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TURBOCHARGE YOUR BUSINESS
Insight Business has assembled a formidable team of industry experts that will share with you a wealth of practical and easy to implement ideas that will work wonders for you and your business. With extensive, proven track records our speakers have worked in, consulted to and coached some of Australia’s most innovative and progressive companies. Benefit from their experience and insight by attending this FREE, two hour seminar available to a strictly limited number of participants.
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
LATEST GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONCESSIONS, CREDITS & EXEMPTIONS
Martin Reed
Martin Reed is one of Australia’s most qualified Grants and Tax Incentive consultants. He specialises in Research and Development Tax Incentives, Tariff Concessions, Export Grants and other industry-specific grants. This is balanced with a strong working knowledge and experience of the technical aspects of various industries (including Oil & Gas, Mining, Software and Manufacturing) to enable him to gain a deep understanding of his clients’ projects. Martin’s presentation is considered a ‘must see’ - with billions of dollars potentially available to SME’s (Small, Medium Enterprises) and larger organisations from government incentive programmes. He
will be sharing invaluable insights in to how you can get your share.
TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING
SUCCESS STRATEGIES
Deryck Graham
Deryck Graham has over 20 years’ experience in senior management, administration and marketing positions. His experience includes five years as Managing Director of an ASX listed company that designed, developed, manufactured and distributed hardware and software products for the
broadcasting and entertainment industries. Since 1986, he has been involved in the composites and aerospace industries. Deryck will provide invaluable insights into design, manufacturing, distribution and marketing considerations for emerging technology companies in the mining, civil engineering and software development industries.
START-UP FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & COMMERCIALISATION SERVICES
Peter van Bruchem
Peter van Bruchem is an experienced Intellectual Property and Commercialisation lawyer who has advised government, public sector organisations and private companies in Australia and the United Kingdom. On his return to Australia in 2009 he
helped establish the Western Australian Association of Angel Investors which assists young companies in raising investment funding. Peter will be discussing funding opportunities for technology focussed start-ups and commercialisation services available through the Innovation Centre.
PROPERTY INVESTMENT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
Damian Collins
Damian Collins is the founder and Managing Director of Momentum Wealth, a full service property investment company that helps investors build wealth through property. Damian is a qualified Chartered Accountant, holds Graduate Degrees in applied finance and property and is a Fellow of FINSIA. He is also a highly successful property investor and owns a multi-million dollar property investment portfolio.
Damian will be discussing property investment opportunities for business owners that ensure wealth protection.
WEALTH CREATION TAX STRATEGIES
Graham Finch
Graham Finch is a Director of GFA Accountants and Business Advisers with over 25 years experience in providing clients with a complete range of business and financial services. His specialty is in working with SME owners to help them build the
business they really want based on the following fundamentals - Profit, Cash Flow, Growth, Asset Protection and Wealth Creation. Graham will explore opportunities to minimize taxation payable and demonstrate strategies used by wealthy individuals and successful SME owners throughout Australia.
CLOUD COMPUTING IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Simon MacFarlane
As founding Director of HPC Data Centres Simon MacFarlane has more than 20 years of international commercial finance experience. Having undertaken several senior roles with companies around the world that included four years in Hong
Kong working in the professional services division of a US software company. Simon will be presenting on the commercial considerations and implications of ‘cloud’ computing.
IP PROTECTION & IP PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Mark Pullen
Mark Pullen is a principal of Watermark Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys. He holds an honours degree in physics and is a registered patent and trade marks attorney having initially trained as a marine engineer. Mark currently assists clients in protecting and managing their businesses intellectual assets. He will be examining the need for an IP portfolio and how to manage it to ensure those intellectual assets
protect your business.
Robert West - Insight Business
Your seminar ‘MC’ is Robert West a successful business innovator with twenty five years experience in the retail industry and property development. He transformed a fashion business operating at a local market into a record breaking $4M (P/A) turnover enterprise. His adversity-into-advantage approach is what sets Robert apart and he currently works with innovative and lateral thinking entrepreneurs, delivering
strategies for securing Government or private funding.
Self-registration for our next event is available online at:
- (8th November, 2011) http://turbochargenovember2011-auto.eventbrite.com/
For further information please contact Karina McDonald, Insight Business Administration Manager PHONE (08) 9316 1022

