Poutama is proud to support SheEO in its commitment to championing wāhine entrepreneurs across Aotearoa and the world.  Most recently, the latest cohort of wāhine entrepreneurs were announced as the successful 2021 SheEO Aotearoa [...]

Our partner, The MacDiarmid Institute is offering scholarships via its Discovery Scholarship Programme to Māori wanting to study science at University – up to $12k is available per student for 2022 academic study.  Applications [...]

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 [...]