INNOVATIVE BUSINESS AWARD

The Mahitahi Colab Innovative Business Award is for a business that demonstrates an extraordinary business story as a result of pure grit and clever thinking. This could be an innovative or inventive approach to people, products or processes. Entrants need to prove how their clever business story has contributed to the success of the Nelson/Tasman economy in a way that creates added-value enterprise and/or world-class brands.

Under The Hood BBQ - Mahitahi Colab Innovative Business Award Winner

Download the application form for the 2024 Innovative Business Award

"The response to our win has been outstanding, so many people reaching out to congratulate us and it has given us a whole other level of recognition and an affirming of the quality of our business which has been awesome. So happy to have been a part of the event and the process involved."

Michelle & Dave King
Under The Hood BBQ

"The Mahitahi Colab is operated by the Innovate Charitable Trust and was created with the vision of fostering bold and aspirational innovation to support and inspire clever business and talent in Nelson Tasman. We are extremely proud to support the Innovate Award this year, with the hope to inspire future economic development in the region."