Business Growth - Planning & Strategy | Kevin D'Ambros-Smith
RBPN-Approved · One-to-One · Up to 50% Co-Funded

Business GrowthPlanning & Strategy

Step back from the daily grind and build a clear, practical plan to grow your business with confidence. This one-to-one programme with Kevin gives you the frameworks, tools, and accountability to set goals that stick and strategies that deliver.

50%Govt co-funding
15-28hrsTraining sessions
$350/hrHourly rate
RBPN Co-Funding
50%
Government co-funded for eligible businesses
One-to-one coaching with Kevin D'Ambros-Smith
Hybrid delivery — Zoom & in-person
Available nationwide across NZ
Up to 50% co-funded via RBPN for eligible businesses
Programme Overview

Build the Plan Your Business Has Been Missing

Most business owners are too busy working in their business to work on it. This programme carves out structured time with Kevin to develop the clarity, strategy, and plan that sustainable growth requires.

Whether you're trying to break through a growth ceiling, regain focus after a period of chaos, or build a more deliberate approach to running your business — this programme gives you the tools and guided support to make it happen.

Kevin works with you one-to-one using the Simple-Growth Business Growth System™, a proven framework refined across hundreds of NZ businesses. You'll leave with more than ideas — you'll have a clear, written plan you can act on from day one.

Most business owners know what they want — they just don't have a clear plan for how to get there. That's exactly what this programme fixes.
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Learning Outcomes
  • Goal setting for personal growth and business development
  • Defining your business Vision and Mission
  • Growth strategies and strategic planning frameworks
  • SWOT analysis in your market
  • Competitive advantage and key selling proposition
  • Setting realistic and measurable targets
  • Developing Action and Operational Plans
Programme Details
Up to 50% RBPN co-funded
Price range$5,250 – $9,800 excl GST
Hourly rate$350 excl GST
Time commitment15–28 hours training + 10–20 hours homework
DurationFlexible — tailored to your business
DeliveryHybrid — Zoom & in-person
LocationsNationwide across NZ
Fund typeRBPN Capability
What's Covered

Six Areas of Focus

Each session is practical and tailored to your business. You'll apply every framework directly to your own situation so the insights are immediately actionable.

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Goal Setting

Establish clear personal and business goals with a structured process Kevin has used with hundreds of NZ business owners.

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Vision & Mission

Define the destination your business is heading toward so every decision can be aligned to where you're going.

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SWOT & Competitive Analysis

Understand your market position, identify competitors' weaknesses, and uncover the opportunities most businesses miss.

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Competitive Advantage

Pinpoint your key selling proposition and build a strategy around what makes your business genuinely better.

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Measurable Targets

Set realistic, trackable targets for growth so you always know whether you're on track or need to course-correct.

Action & Operations Plans

Turn strategy into daily action with practical operational plans that keep you and your team focused and moving forward.

Client Feedback

What Clients Say

Kevin's programmes carry a Net Promoter Score of +100 — the highest possible rating. Here's what past participants have shared about their experience.

10/10

“Kevin has done a great job of understanding our business and looking for ways to improve.”

Andy Haslett
Programme Participant
10/10

“Kevin is down to earth, genuine about providing guidance to set up his clients for success and has a wealth of business experience.”

Erin Schymitzek
Programme Participant · June 2026
★★★★★

“Kevin helped me get total clarity on where my business was heading. I walked away with a plan I was genuinely excited to execute.”

Business Owner
Auckland
★★★★★

“The strategic planning process Kevin uses is unlike anything I've done before. It cuts through the noise and focuses on what actually matters.”

Programme Participant
Wellington
★★★★★

“Before working with Kevin I had ideas but no real plan. Now I have a roadmap for the next three years and the confidence to follow it.”

Small Business Owner
Waikato
★★★★★

“Kevin's Simple-Growth System gave me a framework I still use every week. It completely changed how I think about running my business.”

Business Owner
Canterbury
+100
Net Promoter Score — the highest possible rating
Your Coach

Kevin D'Ambros-Smith

"Most people over-complicate growing a business — because they focus on the wrong things."

Kevin D'Ambros-Smith is a Business Growth Expert and Coach with a background at three of the world's leading advertising agencies — DDB, Ogilvy, and Saatchi & Saatchi — where he worked with global brands including McDonald's, IBM, Heineken, and Unilever.

He co-founded nine companies and scaled each from start-up to multi-million-dollar enterprise. Over eight years, Kevin has channelled this experience into coaching hundreds of NZ business owners through his Simple-Growth System™.

Kevin is an approved RBPN service provider and has delivered workshops and programmes for The Icehouse, BNZ, TradeMe, and ATEED.

  • Founder of the Simple-Growth System™
  • DDB, Ogilvy & Saatchi & Saatchi alumni
  • Presenter — The Icehouse Owner Manager Programme
  • Workshops for BNZ, TradeMe & ATEED
  • Co-founded 9 multi-million-dollar companies
  • Approved RBPN service provider
  • Net Promoter Score: +100

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Getting Started

How to Access This Programme

Accessing RBPN co-funding is straightforward. Here's what happens from the moment you register your interest.

Register Your Interest

Fill in the form below. Tell us about your business and confirm whether you'd like to apply for RBPN co-funding or attend as self-funded.

Discovery Session

A Growth Advisor from your regional RBPN agency contacts you to complete a short discovery session and confirm your co-funding eligibility.

Approval & Enrolment

Once approved, you register on the RBPN platform. The Government co-funds up to 50% of the programme fee and you pay the remainder.

Work With Kevin

Begin your one-to-one programme. Leave with practical frameworks, a clear plan, and the confidence to grow your business faster.

RBPN Co-Funding

Do You Qualify?

The Management Capability Development Fund supports NZ SMEs to build business capability. Here's what you need to access the co-funding.

Eligibility Requirements
  • Fewer than 50 full-time employees
  • Currently trading and commercially viable
  • Hold a New Zealand Business Number (NZBN)
  • Registered on the RBPN platform
  • Complete a discovery session with a Growth Advisor
  • Business owner or person in a key management or senior leadership role
  • Not required to be GST registered
Please note: Charitable Trusts and Incorporated Societies are not eligible for RBPN co-funding. Self-funded attendance is always available.
About the RBPN

The Regional Business Partner Network (RBPN) connects NZ small to medium-sized businesses with the right advice, resources, and capability development support. Funded by the NZ Government, the network comprises 14 regional growth agencies nationwide.

  • Up to 50% co-funded for one-to-one programmes
  • Available through regional agencies nationwide
  • Builds lasting commercial capability
  • Supported by the Management Capability Development Fund
No NZBN yet? Get yours here. More on RBPN at the MBIE website.

Ready to Build a Plan That Works?

Register your interest and Kevin's team will be in touch within one business day to discuss this programme and your RBPN co-funding eligibility.

Get Started

Register Your Interest

Tell us about your business and we'll be in touch within one business day to discuss this programme and guide you through the RBPN funding process.

Fast response

We aim to respond within one business day.

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Funding guidance included

We'll confirm your RBPN co-funding eligibility and walk you through next steps.

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Self-funding always welcome

Not eligible for co-funding? You're still welcome to attend at the standard rate.

Express Your Interest

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RBPN co-funding is subject to eligibility assessment. We cannot guarantee a successful outcome.

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