We teach ambitious people how to turn business ideas into companies that make money and a positive impact. We do this by breaking down the process of starting a purpose-driven business into simple actionable steps. We teach founders these steps and connect them with resources to make execution easier.
Ideas You Can Execute
Our online, flexible program to help people with ideas get started in business.
Your New Support Network
We run an online community for founders and experts to share stories, skills, and support on an ongoing basis.
Events & Workshops
Regular opportunities to connect, upskill and be inspired by other founders and startup experts.
Take action on your ideas
Successful businesses and extraordinary people are developed by taking small steps in the right direction over a long period of time.
Our proven processes and resources give people the knowledge to take these small steps, to turn ideas into uniquely valuable products and services.
- think like an entrepreneur, not an employee
- find a viable idea, one that is uniquely valuable
- complete customer discovery and validation to find the market opportunity
- build business fundamentals, including brand, culture and leadership principles
- get your first paying customers
- launch the first version of your product, and
- connect with a supportive community.
It takes a community to build a company.
Connections to good people make a world of difference when starting a business. People who can give support, advice, skills, and resources when they're required. Mum's Garage is built on the principle of community, and we've worked hard to build a group of awesome people who care about collectively developing companies.
This includes:
- Experienced founders
- Startup specialists, including branding and design, website development, finance, and legal support, HR and people skills, marketing, and sales
- Support resources - people who can help work on getting tasks done
- Other founders on the same journey.
Meet some of the company's we've worked with:
** Sharesies and Genoapay completed The Validator Pre-Accelerator, a Mum's Garage partnership project.
Tools for Developing Your Business
We share useful resources for founders in the first year of building their business. This includes tools, guides and interviews with successful New Zealand founders.