About
BIZ Academy
Biz Academy is the training department of the well established business that has already delivered quality Business Consultancy and Accounting Services to businesses in North Canterbury and the wider South Island.
We can help.
Customised Xero Sessions
Tell us what you would like to know, and we’ll build the Xero course to meet your needs.
Setting up your business
Know the business essentials to get you underway.
Proactive Business Management
Learn how to effectively manage your business.
Meet Matt
Head Business Coach
Matt will work alongside you to enhance your business. He is both a 'critical friend' and your biggest fan. During his career, Matt has had the opportunity to acquire an extensive range of experience, knowledge and skills that can now be used to enhance your business.
Matt has worked in domestic and international markets for both the private and public sector. He has led extensive business operations, as well as delivering significant projects and new products in challenging environments. Having worked for large multi-nationals and small businesses, Matt works equally well in the boardroom and on the shop floor. He is comfortable in the varied cultural environments of New Zealand and internationally.
Matt also enjoys volunteering for local community initiatives and organisations.
Meet Belinda
Accountant & Financial coach
Belinda provides Accounting, Tax & Bookkeeping services. She can manage the day-to-day financial side of your business or explain everything in simple terms so that you can learn to manage your business money matters well.
Belinda is a member of the Accountants & Tax Agents Institute of NZ (ATAINZ), a Xero Certified Advisor and Silver Partner. Belinda qualified as an Accounting Technician (AAT) and an ACCA accountant while living in the UK. She has been working within the accounting world since 1987 and started her business BizBooks in 2009.
Being a wife and mother of two sons, she knows how to juggle home and work and understands the challenges that sole operators and small businesses face when trying to find balance and succeed.