​Welcome to Bizezi Spark

​Activate is a 3-Day In-person small business start-up programme

Brought to you by Porirua City Council

What's Happening?

What to

expect?

The course is fun, exciting and vibrant. 
Over 3-days and multiple workshops, a celebration event and mini-expo. Attendees learn practical business knowledge and actionable next steps to get the business up and running. 
Participants will utilise the Bizezi Business Planning App. More on the app can be found here. Closer to the time we will provide a code for FREE access to the app.

Attendees will experience a business bootcamp and actively validate their business idea and deliver their business SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats). Your business model, and business finances are all modules attendees will explore. 
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​The course will give a deeper understanding of business structures, tax (compliance), sales and marketing and more. The business owner will build a deeper understanding of the business jigsaw and business landscape; and especially their next steps.

When is it?

Time: 9:15am - 3:30pm Daily
Dates: Wednesday 30/7/25
             to Friday 1/8/25

Where is it?

Whitireia and WelTec
Porirua Campus, 
​3 Wi Neera Drive, Elsdon, Porirua 5022 (Room WK254)

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​Finding your Venue
Our room – WK254 - is in the southernmost 
wing of WK Block, which is shaded green on the attached campus map.

Carparking
There is plenty of parking on the Whitireia Campus! Feel free to make use of it.

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What

to bring?

We will send

more ​info

A change in

circumstance

Kai: Bring your lunch as kai is not provided
Water: Please bring a water bottle
Laptop: *Super important*  We will be using a laptop over all 3-days. Also, please bring your computer charger and a power cord and multi-plug if you are also plugging in your mobile device.
WIFI  Network: WhitireiaEvents
Password:          Welcome725 (July) Welcome825 (August)
​Something to write on: Notebook and a pens. Some attendees bring a tablet  or make notes on their mobile.

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Before the start of the course we will email and text you with information you will need to access the app you will be working on during the course.

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If for any reason your circumstances change, and you are not able to attend the course – please email [email protected] as soon as possible so we can reallocate your space to one one the people on our waitlist.

Pre-course survey

Please complete before the course starts? Here is the link: 
​https://tinyurl.com/Porirua-Opening-Survey

​The opening survey is similar, but not the same as your Humanitix registration survey.

Celebration

On the last day after our closing ceremony, all attendees and guests will be invited to Kai Tahi to celebrate at BizHub a dedicated  space for the start-up community. Follow the link to find out more.

We will contact you!
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The email and mobile number you registered with should be the same as the opening and closing surveys. We will send a summary of notes for each days activity.

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Hanging out

on course

We ask all of our attendees to be:

• Respectful (Ngākau Whakaute) To respect, show respect, tend, care for, prepare.
• Inclusive (Peke katoa) That people across varying ethnicities and identities  feel valued, welcomed, respected, included, represented, and heard and that they fully belong, can be authentic, can contribute to the collective, and have a voice. 
• Kind (Manaakitanga)​ Kindness is a behaviour type marked by acts of generosity, consideration, rendering assistance, or concern for others, without expecting praise or reward in return.

Find out more about

the Bizezi:

     * Mission & Values

​     * Inclusivity & Diversity

Bizezi Inclusivity & Diversity

Bizezi Mission & Values

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​Need Help?

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Email us

OR

Give us a call on:
02102271963

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