About

Introducing Janet

Janet Brooker is the owner of JB Business. She is a qualified business consultant with a wealth of professional experience and is a previous business owner who understands the key drivers of a successful business.

Janet is based in Tauranga with clients throughout New Zealand and the Pacific.

Qualifications & Associations

ACI Global Professional Business Consultant
Member Independent Business Advisors Network New Zealand
Member of Business Mentors New Zealand for 25+ years
Business Mentor for the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce for 10 years
Diploma in Banking

Sir Tim Shadbolt presenting Janet with her Professional Business Consultant qualification

Business Experience

Janet’s personal business experience includes:

Janet was the founding director of BTI (Brooker Trading International), a business which imports and distributes fence and gate hardware. She ran the company for 23 years and was responsible for bringing the Magna Latch to New Zealand. The company is still operating today under new ownership.
Janet established a marketing company in the Middle East, which was the exclusive agent for an Australian horticultural product, Drip Mat. This saw her coordinating sales of 40-foot containers into the United Arab Emirates and pallet lots into Saudi Arabia. She operated this venture for five years.
Janet was the founding director of Smart Farm Systems and Gateway Data Services, both involved in farm monitoring. Under her guidance, they won the contract for effluent monitoring across all LandCorp farms in New Zealand.

Areas of Expertise

Janet is familiar with the various stages of business growth and will focus on the critical factors which are identified within the various business types, working alongside the principals to achieve their goals and objectives.

Janet’s three core areas of business are:

Business planning to maximise business potential
Building strong financial outcomes
Sustainability across all aspects of business