Smart Steps to Business

• 1 x 3-hour class each week

• 1 x 2-hour workshop each week

 Your structured class and group times include: 

• Face-to-face with your kaiako or other presenters 

• Wānanga (workshops), noho (overnight stays) or online sessions 

• Practice, revision, and assessment activities 

Wānanga:

• 1 x 7-hour wānanga

Dates, venue and details will be confirmed by your kaiako.   

Plan for around 25 hours of study in your own time each week.

Tasks and activities you’ll complete outside of class include: 

• Working through programme resources (such as workbooks, audio, video, or online activities) 

• Completing aromatawai (assessments) and required reading 

• Practising your new skills

• Doing research, reflection, or group study 

Keen to know how study fits around work and home? Our Enrolment Support and Study Experience section can help.

You’ll need to have access to: 

• A computer or laptop 

• A reliable internet connection

You’ll identify business opportunities and evaluate how relevant these opportunities are to you. You’ll write a basic strategic overview for your business idea that can form the first component of a Business Establishment Plan.

You’ll analyse the feasibility of your business idea in light of the external environment and existing competition. You’ll develop a marketing component for your business, complete a basic financial analysis, and practise evaluating alternative strategies for developing the business using the results of your external analysis.

You’ll get an introduction to the compliance requirements of a business. You’ll cover the importance of business relationships, demonstrate the kaupapa of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in practice, and identify technology options to operate your business.

You’ll produce and present a Business Establishment Plan. You’ll present your business idea to potential internal and external stakeholders.