Business Navigators: Innovation and Entrepreneurship pathway

Turn ideas into reality and drive change.

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Stage 1: BUSINESS 113

Business Navigators 1: Explores pathways for growing sustainable ventures through innovation, entrepreneurship, and international market expansion. Integrates marketing, operations, commercial law, and management perspectives using live New Zealand business cases.

Stage 2: BUSINESS 203

Business Navigators 2: Tackles grand challenges facing business and society through consultancy frameworks and industry engagement. Explores areas including leadership, sustainability, and the future of work using live New Zealand business cases.

Stage 3: Stage 3 Capstone Course

Business Navigators 3: A capstone course where students complete a challenging Innovation and Entrepreneurship project, and draw on the skills and knowledge they have gained in their degree to date.

Note: Course titles and descriptions are subject to final approval through University processes.

Extracurricular activities

Participate in activities including:

Business Navigators Club activities
Activities run by the Business School's Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), including:
- Open entry:
  - Summer Lab
  - Solve It Corporate Innovation sprint
  - Technology training - for example, 3D Printer, CNC Router, Laser Cutter, Soldering Station, Vinyl Cutter, Sewing Machine, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, 5G, Internet of Things
  - Velocity Ideas Challenge
  - Ignite Innovation (must have an idea)
  - Velocity $100k Challenge
  - Monthly Māori Entrepreneurship Wananga
  - Web3 Hackathon
  - Start-up Careers workshops
- By application:
  - Velocity Leadership Committee
  - Kurutao Māori Entrepreneurial Leaders
  - Start-up Interns
  - Vanguard Entrepreneurial Leaders Expedition
  - Venture Lab incubator
Exclusive talks, presentations and events

To complete the programme, students need to complete a minimum of 60 hours of extracurricular activities in each calendar year that they are enrolled in Bachelor of Commerce courses, submit a log of the activities at the end of each semester, and submit a reflection on the activities near the end of their Bachelor of Commerce degree.

If students complete 40 hours doing Innovation Path activities (which include many of the CIE activities listed above) and also complete 40 hours in another Path (Community Engagement Path, Global Citizens Path, Leadership Path) they will potentially qualify for the University of Auckland Distinguished Graduate Award.

Community-building activities

Business Navigators Club activities, talks, presentations and other events.

“One highlight from the Business Navigators programme was our first discussion-based lesson with Rod Drury. It was a fantastic experience hearing Rod explain in person how he started and scaled Xero. I highly recommend the Business Navigators programme to all future Commerce students, because it offers the opportunity to meet high-profile guests that not even MBA students have the opportunity to meet.”

Bhagjot Singh, Bachelor of Commerce (first year)
Majors: Economics and Finance