Giving back

For my last blog on thinking about Entrepreneurship I wanted to discuss a reading we had last week about Indigenous development and Cultural Captivity of Entrepreneurship, written by Ana Maria Peredo and Murdith Mclean. What got me about this article was the two examples given and the complexity of why the funding given to each …

Influencers and Entrepreneurs?

How many of us have mates on Social Media adding stories to their timeline that show them putting some cream on their face, sculling back a smoothie utilising the latest protein powders, herbal products, makeup, clothing, shoes, gym equipment and all in the hope that these companies will pick them up as a promoter or …

Entrepreneurship, money and maori land.

I can never go far in my thoughts without thinking about Maori land. It is a subject I have been surrounded by my entire life. How rich we are in land yet how poor we have been in living. I am sure I am not the only one who has a parent where there only …

Maori Entrepreneurship

I’ve been thinking about Maori entrepreneurship and what comes to mind is a line from that well-known NZ movie... “Our people, once were warriors" What? Why that line? Because for me it shows a well known fact of our ancestors whilst highlighting what wasn't so commonly known was our success as exceptionally talented entrepreneurs! Masters …