Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 23, 2023 5:25:21 GMT 12
BREAKTHROUGH MAORI AND PACIFIC CLIMATE ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAMME STEPS UP
A breakthrough Māori and Pacific entrepreneurship programme for high school students is about to step into a new realm with seed funding and climate-focussed enterprises.
WERO - Wayfinding for Rangatahi Entrepreneurship - is a finalist in the GEN NZ Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Awards for Youth Programme of the Year. It has just secured seed-funding support for its South Island teams from Whānau Ora agency Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu.
“To give Māori and Pacific student teams $3k each to prototype their business product or services and test them with the markets is huge, and that we are developing climate entrepreneurs is next level,” said WERO creator Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna’i, who is CEO and founder of Flying Geese Pro......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2310/S00271/breakthrough-maori-and-pacific-climate-entrepreneurs-programme-steps-up.htm
A breakthrough Māori and Pacific entrepreneurship programme for high school students is about to step into a new realm with seed funding and climate-focussed enterprises.
WERO - Wayfinding for Rangatahi Entrepreneurship - is a finalist in the GEN NZ Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Awards for Youth Programme of the Year. It has just secured seed-funding support for its South Island teams from Whānau Ora agency Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu.
“To give Māori and Pacific student teams $3k each to prototype their business product or services and test them with the markets is huge, and that we are developing climate entrepreneurs is next level,” said WERO creator Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna’i, who is CEO and founder of Flying Geese Pro......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2310/S00271/breakthrough-maori-and-pacific-climate-entrepreneurs-programme-steps-up.htm