Business by the Numbers
Business & Management
A course by
Dairy Training
Gain practical financial and agribusiness skills to plan, budget, and manage the numbers in your farm business, with both in-person and online learning options.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
Online (Zoom)
Core skills this course teaches
Develop financial planning skills
Learn to create structured and profitable business plans for your farm or agribusiness.
Enhance business growth and self-employment understanding
Explore various ways to grow your agribusiness or transition confidently into self-employment.
Master budgeting and expense tracking
Improve your abilities to set budgets, monitor expenses, and make informed business decisions.
What You're Signing Up For
Business by the Numbers is a practical course empowering farm and agribusiness managers or those considering self-employment to confidently manage the financial aspects of their businesses. It covers building profitable plans, budgeting, tracking expenses, making sound decisions, communicating with financial professionals, and planning business growth—all in a supportive, farmer-focused environment. The course awards 15 NZQA Level 5 credits.
Course Content
- Building a positive, profitable financial plan
- Pathways for business growth or self-employment
- Budgeting and tracking expenses
- Financial decision-making for agri-business
- Effective communication with banks and accountants
- Developing annual budgets
- Calculating milk income (introduction)
- Managing and forecasting working capital requirements
- Skills practice in a farmer-focused environment
What you need to know first
New Zealand citizen or NZ resident visa holder
Device or laptop required for course access and assessments
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Agribusiness
Farming
Business
Finance
Future employment opportunities might be
Farm/agribusiness manager
Self-employed contractor