The Wanaka Women in Business coffee morning series is set to continue enabling local women to connect, collaborate, and share stories and ideas.

The brainchild of Ignite Wanaka, the local arm of the national Chamber of Commerce, the Wanaka Women in Business series has run for over nine years, and Edgewater Resort has come on board as naming and hosting partner for the event.

Guests will be hearing from not one, but three amazing women in business at the next Wanaka Women in Business coffee morning (July 27).

The session will feature three independent book businesses – all created in the past year - run by Wanaka women, who have each found their own niche in the New Zealand book sector.

From online trading to bricks-and-mortar stores, the book business globally is going through a Covid-related revival. Speakers Kate Gordon-Smith (writer and creator of online bookstore Kiwi Kids Read Kiwi Books), Sally Battson (co-owner of new bookstore The Next Chapter), and Mandy Myles (creator of Bookety Book Books) bring their passions and bookish interests to their relatively new, thriving bookstores.

Edgewater general manager Catherine Bone said supporting the series was an important initiative to her and the Edgewater team to get behind.

“The chance to host inspirational business women here throughout the year is a fantastic opportunity and we are delighted to support the group and the development of our local women,” she said.

“In addition, for the team here at Edgewater to take an hour out of their working day to hear some inspirational speakers, mix with local Wanaka businesswomen and to attend the talks is a wonderful opportunity to draw some extra inspiration that potentially can be applied beneficially to their own lives.”

Ignite Wanaka Chamber of Commerce general manager Naomi Lindsay said the organisation has held the coffee mornings at Edgewater for many years. 

“This is one of our most popular event series and we look forward to working with Edgewater to grow and expand the series further,” she said.

The next Wanaka Women in Business coffee morning will take place on Tuesday July 17, from 10am-11.45am. RSVP for the coffee mornings here.

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