MEDIA RELEASE: Dunedin – Friday 2nd December 2016: Dunedin Big Breakfast Event December 6th: Local businesspeople focused on networking to be inspired by Richard Emerson’s story of entrepreneurship Keynote speaker discusses the recent opening of multi-million dollar Emerson’s Brewery in Dunedin
Business networking group BNI New Zealand is organising the Dunedin Big Breakfast event to be held at Emerson’s Brewery on Tuesday 6th December. At the event Richard Emerson, owner of Emerson’s Brewery and local iconic businessperson, will tell his fascinating story of entrepreneurship.
Richard Emerson, covered in Hops
80 businesspeople from all over the region that are part of BNI business groups, will gather at the big breakfast for networking and to hear Emerson’s tale of business success. These groups have generated an incredible $4.5M of business in 2016 so there will be a celebratory mood in the room.
When Richard Emerson travelled to Scotland with his parents in 1983 he had his first introduction to European style beers. After spending a year in Edinburgh, he returned to New Zealand and became disillusioned with New Zealand beers. This led him to brew for himself. He began brewing out of his garage and now Emerson’s produces six year-round beers, six seasonal beers and numerous other brewed delights. In 2012 the brewery was purchased by Australasian company Lion (owned by brewing giant Kirin).
Emerson’s produces six year-round beers, six seasonal beers and numerous other brewed delights.
Denise Robinson, BNI New Zealand’s Director Consultant for Dunedin, says Richard is an incredibly charismatic person to listen to. “He will tell his story of his amazing business journey, which I’m sure will inspire many of our members,” Denise says. “To go from brewing in his garage to now having huge
multi-million dollar plants is unbelievable.”
KEY TAKEOUTS
- Networking group BNI New Zealand is hosting the Dunedin Big Breakfast on December 6.
- Keynote speaker is Richard Emerson, owner of Emerson’s Brewery and local iconic businessperson
- Businesspeople from all over the region will gather for networking and to hear Emerson’s tale of business success.
- BNI groups in the region have generated an incredible $4.5M of business in 2016.
About BNI (Business Network International) New Zealand
BNI New Zealand, established in 1999, is the country’s largest structured business networking organisation for small to medium businesses. With over 2600 members and 120 groups around the country, members are on target to exceed $100 million this year.
As a business community, BNI helps create business opportunities through a structured system of referrals and reciprocity, based on trust and giving. Business owners from all types of industries (only one trade representative per group) meet weekly. They build sustainable relationships with other businesses, develop new networks and take BNI’s underlying philosophy of ‘Givers Gain’ to grow their businesses. www.bni.co.nz
Media contacts
Denise Robinson, BNI New Zealand Director Consultant – Dunedin, 021 622 721, drobinson@bni.co.nz
Nimita Morarji, Serum, 021 950 058, Nimita@serum.co.nz
