Before Mia mentored me, I was looking for help moving forward with next steps for start up and submitting a grant proposal. Mia was different to any other mentor as she connected me to others and provided a tailored approach. The mentoring session agenda was not set in stone. When Mia helped me with the BFF Grant submission and I implemented customer insight data collection, I knew that her mentoring was really working. I am ready for investment and ready to take my start-up to the next level. Mia was an excellent mentor; she was laid-back, quickly progressed my mentoring, and held me accountable. I recommend Mia to any start-up founder or SME.
Mia Maze has an incredible range of expertise, and a superb communication style for sharing her knowledge. We engaged with Mia as a mentor through the Boosting Female Founders program, and her insights were invaluable in a pivotal stage of our expansion. I can personally recommend Mia as an advisor for other businesses in a steep growth trajectory, who want to maintain their core culture and quality controls.
Before mentoring with Mia, I was looking at options to scale a business to online offerings. It was frustrating trying to access funding and resources for the technology and team to support the growth of my business. It felt like Mia was generally interested and invested in my success, connecting me to other business owners who could support my success, giving honest feedback and support, pushing me to commit to growth even when it felt scary. I knew the mentoring was working when Mia connected me to a team to help me achieve my growth dreams and when the conversation about scaling started to become a reality. Now my business looks like it will be an online business. Mia is personable and supportive, and I recommend Mia to all female business owners who feel like funding and support is given to male business owners.
When I was matched with Mia I had too many admin tasks, including social media, and it was overwhelming and taking me away from spending time with my partner. I really related to Mia’s breadth of experience, and there were so many moments when I realised the mentoring was actually working. Talking through challenges makes the solutions come to the surface, and Mia has lots of practical ideas! Now I'm enjoying my business more with reduced hours in the studio. The potential has also grown exponentially! Mia is a very good listener and made me part of the solution. I would recommend Mia to any small business that is struggling with work life balance and wants practical solutions. If you are solutions focused, stuck and feel like there's not much support for female business owners you should work with Mia.
Glaze Galleria
Drummoyne, NSW 
Mia Maze has been instrumental in our businesses success. She genuinely listens and cares deeply for local business and industries. Mia has mentored us and connected us to business mentors, to help us navigate a solid practical business plan, identify our weaknesses, recognise and solve our business problems. She has helped us to nail our problems before we scale our business. Without Mia’s amazing capacity to be able to listen, understand and problem solve on the spot, we believe our business would not have mentally nor financially recovered from the recent bushfires and Covid-19. We are forever grateful to Mia.
Mia can do anything! Seriously, she makes things happen! Her passion is business and helping local businesses succeed. She genuinely cares and goes above and beyond to connect the right people and achieve great things! Mia has a strong business background and an extensive network due to her bubbly and enthusiastic personality. Mia has helped my business grow. Coordinating the delivery of excellent courses, Mia has offered great advice and connections which have opened up new opportunities. Managing the BVIH, Mia is the glue that brings local businesses together to encourage and support each other.
I met Mia on the iAccelerate Entrepreneurs’ Program at Bega Valley Innovation Hub. The program helped build critical business knowledge, but it was Mia who went above and beyond to support us. She tailored the course to meet our needs, and arranged mentoring and practical activities. Thanks to Mia I have been introduced to new ideas and opportunities, and connected with other business owners and potential clients. She is fantastic at connecting people and businesses. Mia ensured business owners stayed in touch post-course, giving us a support base during the bushfires and COVID. I’m forever grateful.
Mia deservedly became the Manager of the Bega Valley Innovation Hub, this is where I got to see Mia in full swing. Mia is a powerhouse of organisational and in particular pro-business skills. Mia has guided 13 businesses through an entrepreneurship program. Mia ensured all business owners were well informed/up to date and that the program delivered excellence. Most of all Mia was available to us emotionally, mentally and physically. A true leader shows courage and compassion and this is Mia.
