If you are planning your own business, or already in one and want the numbers to make sense, this course was built for that. Business basics, GST and tax, budgeting and cashflow, marketing, and the books in Xero and MYOB.
You do not need a plan locked in, or a business behind you. The course covers how one is set up and run, from the legal side to the day to day.
Already running something? This is the money side in plain steps. GST, income tax basics, budgeting, cashflow, and how to read your own financial statements.
You do not have to own a business to use this. It shows how the parts of one fit together, so you can make better calls and back them up in the room.
Every small business runs on the same handful of jobs. Keep the books straight, watch the cashflow, stay on the right side of GST, and find customers. It is the same work whether you own the place or help run it.
Helping owners with the basics: the books, the cashflow and what the numbers say.
Budgets, forecasts and the plan behind them, put into a form other people can read.
The social media and marketing side, aimed at bringing customers through the door.
Keeping customers looked after, which is most of what a small business lives on.
Chasing new work and tracking whether it is worth chasing.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience. Manager, compliance and advisor titles tend to go to people with business years behind them.
Here is what stands out in this course.
GST, income tax, budgeting, forecasting and cashflow. Then how to read the financial statements they add up to.
The college is an official Xero and MYOB Education Partner, so you learn the books in the software you will use.
Key New Zealand business law, employment law and the payroll basics. Written for here, not for somewhere else.
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Yours from the day you enrol, with CV help and job tips.
Send an enquiry and a course advisor gets back to you with the course guide and straight answers on whether it fits.
Start anytime. Pay on a flexible weekly plan, or pay upfront in one payment.
Work through the eleven topics online, with unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours.
Complete the course and receive your Certificate of Achievement, plus a SEEK Pass link you can share on SEEK.
None needed. You do not need to have owned a business, and you do not need a plan worked out yet. You do not need to know Xero or MYOB either. It all starts from the basics.
The payment plan is $29 a week, with no deposit and no credit check. You can pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly, or pay upfront in one payment. Enquire for the full options.
Around 140 hours at your own pace, with 6 months of access. You can start today and go at the speed your week allows.
The course is online and self paced. There are no fixed class times. You fit it around work and family, then pick it back up when things settle down.
Xero and MYOB Business Essentials. The college is an official Xero and MYOB Education Partner, so the work is done on the software itself.
That is who a lot of it is written for. The GST, cashflow and reporting topics are the parts owners tend to muddle through, and the marketing and social media side is there too.
There are none, ever. You are assessed on what you understand, with tutor support behind you.
It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, which is accreditation for professional development. It is not NZQA accredited, so it is not a national qualification. That is a different thing. For running a small business it is no barrier: what counts is whether you can read a cashflow and file the GST on time.
Yes. There is a 10-day money back guarantee. If it is not right, you get your money back.
This course is delivered by The Career Academy, an online course provider in New Zealand.
The college has been running for over 15 years and works with more than 25,000 students a year. Courses are online and self paced, with unlimited tutor support by phone and email in business hours. Career coaching opens as soon as you enrol, including CV help and a LinkedIn profile review.
Picture the first month you close the books yourself, know what came in, and pick the next move off your own numbers.