Keep us posted on how you get on. ?It'll be very interesting to see if you can get your LTBV without the two main requisites a) having previous experience in that type of business and b) having run your own business in the same line. ?

If you can get through with just the power of determination it might give others a bit of a boost to make the effort, as I know some people have found it a very difficult process even when they've got all the necessary ingredients for success. ?If you can get the LTBV it shows that there is some flexibility in the NZIS system.

Fingers crossed for you. ?