This two-part seminar hosted by Insight Business will provide business owners practical strategies and ideas from experienced speakers on topics like government grants, technology business strategies, funding opportunities, business planning, taxation, cloud computing, intellectual property protection, and property investment. The seminars will be held on September 19, 2011 and November 8, 2011 in Bentley and Henderson, Western Australia respectively, each running from 6-8 PM. Registration is available online through the provided links or by contacting the administration manager.
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Turbocharge Your Business Seminar Overview
1. TURBOCHARGE YOUR BUSINESS
HOSTED BY INSIGHT BUSINESS
SEMINAR 1
VENUE TECHNOLOGY PARK FUNCTION CENTRE-SEMINAR ROOM 1
ADDRESS 2 BRODIE HALL DRIVE, BENTLEY, WA 6102
DATE 6PM-8PM, 19TH SEPTEMBER 2011
SEMINAR 2
VENUE AMC JAKOVICH FUNCTION CENTRE, AUSTRALIAN MARINE COMPLEX, GARDEN ROOM
ADDRESS CNR RUSSELL ROAD & MCGRATH ROAD, HENDERSON, WA 6166
DATE 6PM-8PM, 8TH NOVEMBER 2011
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 (Seminar 1 & 2)
TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING
SUCCESS STRATEGIES
Deryck Graham (Seminar 1 & 2)
TECHNOLOGY COMPANY START-UP FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Peter van Bruchem (Seminar 1 & 2)
PROPERTY INVESTMENT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
Damian Collins (Seminar 1 & 2)
BUSINESS PLANNING FRAMEWORKS THAT STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE
Alec Blacklaw (Seminar 1)
WEALTH CREATION TAX STRATEGIES
Graham Finch (Seminar 2)
CLOUD COMPUTING IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Simon McFarlane (Seminar 2)
IP PROTECTION & IP PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Mark Pullen (Seminar 2)
To take the first step towards transforming your business and your relationship with it please register for one
of our two FREE seminars now by forwarding your contact details to: events@insightbusiness.com.au
Self-registration is available online at;
Seminar 1 (19th September 2011) http://turbochargeseptember2011-auto.eventbrite.com/
Seminar 2 (8th November, 2011) http://turbochargenovember2011-auto.eventbrite.com/
For further information please contact Karina McDonald, Insight Business Administration Manager
PHONE (08) 9316 1022
2. STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
Martin Reed Alec Blacklaw
InsIght BusIness mArsdens
LATEST GovErnmEnT GrAnTS, buSinESS pLAnninG frAmEworkS
ConCESSionS, CrEdiTS & ExEmpTionS Alec has a broad business background gained from
Martin Reed is one of Australia’s most qualified Grants and working in commerce for more than 20 years having sat on
Tax Incentive consultants. He specializes in Research and many Boards as well as being a business owner, coach,
Development Tax Incentives, Tariff Concessions, Export Grants mentor and advisor in practice. His focus is on leveraging core
and other industry-specific grants. This is balanced with a beliefs and attitudes to drive and enhance business
strong working knowledge and experience of the technical performance. Alec will be outlining the importance of a strong
aspects of various industries (including Oil & Gas, Mining, and robust planning framework that builds an emotional
Software and Manufacturing) to enable him to gain a deep connection with your board, clients, team and target market to
understanding of his clients’ projects. Martin’s presentation achieve sustainable results.
is considered a ‘must see’ - with billions of dollars potentially
Graham Finch
available to SME’s (Small, Medium Enterprises) and larger
gFA ACCountAnts And BusIness AdvIsors
organisations from government incentive programmes. He
will be sharing invaluable insights in to how you can get your wEALTh CrEATion TAx STrATEGiES
share. Graham Finch is a Director of GFA Accountants and Business
Advisers with over 25 years experience in providing clients
Deryck Graham with a complete range of business and financial services. His
ComposItes & AerospACe IndustrIes specialty is in working with SME owners to help them build the
TEChnoLoGy induSTry dESiGn, diSTribuTion, business they really want based on the following fundamentals
mAnufACTurinG, And mArkETinG - Profit, Cash Flow, Growth, Asset Protection and Wealth
Deryck Graham has over 20 years’ experience in senior Creation. Graham will explore opportunities to minimize
management, administration and marketing positions. His taxation payable and demonstrate strategies used by wealthy
experience includes five years as Managing Director of an individuals and successful SME owners throughout Australia.
ASX listed company that designed, developed, manufactured
Simon McFarlane
and distributed hardware and software products for the
hpC dAtA Centres
broadcasting and entertainment industries. Since 1986, he
has been involved in the composites and aerospace indus- ‘CLoud’ CompuTinG impLiCATionS for
tries. Deryck will provide invaluable insights into design, your buSinESS
manufacturing, distribution and marketing considerations for As founding Director of HPC Data Services Simon McFarlane
emerging technology companies in the mining, civil has more than 20 years of international commercial finance
engineering and software development industries. experience. Having undertaken several senior roles with
companies around the world that included four years in Hong
Peter van Bruchem Kong working in the professional services division of a US
Angel Investment software company. Simon will be presenting on the commer-
TEChnoLoGy CompAny STArT-up cial considerations and implications of ‘cloud’ computing.
fundinG opporTuniTiES Mark Pullen
Peter van Bruchem is an experienced Intellectual Property
WAtermArK pAtent & trAdemArK AttorneYs
and Commercialisation lawyer who has advised government,
public sector organisations and private companies in Australia
ip proTECTion & ip porTfoLio invESTmEnT
Mark Pullen is a principal of Watermark Patent and Trade
and the United Kingdom. On his return to Australia in 2009 he
Marks Attorneys. He holds an honours degree in physics
helped establish the Western Australian Association of Angel
and is a registered patent and trade marks attorney having
Investors which assists young companies in raising investment
initially trained as a marine engineer. Mark currently assists
funding. Peter will be making a presentation on funding
clients in protecting and managing their businesses intellec-
opportunities for technology focussed start-ups.
tual assets. He will be examining the need for an IP portfolio
Damian Collins and how to manage it to ensure those intellectual assets
momentum WeAlth protect your business.
propErTy invESTmEnT for
buSinESS ownErS Robert West
Damian Collins is the founder and Managing Director of BusIness AdvIsor
Momentum Wealth, a full service property investment TurboChArGE your buSinESS SEminAr ‘mC’
company that helps investors build wealth through property. Your seminar ‘MC’ is Robert West a successful business
Damian is a qualified Chartered Accountant, holds Graduate innovator with twenty five years experience in the retail in-
Degrees in applied finance and property and is a Fellow of dustry and property development. He transformed a fashion
FINSIA. He is also a highly successful property investor and business operating at a local market into a record breaking
owns a multi-million dollar property investment portfolio. $4M (P/A) turnover enterprise. His adversity-into-advantage
Damian will be discussing property investment opportunities approach is what sets Robert apart and he currently works
for business owners that ensure wealth protection. with innovative and lateral thinking entrepreneurs, delivering
strategies for securing Government or private funding.