Project: public service reform.
      • ACC: A management excellence program
      • MSD: Business process development and improvement
      • Statistics New Zealand: Business process development and improvement

    • Collaboration and innovation

      • kMatrix market Intelligence (industry sector profiling)
      • Callaghan Innovation: research into collaborative research models
      • Biosciences: founding member of the Agbio New Zealand cluster
      • International: member of The Competitive Institute and Trade Navigators
      • Tertiary Education: development of a collaborative development framework and tool box for e-learning.
      • Manufacturing: development of a collaborative development framework and tool box for the commercialisation of research and other opportunities.
      • Czech Republic / EC: facilitated collaborative framework workshops for local government, EDAs, academia and the business sector.
      • South Africa and Singapore: facilitating the introduction of programmes for the establishment of collaborative commercial ventures.

  • Small to Medium sized Enterprise (SME) Business Development

    Phae are very experienced in the preparation of capability assessments of SMEs and the impact of technology on the enterprise's business strategy.
    For example:

    • Accessing technology and business development funds from Central Government
    • Strategic development and business planning
    • Strategic, partnership brokering and implementation (networks, clusters and collaborative ventures).
    • Operational and project risk management reviews and processes.
    • Technology transfer and change management.
    • Technology feasibility assessments and adoption strategies.
    • Process definition and improvement programs based on international standards.
    • Project management and project management methodologies.
    • Project evaluation and monitoring.
    • Performance and process benchmarking.
    • Training and workshop facilitation.
    • Development and implementation of operational systems