My Māori
Mentor
My Māori Mentor
My Māori Mentor has drawn on the experiences of the four Māori business networks in Te Ūpoko o te Ika and their rōpū of established Māori business owners who are leaders in a range of industries to provide the support you need.
These kaitautoko provide objectivity and will act as sounding boards, listening to your ideas and helping you to flesh them out more as well as challenging some of your assumptions. Your kaitautoko will provide advice and guidance as well as providing introductions and referrals to others to help you realise your business goals.
This initiative is founded on the tuakana-teina relationship where experienced business operators want to manaaki those on their journey. The shape of your mentoring journey is up to you and your kaitautoko. It may be as simple as a chat over coffee, or may lead to business planning, marketing, financial support as required.
You and your kaitautoko will agree to whether there are any costs involved up front; for some, it will be the price of a coffee, for others we may be able to access funding for more intensive support. It will depend on what your needs are.
Step 1
Start registration
Our questionnaire will take you through a series of questions that will help us get to know you and what you need in a mentor.
Step 2
Referral
We'll review your registration and match you up with a local mentor best suited to your needs.
Step 3
Collaborate!
Once you've completed the step by step registration process we will match you up with the best mentor for you