The Right Advice

A mentor or advisor is immensely important to your business’s growth, development and success. The right advice from professionals provides peace of mind that things are covered and the company is on the right track to achieve your goals. Two things I have noticed when talking to local business owners regarding advice are: 

  1. many people don’t consider the extent to which advisors or other professionals are acting on their behalf; and
  2. advisors or other professionals are not directly responsible for the outcome of any advice they provide (or lack of), including any financial loss due to a lack of advice. 

Something that has brought this to my attention is when companies have entered into liquidation in the last few years. Several local business owners have lost money as they were unsecured creditors when Tamarind Taranaki, Navigation Homes and several other businesses entered into liquidation. Losses have collectively totalled well over a million dollars for local operators and the Taranaki business community. How much better would our region be if local operators who work hard for their money got paid over a million dollars, then this flowed onto everyone else like local suppliers, contractors, small businesses and shops? And when you consider these businesses all had advisors and professional advice, it raises the question, who is responsible for getting good terms and conditions of trade and Personal Property Securities Registrations (PPSR) in place to protect local operators?

The answer to many has been Debt Free, with many happy clients and comments like ”where have you been?” and “we need more people like you”. We specialise in terms and conditions of trade, and to add additional value, we offer assistance with credit checking, account monitoring and PPSR services at no expense to help local operators avoid future losses. When you work with us, you will be safer in business with rock solid business documentation that is up to date, know about credit checking services and the PPSR and be utilising these excellent tools when appropriate. Getting the right advice is paramount in business, as is ensuring the extent of any services are clearly understood.

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Brooke Ahern
Lower North Island Manager

Based on the Kapiti Coast in Wellington, with over ten years of success as a strategic, hands-on leader, Brooke Ahern brings a wealth of experience over his career, driving innovative revenue growth and profitability for his organisations. As Brooke progressed through his career, he developed a reputation for being creative and executing high-profile product marketing and growth strategies. These have significantly impacted an organisation’s bottom line.

After ten years of management experience ranging from business development manager to chief revenue officer for a large company, Brooke joined Debt Free Limited in 2022 after observing and experiencing the difficulties in obtaining and managing business documentation. Brooke saw an opportunity to provide New Zealand businesses with industry-leading credit-checking tools and documentation they need to mitigate/prevent future risk.

Brooke has a proven record of going above and beyond for his clients, and we are excited to have him a part of the team here at Debt Free

[email protected] | 0212262563

Mark McLachlan
Director

Mark is an expert with ten years of experience dealing exclusively with business documentation and credit management processes. He has completed a New Zealand Certificate in Financial Services Level 5 qualification and consulted with thousands of companies, saving his clients millions.

Mark founded Debt Free in 2021 as he is passionate about helping New Zealand companies to succeed and flourish by getting paid their hard-earned money while avoiding typical issues faced in their industry. He has immense knowledge of real-life cases and how tailored credit management processes can prevent debt, address the unique demands of a wide range of industries, and remove risks and liabilities relevant to business activities.

Attending association and organisation speeches, Mark is a respected figure in the credit management industry and is a member of the New Zealand credit and finance institute.

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Josh Whitehouse
South Island Manager

Growing up in Taranaki, Josh worked in business consulting for eight years, delivering successful solutions to his clients before relocating to Christchurch and joining Debt Free in early 2022 to look after the beautiful South Island.

Josh is a trusted and valued team member specialising in business documentation, business development, credit management and account management. He has helped the companies he consulted with to implement best practice credit management processes and saved individual clients hundreds of thousands of dollars. Josh entered this space for one reason, his absolute love and adoration for people and a passion for helping others to achieve greatness in business and life.

Josh’s business motto is “there is untapped greatness in all of us. Sometimes we just need a little help to cultivate it.”

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Rana searle
Office Manager

Rana started as an Office Manager when she was only a teenager and has extensive experience across many different industries, including building, horticulture and healthcare. She is a great communicator, an avid list maker, and always plans things well in advance.

Rana is super helpful, caring and kind and is a perfectionist when it comes to documentation. She has an incredible eye for detail and thrives on getting stuck in and succeeding. Rana prides herself on being people-focused, loves motivating others to be their best and always puts her client’s needs first as she genuinely cares and wants the best outcome.

Rana is always smiling, has a proven track record, is a natural-born leader who loves managing a team and genuinely loves to help whenever and wherever she can. She is passionate about our purpose to make sure New Zealand businesses flourish and grow. Rana loves being able to help the people behind those businesses feel safe and secure to succeed and is a big part of the Debt Free team.

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