Ahikōmako and Waikato Tainui are proud to present Start-up Wānanga.  A Waikato based, annual three-day event where individuals and teams are guided through the business start-up process. Participants spend this time with other like-minded [...]

Poutama is proud to sponsor Kōkiri - a Māori business acceleration programme based on kaupapa Māori values, focused on accelerating early stage Māori led start-ups which are impact positive and technology based.  Applications are [...]

A reminder, the EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association), and Poutama are delivering a 12-month ‘Poutama Tangata’ group coaching programme for small & medium sized Māori businesses (SMEs) across Aotearoa. COVID-19 has identified a growing [...]

The amount and frequency of the Resurgence Support Payment is increasing from 12 November and will be available until Auckland moves into the new COVID-19 Protection Framework.  A new round of the Wage Subsidy [...]

Aotearoa and the United Kingdom reached Agreement in Principle (AIP) for a free trade agreement (FTA). The FTA will help advance several Māori interests covering: Te Tiriti o Waitangi, our environment, intellectual property rights, [...]

Ahikōmako and Waikato Tainui are proud to present Start-up Wānanga 2021. A Waikato based, annual three-day event where individuals, and teams are guided through the business start-up process. Participants will spend the event with [...]

BDO is running a couple more pakihi Māori workshops for Te Tai Tokerau/Northland businesses in early November. ‘Wāhine Mā’ workshops are focused on Māori women and whānau in business, and ‘Pātai Mai’ workshops are [...]

In partnership with the EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association), we present Poutama Tangata - a 12-month group coaching programme aimed at helping Māori enterprises, in particular small & medium sized businesses (SMEs) across Aotearoa [...]

Poutama and PledgeMe have recognised that we both have the same goal.  We both want to help fund pakihi Māori/Māori business. PledgeMe have set an impact goal to have 15% of their equity crowdfunding [...]

New funding to help businesses transition to the COVID-19 protection framework was announced covering: The Resurgence Support Payment: where the rate will be doubled and paid fortnightly, up to $43,000 per business. Wage subsidy [...]