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Te Wananga o Aotearoa Certificate in Business L3 - Smart Steps to Business (SSB)

Amrita from Auckland Central

Enrolments open for Semester A 2024
SSB Smart Steps to Business
20Wks Blended Mode Online Remote Learning - NZ
Auckland City (AucQue)
Tues 6-9pm + Workshop Hrs
Amrita Sharma
M: 0220492835
E: amrita.sharma@twoa.ac.nz

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Smart Steps to Business SSB Programme overview:
- If you’ve always wanted to work for yourself but don’t know where to start – this programme can help you get your business goals off the ground.
- Smart Steps to Business is for people wanting to start a business or those who already have a hobby business and want to know if it’s feasible to grow.

- Learn how to identify business opportunities, evaluate your ideas, write an establishment plan and prepare to launch your business.

- You’ll also gain a clear understanding of the steps required to take your business from an initial idea through to an actual business.

Programme qualification:

New Zealand Certificate in Business (Introduction to Small Business) Level 3

Learning Outcomes:
- Identify business opportunities
- Create an establishment plan
- Evaluate the feasibility and viability of your business opportunity
- Understand the legal and operational requirements of a business

You'll be able to:
- Identify and evaluate business opportunities that are relevant in terms of own abilities, interests, and preferences
- Develop an establishment plan that assesses the feasibility and viability of a small business opportunity
- Identify technology needs to effectively operate a small business
assess the importance of business relationships with stakeholders, for a small business
- Behave professionally and ethically, and in a socially and culturally responsible manner, and apply personal and interpersonal skills to contribute to the assessment of small business opportunities


The purpose of this qualification is to provide Aotearoa with people who will be able to assess small business opportunities.

They will be able to explore and assess opportunities and understand requirements for establishing a small business, in accordance with ngā kaupapa o te Tiriti o Waitangi (the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi), and in a multi-cultural environment.

Entry criteria:
To enrol in this programme, a potential student must:

- Be at least 16 years of age
- Be a New Zealand citizen (or citizen of Australia, Tokelau, Niue, Cook Islands) or permanent resident
- Reside in New Zealand
- Be a graduate of a Level 2 qualification (or higher) or demonstrate numeracy and literacy competence

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