Pakihi | Māori Business Networks
One third of the Māori economy sits within the wider Bay of Plenty and part of that is our growing Māori business sector.
Toi Kai Rawa Trust’s strategic priority in this area is to energise and mobilise the growing Māori Business network in the wider Bay of Plenty.
Our Focus:
- Identify, connect and enable the Māori Business ecosystem
- Government Procurement opportunities – Mobilising the Māori business network to take on these opportunities
- Promote a circular economy – surviving and thriving in a post covid-19/ recession environment
- Accelerate the connection of Māori Business, Māori collectives, SME/ Mid-market and Iwi, PSGE’s to explore investing in, being suppliers to or developing fit for purpose consortia for opportunities (e.g. in social procurement)
Bay of Plenty Regional Profile
1/3
of the entire Māori economy sits in the wider BOP
Growing Māori Business sector
35+
Iwi in this region with many in different stages of Treaty Settlement
Bay of Plenty is a SURGE REGION