It's easy to get caught up working in your business instead of on your business - but the facilitators of a zero fees Whangarei business course say taking time to upskill is helping Northland businesses grow.
Linda Marsh is contracted to co-ordinate the business programme at the Te Wananga o Aotearoa in Whangarei, which is now enrolling for its 24-week certificate in applied small business growth and development.
She said the aim of the Wananga was to provide affordable, accessible whanau transformation through education.
The Wananga, based at Raumanga, provides two other business programmes in Whangarei; a level three 20-week certificate in money management for financial literacy for anyone looking for a healthy understanding of finances, and the 36-week level four certificate in small business management.
The courses were delivered with Maori, holistic values and were for people of all ethnicities and backgrounds with up to 25 participants on each of the seven programmes run each year.