Business Owner Programme
The Icehouse Business Owner Programme provides a unique learning environment for owners of Kiwi businesses, which will provide you with the tools, support, and connections to drive progress and create a better business.
Who is this programme for? The programme is designed for owners of businesses with annual revenue between $1M and $3M.
What will you get from this programme? Begin the programme by completing Centrigrade™ online to learn about the strengths and opportunities for growth in your business. Throughout the programme, you’ll cover:

• Deciding where your business will operate and how you will win in the future
• Driving growth from the top - Leadership, Mindset & Resilience
• Building a high-performing team and culture in your business
• Transforming how your business wins sales and why customers choose you
• Generating growth through digital/social media channels
• Understanding of accounting and finance principles
• Build a Business Growth Plan to keep you focussed

In addition to the monthly workshops, you can choose to meet with an Icehouse business coach for a focussed one-on-one session to boost the progress of your Business Growth Plan.

Programme Delivery:
3 x Separate days over 3 months

• Tuesday 29th September
• Tuesday 27th October
• Tuesday 24th November

Download Business Owner Programme Brochure.

Listen to the Icehouse Podcast with Business Owners Programme Alumni where they discuss the format of the programme, attendees key takeaways, recent business challenges, highlights, and what the future looks like.

Testimonials from clients who have done the Business Owner Programme:

• “I picked up some really good tools around managing staff properly, building morale and keeping good people. I can’t recommend Jamie and the Business Owner Programme highly enough.” - Aaron Harvey, Rapid Lawn. (Icehouse)
• “We picked up some really useful takeaways from Business Owner Programme, especially around marketing, social and digital media.” - Gary Walker, Flooring First Taupō. (Icehouse)“
• “Jamie’s insight into sales is world class.” Icehouse - Ray Everest, Future Focus

Facilitator: Jamie Brock
Jamie is a Business Coach and Programme Director for the Business Owner Programme, Emerging Leaders Programme and Sales Skills Workshop. He works with a number of Icehouse customers, helping them to improve their business performance, and is an experienced senior executive, having led some of New Zealand’s largest sales and marketing teams. He has owned several small businesses and been involved with successful start-ups locally and offshore.





MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
Business South Inc offers services that are registered with the Management Capability Development Fund.  The Management Capability Development Fund is designed to help business owners or managers to access business training services, by providing you with a subsidy towards the registered service cost.  To check your eligibility or for more information please contact the Business Growth Advisors team at support@otagorbp.co.nz or visit https://www.business.govt.nz/strategy-and-performance/regional-business-partner-network

A minimum of 10 enrolments must be received by 3 August 2026 to enable this programme to be confirmed (you will not be invoiced until then).
Payment may be able to be split over two months, by arrangement. Please contact us to discuss - info@business-south.org.nz