Business by the Numbers

Get practical techniques and confidence to manage the numbers in your agribusiness.
What you’ll learn
- Build a positive, profitable financial plan.
- Explore pathways for business growth or self-employment.
- Improve budgeting, tracking expenses, and financial decision-making.
- Communicate effectively with your bank and accountant.
- Develop annual budgets
- An introduction to calculating milk income.
- Predict and manage working capital requirements.
- Gain practical skills in a supportive, farmer-focused environment.
Who is it for?
The Business by the Numbers course is for managers, self-employed or those considering self-employment.
Course details
- Cost: Free
- Formats: In-person short course held over three part-days in between milkings. Online short course held over six sessions. Small class sizes (limited numbers).
- Qualification: Earn the Business by the Numbers (15 NZQA Level 5 credits)
Course requirements
To be eligible for our courses, you must be a New Zealand citizen, or hold a NZ resident visa, or a NZ work visa.
You will be required to complete an assessment to demonstrate your learning. You must bring a laptop (ideally) or device to course days to access course materials, editable documents, and assessments.
Course locations
In-person courses include three workshops from 10am to 3pm. The online course is held over six evenings from 7pm to 9pm Enrolments close when the course is full or one week before starting.
Darfield
01/04, 15/04, 29/04 or 06/05
Feilding
26/02, 11/03, 25/03
Gore
09/04, 23/04, 07/05
Newstead
08/05, 22/05, 05/06
Stratford
06/03, 20/03, 03/04
Online
Includes seven online sessions on Zoom from 7pm – 9pm on 03/04, 10/04, 17/04, 24/04, 01/05, 08/05
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