Events 2025
Mentoring Foundations
We're thrilled to have you as a Mentor! Thank you for gifting your time, knowledge, and experience. You are supporting and strengthening New Zealand's small business community.
You are warmly invited to register for one of Business Mentors New Zealand's virtual Mentor Training sessions. This will be an interactive workshop hosted by Zoom with between 10 to 40 participants. At this session, you'll:
- Gain new skills and tips to strengthen how you mentor
- Work on a real-life case study
- Swap stories and experiences with other Business Mentors around NZ
- Learn more about BMNZ
Please note - the session may be recorded. We will also be seeking feedback from all participants.
Kaupapa Māori Business Practice
We are thrilled to offer you the opportunity to join our upcoming Zoom workshop, hosted by Amokura Panoho.
This workshop equips you with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate the unique landscape of Māori business.
In this workshop, you will:
• Delve deeper into the practical application of kaupapa Māori principles in business operations
• Learn how to support Māori businesses in developing and implementing culturally aligned strategies.
• Understand the importance of whanau and community in business.
Mentoring Foundations
We're thrilled to have you as a Mentor! Thank you for gifting your time, knowledge, and experience. You are supporting and strengthening New Zealand's small business community.
You are warmly invited to register for one of Business Mentors New Zealand's virtual Mentor Training sessions. This will be an interactive workshop hosted by Zoom with between 10 to 40 participants. At this session, you'll:
- Gain new skills and tips to strengthen how you mentor
- Work on a real-life case study
- Swap stories and experiences with other Business Mentors around NZ
- Learn more about BMNZ
Please note - the session may be recorded. We will also be seeking feedback from all participants.
A Day on the Marae: In-person, Auckland Mentor Training
Please join us for our in-person Mentor Training at Hoani Waititi Marae.
Experience an immersive hands-on day at Hoani Waititi Marae, where you'll connect directly with Māori business owners and their kaupapa. This unique experience offers the opportunity to engage with real-world business ideas, provide strategic mentoring input, and observe tikanga Māori in action.
Effective Mentoring
We warmly welcome you to register for one of Business Mentors New Zealand's virtual Effective Mentoring sessions. This will be an interactive workshop hosted by Zoom with between 10 to 40 participants.
At this session, you'll:
- Improve how you assess a business owner's specific needs and have access to tools to help you do this- Understand more deeply how to use open-ended questions to get the full picture of your business owner’s circumstances
- Improve how you hold your assigned business owner/s accountable
- Apply your learning on a new case study while meeting more of your fellow business mentors.
Effective Mentoring will delve into best practice assessment frameworks, questioning techniques for optimal mentoring outcomes and provide new case studies to apply your learning.
