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    A push to inspire entrepreneurial Cantabrians

    A push to inspire entrepreneurial Cantabrians


    Start Me Up is a new programme which aims to promote self employment for those impacted by Covid-19.

    An initiative between Christchurch NZ and the Ministry of Social Development, it intends to get people on a path to starting their own business.

    Christchurch NZ Regional Growth Manager Simon Anderson says the pandemic has left around seven thousand in the city unemployed.

    He says MSD is increasingly keen on supporting self-employment and not just trying to connect people to jobs.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Politics News
     16 Feb: The Prime Minster says he's proud of the India Free Trade Agreement and isn't phased by Labour's raised red flags
     15 Feb: Opposition draws battlelines on nuclear and capital gains tax changes
     15 Feb: BNZ bank is offering support to those affected by severe weather
     14 Feb: The US government has just entered another shutdown. Here's what it means this time
     13 Feb: No changes to the Golden Visa scheme's capital rules - as the Minister says it's had a roaring start
     13 Feb: More than 100 Stolen Generations survivors gather for apology anniversary
     13 Feb: The Children's Minister says she's disappointed unionised Maori staff at Oranga Tamariki are given special leave for cultural events
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