The Clever Startup Workshops
Run On Half the Budget and Reach Profit Twice As Fast
Learn the art of starting up on a shoestring.
Hear from the experts on starting up right using cost-effective outsourcing,
a smart and scalable business model and tapping into government grants.
Get maximum results for minimum capital.
Seats are limited – booking required.
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The Clever Startup Workshops
Run On Half the Budget and
Reach Profit Twice As Fast
Learn the art of starting up on a shoestring.
Hear from the experts on starting up right using cost-effective outsourcing,
a smart and scalable business model and tapping into government grants.
Get maximum results for minimum capital.
Register today and get a free copy of Rick and Tala Chisholm’s
bestselling book “Business Success For Life”
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Seats are limited – booking required.
The Clever Startup Workshops
Run On Half the Budget and Reach Profit Twice As Fast
Learn the art of starting up on a shoestring. Hear from the experts on starting up right using cost-effective outsourcing, a smart and scalable business model and tapping into government grants.Get maximum results for minimum capital.
Register today and get a free copy of Rick and Tala Chisholm’s bestselling book “Business Success For Life”
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Seats are limited – booking required.
With
Rick Chisholm
Entrepreneur and founder of over 30 successful startups
Networking Event
2 Expert Workshops
And
Samuel Ung
Govt. Grants Expert – Hall Chadwick
Session 1 is with Rick Chisholm on Bootstrapping your Startup with Minimal Capital
Over 95% of start-ups fail, and one of the most common causes is a lack of capital.
In this session, serial entrepreneur and thought leader Rick Chisholm will share his tried and tested tips on how to manage your startup in a low-capital environment, and without the need for angel investors. Learn how to manage cashflow to avoid needing to keep returning to the financial well, and maximize your appeal to future investors.
AND
Session 2 is with Samuel Ung – Making the Most of Government Business Grants
Why go through the pain of loan repayments, when you may be able to a secure government grant?
In this session, government grants expert from Hall Chadwick accounting, Samuel Ung will lead you through a myriad of options for securing government grants, and the steps you will need to take in order to effectively access this important funding source.
Then we’ll hear from a number of Startups refining their pitches, seeking exposure, feedback and even funding with Q and A finishing with voting and prizes and a recap. (For those that who wanna kick on after 8 pm… it’s off to the pub or hang around!
Who is this event for?
Jordan Jensen from BU Coaching Startup Pitching @ Our last event. Who will you meet?
Here are some examples of professionals and potential partners you might be meeting on the day that attended our last event.
WHAT YOU GET
- 2 presentations with actionable insights you can start implementing straight away
- A network of like-minded peers
- Prizes for the best business pitches
- Free copy of the 172 page book, ‘Business Success for Life’
ABOUT YOUR PRESENTERS:
Rick Chisholm: Host and Presenter
As the founder of InnovestSME, Lightsounds, LSW, Light Emotion and Author of Business Success for Life, Rick helps owners of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) achieve and exceed their business goals. And unlike other business coaches, he actually walks the talk – He has started and grown over 30+ SMEs in a variety of industries and turned over in excess of $300 million. He has experienced great success, but he has also failed. He’s been near broke more than once. He’s been sued. In 1990, thanks to the recession ‘we had to have’, his first million-dollar-business took a big hit and revenue more than halved.
The lesson is that for any SME, struggle precedes success. Rick has faced and overcome the exact same business challenges you are facing right now and can help you do the same.
Samuel Ung: Guest Presenter
Samuel is both a government relations and taxation expert, and a very busy man.
Samuel knows the ins and outs of alternative funding sources better than anyone else around, and can share with you all his own pitfalls and experiences in guiding you through how you can make use of this vital funding source for your start-up.
When I think about the interactions I’ve had with Rick, whether that be more recently or from more than 25 years ago, I’d have to say that Rick is determined, enthusiastic, driven, polished, prepared, well-drilled, hard working and dogmatic.
Keynote Speaker
Rick’s guidance has been critical to the growth of my firm. I’ve had plenty of sports coaches, so working with a business coach made perfect sense to me”.
Neat Law Olympic Athlete 2013-2016
Alex is an expert lawyer in estate planning and I have used his expertise to assist clients and protect their assets.”
Business and Property Law
Accredited Specialist Lawyer
Amazing, agile and versatile! Rick is a very insightful man, the kind you want standing beside you in any situation! He is a fantastic speaker and one of the best MC’s around.”
B2B Expo Sydney 2017 Organiser
Alex is a professional estate planning lawyer with an eye for detail & the deep knowledge required for this highly technical area. He’s presonable, timely & good value and I have no hesitation in recommending him.”
Wealth Manager & Stock Broker
I have worked with Rick and Tala for some time and found that their no-fuss approach to business resonated with me. I decided to join their coaching group to gain access to structured business advice that has helped improve the way I go about my business.”
Automation Squared
Incredible wealth of knowledge and great directions to managing and growing a successful business. Rick is a seasoned entrepreneur!”
AWL Accounting
Rick has been my coach and mentor ever since I met him a few years ago. He has helped me with my business and personal development and I will owe him for a long time to come!
Law Advisor
Rick helps us focus on what we’re good at, stay on course and implement new strategies, cut costs, and not make the same mistakes him himself made in his many businesses over the last thirty years”
Co-owner, The Latin Store
When you first start working with Rick, you’ll immediately feel his contagious energy. His guidance has been critical to the growth of my firm.”
Founder of Neat Law
Rick has been my coach and mentor ever since I met him a few years ago. He has helped me with my business and personal development and I will owe him for a long time to come!
Law Advisor
For someone who’s not a lawyer, this guy knows more about law than anyone else I’ve ever seen!
Very, very interesting. I recommend this event to anyone in business or thinking of staring one
You are truly inspiring sir!!
Shortly after transitioning my part-time business to a full-time venture, I found myself needing to secure more regular, on-going business opportunities. I have worked with Rick and Tala for some time and found that their no-fuss approach to business resonated with me. They have helped me clarify my thoughts and begin to structure some robust business processes, delivering immediate results.
Automation Squared
Rick has certainly taught me the importance of KPI’s…apart from other aspects. It will change the way business will be conducted. Rick has got what it takes in taking a group of average people to the best of their ability.
former Franchisee
If only I had known the stuff that Rick taught me BEFORE I started my Masters degree and wasted years of my life doing. Only to run my business and get hammered by customers that never paid up! I would have saved 5 years learning what I REALLY needed to know. No one I’ve ever met knows business like this bloke, he’s the real deal”
What Innovest SME is all about:
Profitability
Through
Co-Working Space
Sharing is smart when you use our no-frills professional shared office space. With us you don't have to pay unnecessary features like gyms,barista coffees and architectural masterpieces!
Reception, Meeting & Training Facilities
Leveraging our facilities is the best way to save on overheads! From phone answering to meeting rooms and training facilities all at very affordable rates. Only pay for what you need.
3PL & Warehousing
Need to stock and ship products? You can use our intelligent 3rd Party Logistics system. You only pay for the space you use not by the pallet and the goods you ship out Scalable and totally predictable!
Growth
Through
Network of Professional Service Providers
More than 40 SME Experts who have been tried and tested. We'll hook you up with our trusted partners so you can get the preferential rates services without the stress of shopping around.
Becoming More Investible
We help you become investor-ready fast via a bespoke hybrid approach! We'll connect you with investors, angels and financiers and skyrocket your business growth!
Startup Incubator
Apply to take advantage of our Startup incubator. Successful applicants enjoy business mentoring, co-working space as well as free subsidised access to various entrepreneurial training, coaching and consulting
Learning
Through
Entrepreneurial Training
Practical topics such as Sales Mastery,Business Cashflow & Financial intelligence, Staff Outsourcing Time.Productivity & Automation hacks & much more
Mentoring & Coaching
Harness the power and afford ability of group coaching.Net-work with like-minded business owners and accelerate your learning curve to new heights
Advising & Consulting
We don't just provide coaching and training. Advising is part of the mix as matter of course of the innovest Hybrid approach
Our Start up Meet ups will be a regular thing. Catch our training events on Event Page
Our bespoke training includes but is not limited (of course) to the following areas:
AT INNOVEST SME, WE
Create and support a community of startups, entrepreneurs, and industry professionals.
Empower members to collaborate, learn and share their knowledge to accelerate their growth and profitability.
If you want to improve your chances as an SME, small business or start-up
– AND WHO DOESN’T? – we’d love to see you at our next event.
THE Innovest Business Networking, Training and Pitch Event is the most accessible hybrid business lead generation network, pitching and small business learning acceleration monthly event available, period, starting now
Led by Rick Chisholm who is an investor and holder of a number of companies under management, principal mentor for all Business Success for Life Members (and the Innovest Accelerator) and an advisory board member of a number of leading start-ups.
We are experts based on our experience and as evidenced in our testimonials and we connect you with all the right people, partners so you can get on with building a great company and do what you do best.
This once a month program will help you and your business become investible and we don’t just mean from the point of view of raising cash. Will help you get connected with the best people in relation to due diligence, getting grants, research and development. We have the connections and the network throughout Australia and abroad and you will make the right connections which for the long term which will be highly valuable.
We look forward to seeing you at our business success for life meet up and be part of Sydney’s small business acceleration best kept secret community.
WHAT INNOVEST SME IS ABOUT:
InnovestSME is also a start-up incubator and ideas factory. We work on validating ideas and product-market fit and spin out successful products and businesses with capacity to fund or match entrepreneurs to JV and VC.
