Issue: 48

Hari Tau Hou | Happy New Year | Manuia le Tausaga Fou | Kia Orana i te Mataiti Ou from The Generator

When We Invest in People, Everyone Wins

Since 2019, The Generator has:

✅Supported 2140+ entrepreneurs
✅Released over $4.2M in seed funding
✅Served participants — Māori (46%) and Pasifika (33%) whānau
✅Helped participants, 75% of whom were parents of school‑aged children
✅Achieved 99% business survival in the first year
✅Delivered strong ROI: reduced benefit dependency, increased earnings, and over $250k in annual savings to government

This is values powered mahi is powered by our values:

🌿Community 🌿Culture 🌿Empowerment 🌿Service

We thank MSD (our contractor), Emerge Aotearoa Ltd (our contract holder), our dedicated team, mentors, and expert coaches—and most importantly, the whānau who trust us with their dreams and aspirations.

Every week, we share stories of brave steps toward wellbeing and self-employment, even from hardship.

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"E leai se mea e sili atu i lou aiga”

Nothing is more important than your family

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