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Client Testimonials

“Very worthwhile course. Excellent standard of presentations. Very relevant guest speakers.”

Tony Sommers, Advanced Management Systems Ltd

 
“Excellent! Thank you so much. The scary world of tax is much clearer. Fantastic.”
 
Keri Clarke, Enigma Design
 
 
“Structure and content perfect match for this level of business. This makes it a 5 out of 5. “
 
David Jade Young, Extreme Business
 
 
“Awesome enthusiasm. Fantastic speaker. Thank you! This has re-focussed my priorities.”
 
Keri Clarke, Enigma Design Ltd
 
 
“Fantastic presentation. Really learnt a lot and will really help my business.”
 
Julie Walters, Snooky Clothing Ltd

 

 
“I am a big fan of this very helpful service of business education courses. Well done - these courses are very beneficial.” – , Perth House Farm
 
Doug Rawnsley, Perth House Farm

 


“I have found this series of courses very, very good. I needed revitalising and I am now more enthusiastic and invigorated going into peak season. Thank you all very much.” – Sharley Haddon, Pakiri Beach Horse Rides .” 

 

Sharley Haddon, Pakiri Beach Horse Rides Ltd
On Tourism High Impact

 


“Highly valuable and rewarding programme. It made me think about my strategy, my approach and my technique. It challenged me to look at all the aspects in sale delivery. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks to all the presenters.” 

 

Roger Jameson, SPM Applications Ltd
On ICT High Flyer

 


“The High Flyer Programme provided quality reflective time for us to concentrate on growing our business and providing us with the tools to continue our growth.”

 

Guy Richards
New Improved Ltd
On Creative High Flyer

 


“The International Market Entry Strategies highlighted many grey areas – now seems less frightening”

Clive Tucker
Replika Manufacturing NZ Ltd
On Spec Man High Impact
 
 
“Professional and inspirational presentation. Kudos!!!”

Mony Paz
Biomedics (NZ) Limited 
On Specialised Manufacturing High Impact
 

 
“A great course for new website owners and existing. Good motivation, great networking and fantastic for getting the basis right.” 
 
Valerie Henderson
The Soapnut Shop
On Effective Web Marketing
 
 
“These programmes help to re-stimulate ideas and planning that tend to be overlooked in the day to day. Excellent refresher”
 
Allison Orme
Hibiscus Agencies Ltd
On How to Develop a Winning Marketing Plan for your Service
 

“A vibrant & dynamic speaker who makes use of relevant examples, anecdotes and case studies to highlight her points”
 
Pauline Herbst
Tufferson Limited
On Effective Email and Web Marketing
 
 
"The series of workshops has been excellent, and is an interesting mix of talents and perspectives.  There are always spirited conversations in the breaks, and a good level of natural information sharing.  WHK has really created a very interesting forum in these workshops."
 
Derek Ward
gardyneHOLT Ltd.
On High Impact Creative
 
 
“WHK Business Growth developed and delivered training programmes that met the specific areas of need for the various design disciplines of the Designers Institute’s membership. Their team of advisors provided our members with concrete and practical ways to help them further develop their businesses. The series provided excellent opportunities for designers to interact in a safe environment and share similar issues that design practices faced.
 
The workshops provided an opportunity for them to learn and exercise in a group, while the follow-up coaching addressed their very specific and individual needs. DINZ endorses the training provided by WHK Business Growth.”
 
Cathy Veninga DINZ
Chief Executive Officer
Designers Institute of New Zealand 
 
"I found the course (High Impact Manufacturing) to be thoroughly rewarding.  The topics discussed were very relevant to my family business and I have already put some of what we learned into practice.
 
The presenters were all very knowledgeble and the follow up coaching I have received to date has been most helpful.  Attending the course with business people in a similar situation to me was an added bonus as hearing their experiences gave me a better perspective of where my families business is positioned."
 
Leigh McFadden
Playground People Ltd.
 
 
"The CTFA is pleased with the level of commitment that WHK Business Growth has shown in preparing and arranging export training for our members. The training programme itself was excellent and effectively covered the critical success factors involved in exporting, as well what it takes to successfully implement a winning market entry strategy. I would encourage new and existing exporters to make use of this service."
 
John Banks
Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrances Association of New Zealand (CTFA)
 

 "As the President of the NZ Software Association, Co-Chairman of ICT-NZ, I can highly recommend the Enterprise Training Programme designed and delivered by WHK Gosling Chapman on behalf of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. I personally have attended a number of the sessions and found them informative, current, and professionally presented. I have recommended them not only to all our NZSA members as beneficial and imperative to their growth strategy, but also to ICT corporates looking to expand their global businesses in general. It is a must!"

Chip Dawson
Former President and Chairman
The New Zealand Software Association

 
"The Frankfurt Book Fair is the largest book fair our NZ publishers will attend and effective preparation is a key element to success. BPANZ endorses the WHK Business Growth export workshop and recommends that exhibitors attend prior to the fair to take advantage of the knowledge and expertise available. The follow up one on one sessions are fantastic to help focus and identify potential international partners and set up appointments. The sheer magnitude of Frankfurt can be daunting for the first timer so those exhibitors who have attended the export training course are better prepared and informed and therefore more confident from Day 1 of the fair."
 
Anne de Lautour
Director
Book Publisher's Association of New Zealand (BPANZ)

"The workshop and coaching sessions provided by WHK Gosling Chapman have been invaluable to our business set-up here in NZ. With recent rebranding issues and the launch of a new website & logo, one of our consultants Geva Maher attended the effective Branding workshop and had one-on-one coaching with Dianne Ludwig. This personalised feedback and mentor session with Dianne proved to be crucial with steering us forward into the next stage of our business. Dianne was able to exemplify information covered in the workshop in a way that directly related to our business.

All of the workshops have been so clear and motivating, we cannot recommend more highly. An amazing service for small businesses here in NZ!"

Lisa Rutledge
KiwiOz Nannies Ltd.

"The workshops and coaching are the best thing that has happened to my business.  I was expecting boring courses that would have made me introduce pages of bureaucracy into my business – however I was wrong.  The people teaching them are world class, and I have ended up with simple templates and skills that I have started to use in my business the following day.  And they really work.  Anyone with a small business who does not take advantage of this high class training will be missing out on the skills that will transform their business. 

I had employed a business consultant to help me write systems for my business.  However the templates and skills I have obtained from the business growth courses have been of far superior quality and ready to use, so I have stopped the use of his services."

Jeremy Dixon
Founder of Revive Cafe

"A great day. Probably one of the best presenters and presentations I have attended."

 
Emma Darwen
The Media Counsel Ltd. | Orpheus Entertainment
On marketing and promotion in the music industry 

"Today's training was very industry specific and the presenter was very knowledgeable about the music industry, about business and about marketing. An excellent day."

Stephanie Crawford
Pied Piper Investment Ltd.
On marketing and promotion in the music industry 

"A very useful and helpful service. I'm enjoying the contact with other businesses in the industry as I find their feedback useful as well as the training." 

Louisa Miller
The Nutty Heaven
On F&B sector training

 "It was great doing a fashion based course where everything applied to the industry including all the examples." 

Brooke Straka
Brooke Tyson - Designer

 "An excellent session to sift through my weak areas in selling and how to move from there."

Jennifer Broad
Jennifer Broad Design Ltd.
On the High Impact Programme for the Creative Sector

 "A fantastic experience!"

Slyvia Yang
Sails of Dream Entertainment
On the High Impact Programme for the Creative Sector

"Fantastic presenter - very clear, helpful and happy to answer questions. The presenter also had very good understanding of the topic and stayed on track providing very relevent information."

Melody Nightingale
Concept Digital
On ICT - Costing and Pricing to Improve Profitability

"Highly valuable, very useful and informative. I gained a good appreciation of all the aspects I need to consider when pricing our products. Thank you!"

Roger Jameson
SPM Applications Ltd.

"The presenters are fantastic and the content great - it's all relevant in some way."

Amy Taylor
Merbabes Ltd.
On the High Impact Programme for the Creative Sector

 "I love these courses as they give me the opportunity to think and reconnect the dots in a different way generating new ideas and initiatives."

Kirsten Thomford
Medical Staffing International
On the High Impact Programme for Services

"I thought that was the best one day workshop we have ever been on – and I have been on many of them over the years.  Well done." 

Mike Alston
MetCast Services Ltd
On business planning for manufacturers

"I wanted to email you to to thank you for an excellent day – I have come away so enthusiastic as to the future ..I thought your presentation was very polished and you spoke very clearly and slow enough for it all to sink in. Well done."

Wendy Calder
Calder Interiors Ltd.

"In all I found the training to be helpful and inspirational."

Phil Coppins
ShopFX Image Builders

"Thanks for the training you provided. I'm looking forward to attending future workshops."

Edgardo Ablan
SMC Pneumatics Ltd.

"As always great service. A very good presentation that will help me clarify my costs and pricing/selling rates."

Trevor Smith
Wardrobes Plus Ltd. 

"Your seminar was the most informative, practical and enjoyable one I have ever heard! It was very helpful on pricing, sales negotiation and price cutting decisions. I will follow your advice as of today."

Dr Hanna Frederick
Mamor Chocolates Ltd.


"Thank you so much for your time and your advice. I have learned more from you today than any other courses and seminars that I have attended in the past. I believe signing up for NZ Trade and Enterprise training is one of the best decisions that I've made."

Nandar Thwin
Twinkle Star Limited

"Brilliant series and we are enjoying the benefits of evaluating our business at this side of it."

Gareth & Julie Moore
Auckland School of Rock
On the Creative High Impact Programme

"Thank you so much for suggesting the Creative High Impact Programme - such wonderful training workshops. All of them were filled with useful info. I made lots of good friends and we are planning to work together with them for trade shows in United Kingdom."

Isha Fichadia
NatureSpot

"We have found the workshops to be hugely beneficial to our photography business. Particularly the one on one coaching from Dianne Ludwig who is as passionate about our business succeeding as we are and she has the skills and experience to empower us to make that happen. She is a powerhouse of enthusiasm and energy which is contagious, her honest feedback and goal setting could not have come at a better time."

Rebecca Swan
Doublescoop Photography Ltd.


"I really appreciated all your helpful advice and suggestions, as these have given me ideas to implement and to move forward with. Many thanks."

Michael Maden
LeatherArt NZ

 "Thank you very much for all your help and advice today. You have given us new direction and lots to get on with. It is just what we needed and has helped put us back on track once again. It is like you say a road map, we know where we want to be its just the getting there. Everything you said today was explained so well. "

Wendy Lee
East Coast Bays Midwives

 “Thank you very much for the Training over the last 2 days. I believe this to have been the best quality training I have been involved in when it comes to internal Sales Training.  It certainly met the needs of my team from Senior Adviser to Junior Administrator and I’m very glad to have included all of my staff in this rather than just the front line sellers.  I feel the cost more than justified the benefits that my staff will take from this experience. 

I really appreciate you making your service available to us and I am planning to touch base with you one month from now to provide further feedback on the training and where we are heading as a result of it."

Cameron Whyte
Principal & Financial Planning Manager
Representative of WHK Financial Planning

“I would also like to say that the course yesterday was fantastic.  I was a bit concerned about what it was going to be like, but must say it was like being in the corporate world – it was fantastic and so professional.  The group that we had was positive and Ian welcomed feedback.  It was like I had paid $2,000 for the course – fantastic content and a great presenter! Thank you very much."

Deborah Preston
Shore Finance Ltd.

“Thank you for another really valuable session yesterday and the notes to match.  The High Impact Courses and coaching have really given me a boost and I've set some solid foundations to work from. I read recently that the WHK presenters won an industry award for the contribution to small business in New Zealand. Excellent, it didn't surprise me actually - the workshops are outstanding."

Claire Yildiz
Colour+Design+Interior

"I have thoroughly enjoyed this seminar and will be attending ones in the future. It is a great service to small business people and I will sing its benefits out there!

Jill Mitchell
Wild Daisies Publications Ltd.

“Thank you for this information and for the course. It is probably one of the best I have been on in quite some time and enjoyed it form beginning to end and I am sure it will be of great value to myself and the company."

Lance Barker
Anchor Wire Ltd.

"I personally want to say an enormous thank you to 'THE TEAM'.

After I attended my first of many classes in October 2006, I gained the most amazing inspirations within a very short period of time.

We started our marine business in 1999 and have had some horrible experiences, but with The Team's wonderful support we now hold that hope that we desperately need to operate a business.

Thank you once again.."

Captain Heather Beetham
Splash Out Charters

"I have seen immediate results from the marketing course I took. Just before the course my business was stalling with no new customers coming through the door. At the course I realised that the key is to look after the customers I already have very well and that would lead to repeat business and new customers from word of mouth. I was shown very practical and varied techniques to market my business effectively. Now existing customers are bringing in more work and new customers are arriving every day. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and would recommend it to any anyone with a small business, new or existing."

James Brown
Jackson Brown Auto & Marine

"I have been a small business operator within the creative sector for 9 years.

I have attended many Mentoring seminars funded by the government and held by other business consultants offering similar or the like and have found that the previous providers were not as professional as WHK Gosling Chapman.

I attended “how to develop a winning marketing plan” and found your module very basic and easy to understand and follow. Your information was also useful to use within the business outside of your seminar. The follow up offer of 1.5 hours on a one on one basis, was also very effective.

I wish to thank WHK Gosling Chapman for the marketing information that they have provided me and believe that it will be beneficial for my business and my time was well spent. I recommend your seminars to any other business owner."

Leah Poto
An Eye 4 Art Limited