Battersby and Co is an Auckland City legal practice specialising in business, intellectual property and international trade law.Since the practice was established in mid-1997, we have helped numerous businesses expand both in New Zealand and overseas by providing ongoing strategic and commercially effective legal advice.The Battersby and Co philosophy is to: Stay at the forefront of legal developments in all of our practice areas;Maintain an in-depth knowledge of our clients' businesses and the industries they operate in;Invest in and develop leading-edge office technology and systems to support our clients;Take a personal interest in the people and organisations we represent.We provide extra support to our clients with our Business Growth Law® Program, winner of the New Zealand Law Society Innovation Award 2012 and registered for funding under the NZTE Capability Development Voucher Scheme. The Program helps business owners to plot their business's critical path to growth and expansion in local and off-shore markets, while securing the legal foundations to safeguard their business's safe continuous growth. We can take a "snapshot" of how your business appears to third parties such as financiers, investors, business partners, customers, as well as staff and contractors. We can help you create strategies to uncover the most pertinent issues for your growth and export plans.Together we can build the tools to anticipate and deal with legal pitfalls and seize opportunities for your business.We can assist you to develop proposals for funding under the NZTE Capability Development Programme Voucher Scheme for our one-on-one business training / coaching programs.Please contact us at law@battersby.co.nz for more information.