Thrive together, strive together

Thrive is a toolkit of free resources from Southland industry leaders to help others navigate their business due to the interruption from COVID-19. We’ve all come together because we believe it’s better to help each other out and create a better business community for our region. Let’s do our best to help our Southland businesses thrive and survive in this unprecedented time.

If you’d like to contribute to Thrive, please email lucy@marketsouth.co.nz

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Protecting your business from cyber attacks

You're likely savvy enough to know that an offer of $6 million from a prince in Africa is a scam, but what about all the other cyber security aspects?

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Be IT-ready for the next crisis

How ready were you for all the IT inventory you needed to sort out for lockdown? Focus has got you covered for next time, as well as some all round helpful tips on keeping on top of IT.

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Being a resilient leader in testing times

A COVID-ravaged economy is one of the toughest times to be a business leader. And it's likely the most challenging period leaders will have in their careers. Malloch McClean have put together some tips on leadership resilience.

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Winning with your team

Your attitude and advocacy of your team can be the difference between a team that does the job versus a team that thrives. Malloch McClean have some tips on how to best motivate your team and improve communication.

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The ultimate smash-the-competition CV

While we're seeing a lot of CVs being dusted off at the moment, how do you make yours stick out? Front-Line Training have some fab tips to get your CV on top of the pile.

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Business support for Southlanders

Need business help but not sure how to access it? Great South can help, and connect you with the right parties.

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Facebook for first timers

Feel like everyone else has their Facebook ad sorted, but you've got no idea where to start? Don't stress - start here.

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Business unusual

From building resilience, employee obligations and tips to keep cash flowing, McIntyre Dick’s Business Unusual series covers a range of helpful topics.

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Employment tips post COVID-19

Navigating employment law requirements in the midst of COVID-19 - it's all here.

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​Evaluating your stakeholders

Have you considered some stakeholder management to free up cashflow? Check out the advice from McCulloch & Partners.

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​A pocket guide to taxation

Tax. No one likes it, but McCulloch & Partners are clearly the path for you to figure out how to make it work for you.

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Finding sense in dollars and cents

Findex have created a tool to help you analyse your cashflow across all areas of your business, and some recommended actions to alleviate pressure where appropriate.

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Canvassing for ideas

You know you need to make a plan to work in the new business landscape COVID-19 has created, but where do you start? COIN South has a business canvassing tool to help.

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​Understanding your digital advertising results

Need to understand the minefield of digital advertising terms? Stuff has you covered.

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Who’s open? How are they open?

Find out what businesses in Southland are open, and how they're getting goods and services to customers throughout the alert levels.

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Shopping local made easy

Shopping local has never been more important, and one organisation is making it easier to find everything you need while keeping your spend in Southland.

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How do I pivot my business in COVID-19?

Need to tackle your business priorities but have no idea where to start? Findex can help with that.

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Making sense of it all

Stuff demystifies the digital advertising jargon, so you can better understand how to reach your customers.

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Start anywhere, but just start

Start creating a framework for your business strategy. We've got something to help you clear everything up.

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Why should your customers choose you?

What makes your business unique? Figure out what you need to bring customers your way.

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Refining your next steps

If you're feeling at a bit of a loss on where to take your business and how to plan in a COVID-19 environment, don't worry - you're not the only one feeling this way.

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Brand identification framework

A tool to help businesses identify what makes their brand tick, and how to leverage the most out of it.

Thrive Fund

To help the Southland business community where it’s needed and as part of the Thrive initiative, Market South and Stuff/The Southland Times have teamed up to give away $50,000 worth of print advertising space.

Our aim is to assist Southland businesses (the big guys and the little guys) to bounce back at no cost, with no strings attached. Let’s be real: COVID-19 and the economic repercussions that come with it suck. We think the Thrive Fund will make things suck a little less.

The Southland business community is one of strength and unity, so the Thrive Fund is us standing shoulder-to-shoulder with our fellow business owners, doing what we can to face this thing together. Thrive together, survive together.


How does it work?

Applications will be held in a database and circulated to Stuff on a weekly basis for ad placements the following week. Recipients will be selected from this database at random as advertising inventory becomes available.

Successful recipients will receive display advertising placements in The Southland Times (print newspaper), with dates to be confirmed subject to availability.


Details of applicants or successful recipients of the Thrive Fund will not be made public. A representative from Stuff/The Southland Times will be in touch directly, should your application be drawn.

Check out all the T&Cs here.

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