Welcome to the New Zealand Business Academy
Practical learning and development for small-to-medium sized businesses
Built for SMEs.
Designed to fit real life.
Running a small or medium-sized business means carrying the weight of decisions, people, cash flow, customers, and growth – often all at once.
NZ Business Academy exists to support you with trusted guidance, practical learning, and experienced experts who understand exactly what that responsibility feels like.
We bring together top business experts across all key disciplines – each business owners themselves – carefully hand-picked for their:
- Proven real-world experience
- Professional credibility and qualifications
- Ability to translate complexity into practical action
- Commitment to supporting SME leaders, not selling hype
Helping you invest in the most valuable assets in your business.
You and your people.
Working on your business – rather than just in it – is essential. Setting aside time to plan, upskill, reflect, and improve how you operate is what builds a business that lasts.
You’re balancing growth with risk. Strategy with day-to-day delivery. Leadership with limited resources. And often, you’re making high-stakes decisions without a large executive team around you.
We believe SME leaders deserve accessible, high-quality expertise that actually helps them make better decisions, faster and with more confidence.
“Your business will never outperform you as the leader of it. The secret to success is the value you add. To have more, you must become more.”
— Carolyn Banks, CEO, New Zealand Business Academy
Learn, apply and grow.
Without stepping away from your business or breaking the bank.
We are a not-for-profit organisation, committed to making high-quality business and personal development accessible. Our programmes are available on payment plans, so you can earn and learn at the same time.
Because investing in yourself shouldn’t mean putting your business under pressure.
All training and coaching is delivered by experienced professionals who run their own businesses, have proven track records, and are involved with us because they genuinely want to give back.
NZ Business Academy works with you to identify what you need at your current stage of business and design a bespoke learning and growth pathway – so your time, energy, and investment are focused where it counts:
Learn in a safe collaborative environment.
With real-world trainers who genuinely care.
The business development space is crowded. Coaches, consultants, courses, government programmes, and well-meaning advice everywhere you look. It can be hard to know where to go, or what will actually make a difference now.
We help you navigate that.
NZ Business Academy is led by Carolyn Banks, a serial CEO and experienced Board member, with a deep understanding of what it takes to build, grow, and lead successful organisations.
Everything you need to strengthen your business.
Download the prospectus.
Upcoming Training Events
Why attend?
- Learn practical shortcuts and workflows you can use immediately
- Understand how Copilot can support you across Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Build digital confidence without needing to be ‘techy’
Pricing
- $100 (+ GST & Humanitix fee) per webinar, per person
- All sessions are live via Teams (60 minutes)
- Small groups – maximum of 10 attendees per session
