Business Growth School
BROUGHT TO YOU BY POINT16
A six-day, in-person growth programme for New Zealand business owners who've built something good and know it can be better.
Most leaders don't need more inspiration. They need clarity on where they're going, a strategy built around that, and the tools to grow on purpose, not by accident.
The Business Growth School is where that happens.
FORMAT
6 Days
In person, split over 2 months
LOCATION
Auckland
With 8-10 owners per cohort
NEXT COHORT
17th Jun
Get in touch to secure your spot!
Who is Business Growth School for?
Business Growth School is built for owners and leaders who:
Have built a good business but growth has started to feel harder than it should
Are juggling delivery, leadership, and strategy all at once and none of them as well as they'd like
Know what they want but can't quite see how to get there from here
Want coaching from people who've actually built, funded, and run businesses, not just studied them
If you're running a New Zealand business with $2M–$80M in revenue and feel like you're working harder than the results justify, this programme was built for you.
OUR PROGRAM
Six Days That Cover the Whole Business
Day 1: Business Growth Fundamentals
Most leaders choose a strategy based on the options right in front of them. That's backwards.
Day 1 strips business back to first principles, introduce the Point16 growth framework, and unpack why growth stalls, including the growth cliffs that catch most businesses off guard. You'll start building your live strategy from Day 1.
Day 2: Growing Customer Demand
A lot of businesses try to sell to too many people in too many ways. It makes growth messy and expensive.
Day 2 is about getting precise. We go deep on who your best customers are now, who they could be in the future, what they truly value, and how to create demand with intention rather than noise.
Day 3: Product and Finance Growth
Growth without commercial sense is just expensive enthusiasm.
Day 3 brings product and finance together. We cover pricing, business model design, product lifecycles, and the finance fundamentals that let you make smarter decisions. We demystify capital. Once you understand finance at this level, every decision gets sharper.
Day 4: Operational Efficiencies
As the business grows, so does everything that needs to get done.
Day 4 is about building capability and capacity without losing momentum. We cover process, systems, technology, and AI to help you work out what should stay human and what should be systemised. We go deep on change management so that when you implement new systems, it actually sticks.
Day 5: Leading Self
As the business grows, the leader's job grows too. Day 5 is personal.
We cover focus, productivity, communication, and personal leadership. You'll see where you might be making things harder than they need to be, and leave with a framework to handle more volume, velocity, and variability without burning out.
Day 6: Strategic Leadership and Beyond
This is where it all comes together.
We go deep on leading people and your organisation with skill. Goal setting, role clarity, communication, and how to build a business that grows through an engaged, high-performing team. You'll finalise your strategy, lock in your 90-day roadmap, and leave with a plan that lives beyond the programme.
"Practical programme to enable you to focus and simplify how you think about your business. The information is battle-tested across multiple industries and comes in a distilled, immediately applicable format."
Dave Cranwell – Owner / Director, Storm Rides
What You Walk Away With
By the end of Business Growth School you'll leave with practical tools you can use immediately, not just a folder of notes that sits on a shelf.
A 3-year business strategy
1
A shareable strategy, with clear milestones, goals and actionable initiatives to build the business you want
A Customer Value Proposition
2
Clarity on who your best customers are and why they choose you, where the next phase of customer growth will come from and how to access it
An improved pricing and margin model
3
Growth in margins so growth is profitable, not just busy
A monthly KPI dashboard
4
Knowing, tracking and sharing the numbers that actually drive decisions and achieve your strategy outcomes
A product and innovation roadmap
5
Understanding your products and services in lifecycles, how to innovate that increases profit, not more headaches
A 90-day action roadmap
6
Complete with with priorities, owners, and milestones
A personal leadership framework
7
So you can handle more with less chaos
Connection with a like-minded cohort
8
Connect and build a network of other business leaders who are going through similar experiences.
Course Only:
$12,000 NZD
All 6 days, cohort access, all programme materials with business mentorship throughout the course.
Course & 12 Months Advisory: $18,000 NZD
Everything in the course PLUS additional business mentorship and support from a dedicated Point16 advisor. This can be anything from finance, to leadership or business strategy,
What Participants Actually Did Differently since attending Business Growth School
Our program is focused on delivering real change so you can see real results in your business from Day 1. Here’s what our participants say:
PURPOSE
I'm operating with intention, opposed to winging it.
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
I'm being far more vocal and driven. I have more confidence that what I'm doing is the right thing. I have something to test and vet my ideas against.
CLARITY
Clarity in communications and expectations between team members.
COMMUNCATION
Going all-in on communicating our goals in different ways. Remembering to reflect on my own communication and leadership style.
PRICE INCREASE
I understood price as a key strategic lever and confidently implemented a price rise with customers.
Frequently Asked
Questions
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That depends on what you need. If you want a comprehensive, practical programme covering strategy, customers, product, finance, operations, and leadership, delivered in person, in a small cohort, by people who've run real businesses. BGS is the most complete option available in New Zealand at this level.
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Both are strong programmes for New Zealand business owners. The Icehouse Business Owner Programme runs over 3 days; BGS runs over 6. BGS covers more business domains in one programme and runs in smaller cohorts (8–10), meaning more time on your specific business. The per-day investment is comparable. The right choice depends on how deep you want to go.
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Potentially yes. The Management Capability Development Fund, administered through the Regional Business Partner Network, provides co-funding of up to 50–75% for eligible group training. Contact us and we'll help you explore eligibility.
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Business Growth School is facilitated by the Point16 team including Mike Burkey, Jamie Russell and Lauren Bermel people who have started, acquired, grown, funded, and governed real businesses. This is not a programme run by academics or consultants. It's run by operators.
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Owners and leaders of established New Zealand businesses across a range of industries; professional services, trades, manufacturing, technology, hospitality, and more. The common thread is a business that has grown to a point where the old way of running it isn't working as well as it used to. Revenue has typically ranged from $2M to $40M across our cohorts.
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Honest answer: a mix of both, and that's by design. Participants tell us the programme is roughly split between genuinely new knowledge and clarity and confidence on things they already sensed but hadn't crystallised.
As one participant put it: "Realising that some of the answers weren't new ideas, but revisiting old ones with better tools, structure, and perspective." -
Apply anyway. We'll add you to the waitlist for the next intake and contact you as soon as dates are confirmed. Cohorts fill quickly.
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No. BGS is designed for established business owners and leaders. If you're pre-revenue or in your first year of trading, this isn't the right fit yet.
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Six full days across approximately two months, plus monthly advisory and coaching sessions between blocks if you choose the Course + Advisory option.
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We'll let participants answer that one:
“If you've got goals, you should go. If you don't, you need to go.” — Jesse Brown
“Don't hesitate. The support you get during, between, and after the course is what makes it special. “ — Rex Chaffey
“You and your business will see the impact straight away.” — Adam Westwood
Apply for the Next Cohort
Business Growth School takes 8–10 owners per intake. Cohorts are kept small deliberately so every participant gets real attention, real accountability, and real results.
If you're ready to grow your New Zealand business with more clarity and less chaos, we'd like to hear from you.
Not sure if Business growth School is right for you? Email us anyway to book a 15-minute fit call with the Point16 team
