LinkedIn Live: The Entrepreneurial Journey from a woman’s perspective and the importance of having a wing crew in business.

Catherine Cooke (née Sherwood), Leading Business Advisor and Founder ofThe Engine Limited and an expert in business entrepreneurship will be discussing:

The Entrepreneurial Journey from a woman’s perspective and the importance of having a wing crew in business.

Being an entrepreneur can sometimes feel like you are running solo with many hats. An important quality in an entrepreneurial business owner is to recognise the importance to delegate to elevate (without abdicating). To work at your strength and/or find that newfound freedom.

Joining Catherine isJo Jensen, Founder ofStrictly Savvy and award winner of “Young Business Person of the year” in 2015 at the Wellington Regional Business Excellent Awards.

Jo and Catherine will discuss:

Their business journeys and the importance of how having a good wing crew is critical to business success;

The challenges each have found in their business journey;

The many hats of business and your worth;

The benefit of having a Virtual Assistant – flexibility and cost savings as your business grows;

Why working collaboratively has its benefits and what does collaboration mean;

Top tips in managing your own workload and sanity.

#theengineltd#strictlysavvy#catherinecooke#jojensen#businessadvice#womaninbusiness 

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LinkedIn Live: Navigating the path of HR & Health and Safety – best practice and legal advice

Navigating the path of HR & Health and Safety is extremely taxing for Employers and Employees right now – the levels might be changing but the Delta COVID sting is causing havoc in businesses.

Leading Business Advisor and Founder of The Engine, Catherine Cooke, is bringing back experts Lawyers Aimee Elia and Mathew Martin from Martelli McKegg and HR Specialist Lisa Mackay to discuss the on point issues impacting businesses right now and a reminder around best practice / legal advice.  This is well worth your attendance with so much to work through and doing business is better when you know you have the right advice and support.

#theengineltd #HR #businessadvice #healthandsafety #employment #legaladvice

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Retail Global - Brand Kiwi - How you can leverage being a home grown to go global 

Catherine Cooke Founder and Director of The Engine discusses how you can be leveraging the New Zealand brand to take your home grown business global with Pete Ward and Monique Bradley from YourFix Communications. 

New Zealand has grown in it’s own brand and reputation over the years and very significantly in recent months. When selling internationally there is even more competition and it becomes harder and more costly to attract your ideal client. 

Clean and green New Zealand is highly desired in the international market so if you are looking to sell internationally, capitalising on the beauty, purity and quality that New Zealand is known for will give you an edge in the market. 

However, everything is about building trust and mana with your brand. 

Watch the full episode to find out how to be marketing yourself, to your ideal customer, and the importance of having a strategy in place before going international. 

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LinkedIn Live: Build your business living succession plan and ensure business continuity

Catherine Cooke, Leading Business Advisor and Founder of The Engine and an expert in business entrepreneurship returns with Kirit Lal, Director Walker Wayland Auckland and Andrew Skinner, Partner Martelli McKegg to discuss:

Build your business living succession plan and ensure business continuity

These three discussed a few weeks back Succession Planning for your business and focused on the exit coupled with preparing for the exit.  Great points were raised around knowing that plan for exit well in advance and even at the early stages of business set up.

What COVID-19 brought home was how unprepared businesses were for business interruption.

Succession planning isn't rocket science, however most people don’t plan to fail – they fail to plan ….. the pitfalls of not planning a living business succession strategy;

Is succession plan part of business continuity?  Why succession planning is key to business continuity.

What is succession planning in the business?  What does a success story look like.

Things sometimes don’t go to plan – COVID-19 is an example. Business Continuance Plans are essential for businesses and why it’s important to plan and test each part of that plan.

 When a partnership with multiple Directors goes sour and best practice advice for the start of the journey of business;

Top tips in building that living business succession plan.

Top tips in why having a BCP is key critical for business operations.

#theengineltd #martellimckegg #walkerwaylandauckland #lawyers #accountants #businessadvice

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LinkedIn Live - How to take back control with CRM when events derail your business

Get excited for a Live with Bejoy, Director of Mello Technologies and Charles, Director of Colonial Hot Tubs.

Keeping an open line of communication with your customers is critical at the moment. Everyone is facing not just the usual business problems but emotional and mental health roadblocks as well. As business owners, being there for your customers means much more than sending emails about your latest products.

New Zealand is big on local and community. However, building a thriving community around your business does not happen by accident. 

Tune in on Monday morning 10am to learn how you can utilise Customers Relationship Management systems (CRMs) like Zoho to build meaningful customer journeys and the opportunities available to your business.

#catherinecook #theengineltd #mello #colonialhottubs

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The Engine Business TV Show Episode 7

Ready to power up your business results?

In this episode, Join host Monique Bradley as she interviews Krystle Gardner from Clendons North Shore about 21st Century Lawyering, Bejoy Jose from Mello Technology discusses the importance of CRM systems and Alannah Stewert from Walker Wayland Chartered accountants discusses demystifying your business numbers. And of course Catherine Cooke, founder of The Engine shares her business tip to help your business grow.

The Engine Business Show showcases and celebrates New Zealand based business and business owners, entrepreneurs and senior members of staff, their journeys, tips and tricks and nuggets of inspiration in a weekly show broadcast through Sky TV channel 083 Face TV in New Zealand, simulcast through multiple social media channels and promoted extensively to reach business owners as well as potential customers, helping everybody level up and succeed.

Find out more about Catherine Cooke and The Engine https://theengine.biz

Broadcast through New Zealand Sky channel 083 by Face TV https://facetv.co.nz

Broadcast through social media by yourfix.tv https://yourfix.tv

Produced by Yourfix Communications https://yourfixcommunications.com

Hosted and anchored by Monique Bradley https://moniquebradley.tv

The Engine Business Show has been produced on behalf of and is brought to you by The Engine Business Advisory based in Auckland New Zealand. https://theengine.biz 

Clendons North Shore: https://www.clendons.co.nz/

Mello Technology: https://www.mello.co.nz/

Walker Wayland Auckland: https://wwauckland.co.nz/

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The Engine Business TV Show Episode 6

Ready to power up your business results?

In this episode, join host Monique Bradley as she interviews Dr Jarrod Haar from AUT and Charlotte Lockhart from 4 Day Week about the effects of workplace stress and what to do about it, we chat with Helen McDermott from Righteous Law on how she's fighting the good fight for her clients in court and of course Catherine Cooke, founder of The Engine shares her business tip and her segment.

The Engine Business Show showcases and celebrates New Zealand based business and business owners, entrepreneurs and senior members of staff, their journeys, tips and tricks and nuggets of inspiration in a weekly show broadcast through Sky TV channel 083 Face TV in New Zealand, simulcast through multiple social media channels and promoted extensively to reach business owners as well as potential customers, helping everybody level up and succeed.

Find out more about Catherine Cooke and The Engine https://theengine.biz

Broadcast through New Zealand Sky channel 083 by Face TV https://facetv.co.nz

Broadcast through social media by yourfix.tv https://yourfix.tv

Produced by Yourfix Communications https://yourfixcommunications.com

Hosted and anchored by Monique Bradley https://moniquebradley.tv

4 Day Week https://www.4dayweek.com/

Righteous Law: https://www.righteouslaw.com/en-au/home

The Engine Business Show has been produced on behalf of and is brought to you by The Engine Business Advisory based in Auckland New Zealand. https://theengine.biz 

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The Engine TV Show Episode 5

Ready to power up your business results?

Join host Monique Bradley as she interviews John and Fiona Harland from ERG Recruitment about 'finding the right fit', Darrell Smith from Landsmiths about how outdoor transformations add more than just curbside appeal, and Jean and Lou Redknapp from Insideout Cleaning about seizing new opportunities. And of course Catherine Cooke, founder of The Engine shares her business tip.

The Engine Business Show showcases and celebrates New Zealand based business and business owners, entrepreneurs and senior members of staff, their journeys, tips and tricks and nuggets of inspiration in a weekly show broadcast through Sky TV channel 083 Face TV in New Zealand, simulcast through multiple social media channels and promoted extensively to reach business owners as well as potential customers, helping everybody level up and succeed.

Find out more about Catherine Cooke and The Engine https://theengine.biz

Broadcast through New Zealand Sky channel 083 by Face TV https://facetv.co.nz

Broadcast through social media by yourfix.tv https://yourfix.tv

Produced by Yourfix Communications https://yourfixcommunications.com

Hosted and anchored by Monique Bradley https://moniquebradley.tv

The Engine Business Show has been produced on behalf of and is brought to you by The Engine Business Advisory based in Auckland New Zealand. https://theengine.biz

ERG Recruitment https://www.ergnz.co.nz/

Landsmiths https://www.landsmiths.co.nz/

Insideout Cleaning https://www.insideoutcleaning.co.nz/

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The Engine Business Show Episode 4

Ready to power up your business results?

Join host Monique Bradley as she interviews Grant Finer from Business Strategy NZ about the importance of networking, Helen Wright from Rhubarb cafe Dunedin about out of the box marketing ideas and of course Catherine Cooke, founder of The Engine shares her business tip at the start and end of the show.

 

The Engine Business Show showcases and celebrates New Zealand based business and business owners, entrepreneurs and senior members of staff, their journeys, tips and tricks and nuggets of inspiration in a weekly show broadcast through Sky TV channel 083 Face TV in New Zealand, simulcast through multiple social media channels and promoted extensively to reach business owners as well as potential customers, helping everybody level up and succeed.

Find out more about Catherine Cooke and The Engine https://theengine.biz

Broadcast through New Zealand Sky channel 083 by Face TV https://facetv.co.nz

Broadcast through social media by yourfix.tv https://yourfix.tv

Produced by Yourfix Communications https://yourfixcommunications.com

Hosted and anchored by Monique Bradley https://moniquebradley.tv

The Engine Business Show has been produced on behalf of and is brought to you by The Engine Business Advisory based in Auckland New Zealand. https://theengine.biz

Rhubarb Cafe Dunedin https://rhubarb.nz

Business Strategy NZ https://businessstrategy.nz/

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The Engine Business Podcast - Episode 3

Ready to power up your business results?

Join host Monique Bradley as she interviews Lindsay Fisher from Scottish Pacific about the benefits of debtor finance support for small businesses.

We chat with Rachael Thompson - The Smarter Mortgage Lady about how she helps people get into their own place to call HOME.

And finally we chat with John Harland from ERG Recruitment about the benefits he's seen for his business through strategic alliances and working with Scottish Pacific,  then we finish up with Catherine Cooke, founder of The Engine shares her business tip.

The Engine Business Show showcases and celebrates New Zealand based business and business owners, entrepreneurs and senior members of staff, their journeys, tips and tricks and nuggets of inspiration in a weekly show broadcast through Sky TV channel 083 Face TV in New Zealand, simulcast through multiple social media channels and promoted extensively to reach business owners as well as potential customers, helping everybody level up and succeed. 

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