Scale your business with the BNZ Growth Academy

The BNZ Growth Academy is a free program designed to help businesses like yours scale with confidence. Whether you're looking for expert insights, strategic frameworks, or hands-on support, our Academy provides the tools and knowledge to navigate growth effectively.

What is it?

The BNZ Growth Academy is a free, expert-led program designed to help businesses navigate growth with clarity and confidence.

Over four structured sessions, you’ll gain practical insights into market positioning, business model optimisation, operational efficiency, and long-term planning. This hands-on program provides the tools, frameworks, and support needed to scale sustainably and make informed strategic decisions.

How is it delivered?

The BNZ Growth Academy is delivered as a four-session online program designed to fit around your schedule while providing structured, high-impact learning.

  • Four interactive online sessions, each lasting 2 hours, spread over four weeks

  • All sessions are supported by the Online Growth Navigation Platform that guides you in designing, planning and resourcing new growth

  • Hosted on Microsoft Teams, making it easy to join from anywhere

  • Each session builds on the last, so attending all four is essential to get the full value

  • Multiple start dates are available, so you can choose a program that works best for you

This is a practical, structured program designed to give you the time and support needed to develop a clear, actionable growth strategy.

Who is it for?

It is designed for business owners who are ready to take their business to the next level.

You’ll benefit from the Growth Academy if you:

  • Run a growing business and want to scale successfully

  • Are looking for new market opportunities and need a structured approach

  • Want to build long-term value and strengthen your competitive position

  • Are planning a significant step-change, such as launching a new product, expanding into a new market, or acquiring another business

    Whether you’re leading a young company seeking growth, an established business looking for its next phase of growth, or a well-established company exploring new opportunities, the Growth Academy is for you

What’s covered in the four sessions?

Session 1

This first workshop is focused on defining your current business strategy and assessing its performance, so you know what you are building upon

  • Growth Navigation Framework

  • Revenue Analysis

  • Current Strategy

  • Business Assessment

Session 3

The third workshop stretches attendees to identify step-change growth opportunities.

  • Market Analysis

  • Growth Journeys

  • Expansion Ideation

  • Expansion Prioritisation

Session 2

The second workshop starts you on the journey of identifying changes you can make to your business to achieve your goals.

  • Ownership Goal setting

  • SWOT Analysis

  • Improvement Ideation

  • Improvement Prioritisation

Session 4

The fourth workshop is where the expansion thinking turns into implementing plans, deciding what you will or won't do.

  • Strategic choices

  • Roadmap

  • Resources

  • Deals

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The Academy is designed for ambitious SME business owners and leaders looking to gain clarity and confidence in making bold growth decisions. If you're serious about scaling your business, this programme is for you.

  • You'll gain:

    • A structured framework to navigate business growth.

    • Clarity on market opportunities, strategic moves, and a roadmap for growth.

    • Confidence to make bold growth moves.

    • Access to the D/srupt Growth Navigation Platform

  • The programme is fully online, so you can participate from anywhere.

  • The Academy runs over four weeks, with four live sessions (2 hours each).

  • It’s completely free to apply and attend.

  • Simply fill out the application form using the “apply now” on this page.

  • To get the full value of the programme, you need to attend all four sessions. Each session builds on the last, giving you a structured approach to making bold growth decisions. However, we have several programmes, so you can choose a set of dates that work best for you. If you’re unable to commit right now, you can apply for a future Growth Academy.