BH4.10 Criteria for a business benefiting New Zealand

1. A business is considered to add significant benefit to New Zealand if it can demonstrate that it has promoted New Zealand's economic growth by for example:
   1. introducing new, or enhancing existing, technology, management or technical skills; or
   2. introducing new, or enhancing existing, products or services; or
   3. creating new, or significantly expanding existing, export markets; or
   4. creating sustained and ongoing full time employment for one or more New Zealand citizens or residents; or
   5. the revitalisation of an existing New Zealand business that has led to significantly increased financial performance; or
   6. introducing productivity-enhancing spillover benefits or increased capacity utilisation (such as significant net new job creation); and
2. The business is trading profitably on the date the application is lodged or a business immigration specialist is satisfied that it clearly has the potential to become profitable within the following 12 months.
3. For definitions of “new products or services” and “trading profitably” please refer to the Definitions section at BB6.

Effective 24/03/2014