Poutama is supporting The Ka Hao I te Ao programme – an e-commerce training programme offered to Māori business owners.
Poutama is offerring a $10k grant to the business that excels in the programme. This funding is to be used to purchase products/services that will help take the business to another level.
Last year, several Māori Entrepreneurs participated, including Awhina Murupaenga owner of Whatu Creative. Awhina’s online business promotes Māori arts. The whānau business based in the Far North first product was the ‘Tukutuku Toi Kit’ an innovative and contemporary take on the traditional craft kit that teaches the traditional artform of Tukutuku.
Through Ka Hao’s ecommerce training, Ana was able to grow the business’s digital presence, and sell-out of her most popular products within 1 hour after new product launches. She was acknowledged an E-Commerce Award for generating 5-figure revenue through the e-commerce store.
More inspirational business stories from previous cohort members can be watched on the Ka Hao YouTube channel here. A new cohort of Māori entrepreneurs is set to begin shortly.
More information about the programme and Poutama’s contribution can be read here.
