Presented by:Philip Broughton and Suzanne Spencer

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Maori Business Development in the South
Presented by Philip Broughton and Suzanne
Spencer August 2008
Polson Higgs, 2005
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Maori Business Development in the South

• Participants and activities
• Challenges
• The way forward

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Participants and Activities

• Te Kupeka Umaka Maori Ki Araiteuru the Southern
  Maori Business Network KUMA
• Our vision is to bring Maori business people
  together to enhance their individual success
  through our collective support

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Te Kupeka Umaka Maori Ki Araiteuru

• Our mission is to provide a self-sustaining
  framework to support Maori business people to
  succeed in their chosen area and so contribute to
  the economic development of Maori.

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Participants and Activities

• Te Puni Kokiris Business Facilitation Service
• Delivery of the mentoring programme for eight
  years
• Partnership between public/private sector
• Available to Maori in business or aspiring to be
  in business
• Assessment Intervention Review and Exit
• 2006 won Vero Excellence in Business Award

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Participants and Activities

• NZ Trade Enterprise Maori Trustee Training
• Course is designed for Maori Trustees (existing
  or potential) involved in the governance of Maori
  organisations
• Covers a range of topics from legal roles and
  responsibilities, planning, risk management,
  operations, human resources, quality and finances
• Delivered by approved providers, often on the
  marae, over a number of weeks or as a 2 day
  programme

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Participants and Activities

• Hui Taumata Taskforce research
• Poutama Business Trust
• Agencies Inland Revenue, Ministry of Social
  Development, Dunedin City Council, health and
  social service providers
• Ngai Tahu papatipu runaka business
• Mainstream business community
• New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
• University of Otago School of Business

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Challenges

• For small and medium sized business
• Access to capital
• Working capital management
• Compliance
• Systems (including information technology)
• People development
• Coping with growth
• External factors PESTEL
• Tensions between whanau and business

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Challenges

• For tribal business
• Governance and leadership
• Management and accounting resources
• Optimising commercial opportunities the first
  time
• Implementation of strategy and measurement of
  outcomes

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Challenges

• For tribal business
• Factions and politics
• Multiple objectives
• Communication
• Managing expectations
• Managing intergenerational assets

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The Way Forward

• Being proactive about Maori education and
  training
• Curriculum development in tertiary business
  related courses
• Research and development of Maori business models
• Benchmarking with other Maori entities

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The Way Forward

• Having a national voice
• Building relationships and partnerships
• Building bridges between Maori and mainstream

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