You can analyse and plan!
Success in any business comes down to having the knowledge and skill set to accurately understand your financial and people requirements. Too many staff can be just as disastrous as too few staff and poor financial planning can impact operations significantly. You need to know how to take care of both these areas of business to drive success. Download course brochure.
You can study fees-free
From 1 January 2018, tertiary education will be fees-free for eligible first-time tertiary students on programmes level 3 and above. You may be eligible to study this course fee-free. Find out if you’re eligible for free study.
Benefits to you
Learn about financial planning
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skill base to understand, research and prepare a viable financial plan for your small business. Whether you are working in an existing business or looking towards establishing a new business the financial skills you learn on this course will be invaluable.
Know whether its feasible
Sometimes it’s hard to strategically and objectively assess a small business opportunity. What do you need to investigate, what’s absolutely essential and what’s a nice to have? How do you know which flags to raise and which stones to look under as part of your assessment? At the end of this course you will have a good overall knowledge to help you research and determine the viability of a small business opportunity.
Course details
- Level: 3
- Credit: 15
- Course fee: $174.35 (domestic students). Includes GST.
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Indicative hours per week: 15
- EFTS: 0.125
How long will it take?
This course is delivered over 10 weeks. NZQA guidelines suggest up to 150 hours of total study time for a 15 credit course. So to complete this course successfully in the 10 weeks you must be prepared to devote approximately 15 hours per week to your study. Depending on your previous academic online experience and course level this may vary to a certain degree.
If you want to study as a full-time student you can enrol on more than one course at a time. Please speak to one of our enrolment coordinators for more information on 0800 328 269 or refer to https://www.studylink.govt.nz/about-studylink/glossary/full-time-definition.html
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Testimonials

“I really enjoy having the ability to study when I have the time and wherever I might be. I also like the online videos and course reading and have found the course facilitators are always available when I need them,”
Course Providers
eCampus NZ is offered by eight of New Zealand’s major tertiary providers including:
All qualifications will be awarded by one of these providers. Courses completed through eCampus NZ are industry recognised and accepted by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). Graduates will receive a certificate or diploma from the institution in which they enrolled, and if offered, may receive it at the institute’s graduation ceremony.