Aroha Heeni
Aroha is an experienced professional and has had more than 30 years practical experience as self employed and as a business owner.
This includes the management and delivery of the total business operations from concept to conclusion.
Aroha is a generalist specialist:
People Management/Human Resources, Marketing, Small business Accounting, Financial Management, Business Law
Construct the Business plan - strategic profile, internal and external analyses - development and evaluation of alternative strategies - legal plan - marketing and operations plans - financial plan through to exit strategy
Teaching / Mentoring Experience:
Tutoring BYOB (be your own boss) business concept to completion of business plan including financial forecast
Enterprise Waitakere contract delivering business planning advisory services to MBFS (maori business facilitation services) clients
Tutoring CSBM LEVEL 4 (certificate in small business management) delivering – small business management, business law, marketing, people management, small business accounting, financial management
Tutoring CABG LEVEL 5 (certificate in applied business growth and professional development) business development analysis; from current business to desired future of business, projects implementation through to evaluation
Business in the Community Mentor – facilitating support to sponsored businesses of many industries delivering support to the client ‘needs’ specialty areas as above
Business Experience:
Fashion industry 1978 ‘the kitset fashion co.’ complementary to the fashion industry,
the beauty industry 1981 ‘sculptured nails ltd’. Looking to expand operations entered the hospitality industry to develop customer
services that led to create custom design packages for staff training to both national and international hotels and restaurants.
Residential property development 1997 ‘tuatii properties’ included the buying and developing of the properties, negotiating supplies
and managing builders and labourers. Further expansion to complete the business portfolio is the accounts industry launched in
2000 ‘about biznz ltd’ re-named in 2004 ‘bookkeeper express ltd’ tutoring followed on as a natural progression and currently
contract tutor to Waitakere Enterprise BYOB students, looking to enter to self employment – Sustainable School of Business now
Aotahi students developing their business idea to students already in business wanting to broaden their business skills and
develop their business and plan. Aroha is also involved in business in the community as a volunteer biz mentor