Business Referrers

2023 Budget Takeaways and Year End Tax Tips
2023-07-04 07:00 - 08:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Our HQ, 268 Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills, Victoria, 3127, Australia
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

In this presentation, Ernie from Trident Financial will provide his views on the 2023 Budget and share some end of year tax tips.

2023 Budget Takeaways and Year End Tax Tips – Ernie Thai

About the Presenter

Ernie Thai – Trident Financial

Ernie Thai is a Chartered Accountant with over 19 years experience in accounting and taxation advisory.

Ernie specialises in providing accounting and taxation services to small, medium enterprises and private clients. He also has a unique specialisation in advising on international tax matters for expatriates.

Ernie coaches clients on financial literacy and helps people discover the joys of creating wealth with a purpose.

Ernie is actively involved with his church community, enjoys reading, running, catching up for brunch with friends and going to the gym.

Why Use a Mortgage Broker
2023-07-11 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

In this presentation, Patrick from Melbourne Mortgage Centre will share his insights why it is beneficial to use a mortgage broker

Why Use a Mortgage Broker – Patrick Docherty

About the Presenter

Patrick Docherty – Melbourne Mortgage Centre

Worked an Accountant with ICI/ Orica before starting my self employment Journey on Monday 8th September 1998.

His first business was the franchise – Cheesecake shop in Hampton and then Chelsea

Patrick is married to Joanne and have 2 Children- Grace 19 & Bradman 16

He’s been a member of the Camberwell Rotary for 12 years and President in 2017/18 and 21/22 and has served on the board for several years.

Outside of work, he enjoys most sports, including AFL, cricket and plays social tennis and golf

Common Myths About Working with an Interior Designer
2023-07-18 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Do you ever wonder about some common misconceptions around often asked questions when it comes to working with an Interior Designer? Tessa will share a few myths around what it’s like working with a full-service interior designer and she is here to settle those rumours and hopefully set the record straight by providing some honest insider information.

In this presentation, Tessa from Tessa Designs will share her insights, myths and misconceptions about working with an Interior Designer

Common Myths About Working with an Interior Designer – Tessa Kitchingman

About the Presenter

Tessa Kitchingman – Tessa Designs

Tessa moved from NZ 21 years ago and calls Melbourne home.Most of her career until then involved working in the Printing & Packaging Industries both in NZ and Australia.With an extensive knowledge in Business Development as well as Managing a large portfolio of clients by building and developing client relationships has given her the experience along with a passion for creative design. It has provided her with a unique skillset to build eye catching interiors for her clients focusing not only on the end result but adding in a unique aesthetic in each project by using pieces that create spaces that are not only beautiful and well-designed but will stand the test of time. Her thorough process with all new clients to understand the client’s needs, style, fears, and dreams is collated and transferred into a comprehensive Design profile.‘I am passionate about design it inspires and fulfils me assisting clients to make a difference in their homes.’

Unlocking Success with a Trusted Business Website Designer: 7 Key Questions to Ask for a Winning Online Presence
2023-07-25 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Jennifer from Website Warriors will share her experiences on what business owners wish they knew prior to engaging a business website designer. Ensure your website becomes a valuable business asset by asking a business website designer these key questions for a winning online presence

7 Key Questions to Ask for a Winning Online Presence – Jennifer Saunders

About the Presenter

Jennifer Saunders – Website Warriors

Jennifer has a career background in project management and business strategy. This experience along with a passion for creative design has provided her with a unique skillset to build eyecatching WordPress websites with a strategic focus on helping businesses grow.

Website Warriors prides itself on helping businesses solve all website challenges, whether it be renovating old websites, modernising to suit business service changes or trouble shooting functionality issues.

When she is not working on websites she is planning her next travel adventure or experimenting in the kitchen.

Small Businesses and the Competition and Consumer Act
2023-08-01 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Gareth Jones, property and commercial lawyer, will give a summary of how the Australaian Consumer Law affects small businesses. It is always good to be reminded of your obligations (and your rights). Gareth will also take you through some examples of advertising and selling conduct which might breach the Australian Consumer Law.

Small Businesses and the Competition and Consumer Act – Gareth Jones

About the Presenter

Gareth Jones – Septimus Jones & Lee

Gareth has developed a broad experience acting as a property and commercial lawyer for over 20 years. He has acted for listed property developers, private developers and thousands of private clients each with their own objectives and needs. Purchases, sales, subdivisions, leases, easements, covenants, adverse possession, compulsory acquisition. Legal advice needs to be effective for you, but most of all, you need to be able to sleep better at night.

Gareth is a partner at Septimus Jones & Lee, a firm which has been operating for over 85 years. The firm decided to move out of the city where it had been operating since 1935 to embrace the new opportunities made possible by remote working. Septimus Jones & Lee moved to Kew where we are more accessible to our clients and able to make the most of the efficiencies to be gained by hybrid working in the office and from home.

Gareth is married and has four sons so his hobbies mostly revolve around driving to and watching sport!

Today, Gareth will introduce himself more fully as a new member of Business Referrers, and share a tip which all businesses and individuals should follow to avoid losing money.

Is my Investment Property Achieving the Highest Possible Rental Return?
2023-08-08 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

It is always important to ensure your investment is performing at it’s best. In a rising rental market like we are experiencing, Kym will be able to advise how to determine a properties rental value and give us tips on how to achieve optimum rental return.

Is my Investment Property Achieving the Highest Possible Rental Return? – Kym Ryan

About the Presenter

Kym Ryan – Ryan Property Specialists

Kym is what you could say is a property person through and through.

Growing up, Kym’s father has had his own business and from when she was 3 years old so she has always been exposed to the world of property. Conversations around the dinner table were always about bricks and mortar. From a small child, Kym was always building homes out of Legos and going to inspections with her Dad and loved inspecting display homes. Kym was very fortunate to be trained by her Father while completing a Real Estate Traineeship and then completing further study to become a fully licensed Estate Agent. Kym’s Father who is still working in the industry today in WA continues to be an influential person in her career. Many family members have followed a career in the Real Estate industry with some joining Kym’s business giving it a solid foundation that her clients really appreciate and warm to.

Kym has renovated her homes in the past and is now also studying Interior Design.

Kym is a very driven professional who is always stretching herself not only for personal satisfaction but for the benefit of the advice she can offer her clients. She gains great satisfaction out of seeing her clients achieve their property dreams and being an integral part of their property journey.

Kym has a wonderful 20 year old daughter and a beautiful little Moodle dog – Missy. Kym might be the boss at work but Missy is clearly the boss at home!

When I found my WHY, my HOW found me
2023-08-15 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Winston Churchill famously said “If you are going through hell, keep going”. That quote was my motivation through may years of family tragedy (leaving me to raise my son alone since he was 4), and all the collateral damage that came with it. Most significantly I was diagnosed with a pre-cancer condition, but I ignored it for 2 years amidst all the litigation, solo parenting etc. That all changed when I pondered what would happen to my son if it became cancer. In an instant, ” I took ownership of my health ” (for Dylan’s sake) and I turned it around 180 degrees – including losing 50kgs and improving all my medical markers. “When I found my WHY, my HOW found me”.

During Covid I started a men’s health charity to help as many men as possible find their WHY, as it’s THE power that enables us to take ownership of our health.

About the Presenter

Richard Paterson

The Planned Homes Construction Process
2023-08-29 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Chris Arnold is presenting this week on Planned Homes’ construction process for new builds and renovations. He will share some fantastic project examples, showcasing what Planned Homes can do for your dream home.

The Planned Homes’ Construction Process – Planned Homes

About the Presenter

Chris Arnold – Planned Homes

Chris has a background in drafting, architecture, project management, and construction.

His training and expertise give him the ability to see any project through from start to finish whether it’s a bathroom or a complete build .

His honest and upfront nature means his clients are armed with the knowledge they need before diving into what is often a life-changing experience.

Chris’ years of drafting and architectural experience, combined with his construction knowledge, mean the projects he oversees run smoothly, to time, and to a very high standard.

Business Model: Business and People
2023-09-19 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Tracy Xing is presenting on her observations growing a successful business.

Business and People – Tracy Xing

About the Presenter

Tracy Xing – Steps Group

Tracy started Steps Group in 2018 with Andrew, both work for the business on part time bases and expand service from handyman repair to gardening, and cleaning along the way. Our customers are mainly NDIS participants, Age care home package customers and real estate agents.

Tracy loves dog, travel, cooking, reading and arts.

Income in Retirement
2023-09-26 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

This week financial adviser Chris Galanis discusses income in retirement. He will discuss the notion of how much income you need in retirement and whether your accumulated financial resources will last your retirement. Chris will also discuss different retirement ages and show you what is required if you were to contemplate an early retirement.

Galanis Financial Group – Chris Galanis

About the Presenter

Chris Galanis – Galanis Financial Group

Chris Galanis is a financial advice with over 30 years’ experience in investments and superannuation. He started Galanis Financial Group over 5 years ago to offer a better and personalised service that many clients weren’t getting with the highly conflicted financial organisations. Chris also advises in the highly complex area of aged care helping clients financially prepare for their move into residential care.

Despite challenges arising from the banking royal commission, Chris has grown his business with the ultimate goal in the next three years to provide a certain amount of pro bono advice to those who need it but cannot afford it. Outside work, Chris is married to Michelle and has two boys, Jack 10 and Will 8. He enjoys coaching Will’s basketball team, a sport he new nothing about but now thoroughly enjoys as he watches the team advance their skills and play great basketball.

Today, Chris will simplify the numerous different aged care fees, something that no brochure or website can do on one page.

Future of Content Creation with ChatGPT
2023-10-03 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

This week Jennifer Saunders from Website Warriors will present on the ‘Future of Content Creation with ChatGPT’, discussing the challenges, limitations and strategies for using ChatGPT for your marketing content.

Website Warriors – Jennifer Saunders

About the Presenter

Jennifer Saunders – Website Warriors

Jennifer’s experience along with a passion for creative design has provided her with a unique skillset to build eyecatching websites with a strategic focus on helping businesses grow.

Website Warriors prides itself on helping businesses solve all website challenges, whether it be renovating old websites, modernising to suit business service changes or trouble shooting functionality issues.

Jennifer loves overseas travel, architecture, movies, the ballet, wine tasting and considers herself a ‘foodie’.

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An Introduction to Professional Indemnity Insurance
2023-10-10 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

This week Glenn Burbidge from Tyridge will present on An Introduction to Professional Indemnity Insurance answering all your questions on who needs it, why you need it and what it is.

Tyridge – Glenn Burbidge

About the Presenter

Glenn Burbidge- Tyridge

Glenn has over 25 years of insurance experience across Australian and global markets with experience in working with a huge variety of insurance programs ranging from complex global placements, to tailored SME and domestic policies. Glenn is a qualified insurance broker.

Having lead global teams Glenn is also a passionate leader and coach. He has coached many individuals to assist with their personal and professional success. He is a qualified executive coach, trainer and assessor.

Glenn also has extensive experience in strategy formulation and execution and has worked as a management consultant. He has assisted organizations with a variety of projects to help optimize their performance. .

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How to NOT let your small business ruin your life!
2023-10-24 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

If you are a small business owner or a solopreneur, it can feel like a juggling act. Whether it’s marketing, sales, accounting or service delivery, if it’s just you, you are forced to bear the weight of everything that is required to keep the business alive. These responsibilities leave many business owners feeling busy, stressed, time poor and tired. It becomes easy to put off the things that are important but not urgent, such as personal wellbeing, relationships and health. This can have life changing consequences. Dr G offers a better way.

Gihan Jayaweera or “Dr G”, spends half of his time working as a GP and the other half as a coach and speaker. He helps people who are depressed, anxious, stressed or “stuck” find happiness and balance in their lives. To support his patients and clients, he has developed a unique framework for happiness that he details in his upcoming book called “Do Happy”.

“Dr G” www.drgihan.com

About the Presenter

Gihan Jayaweera “Dr G”

General Practitioner and provider of Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS)

Happiness and Health for busy people and organisations (www.drgihan.com)

Co-host of Solve for Greatness Podcast (www.solveforgreatness.com)

Mindfulness tutor at Monash University for 1st year medical students

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Creative Accounting: Outside the Box Solutions for your Business
2023-10-31 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Businesses are wonderfully complex and multi-dimensional. Join us for an engaging session as Ernie Thai from Trident Financial Group shareshis insights on business solutions that goes beyond tax and accounting.

Creative Accounting: Outside the Box Solutions for your Business – Trident Financial

About the Presenter

Ernie Thai – Trident Financial

Ernie Thai is a Chartered Accountant with over 19 years experience in accounting and taxation advisory. Ernie specialises in providing accounting and taxation services to small, medium enterprises and private clients. He also has a unique specialisation in advising on international tax matters for expatriates. Ernie coaches clients on financial literacy and helps people discover the joys of creating wealth with a purpose. Ernie is actively involved with his church community, enjoys reading, running, catching up for brunch with friends and going to the gym.

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From Wonder Pies to Baketico: The Business Idea that Boomed
2023-11-14 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Jodi Crocker is the co-owner of Wonder Pies, and the Proprietor of Baketico, which now has quickly grown to four stores across Melbourne. With an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for her craft, Jodi will share her inspiring story on business success.

Baketico, Brunswick

About the Presenter

Jodi Crocker – Baketico

Jodi is the Proprietor of Baketico, a Melbourne made and operated business, dedicated to supporting local suppliers and Australian made products. Each of the four stores across Melbourne is locally focused and community driven, with a commitment to creating quality, hand crafted pastries, grab and go produce and sweet treats.

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Buy First? Sell First? Or Just Move!
2023-11-28 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Mike will present case studies on 5 different home changeover examples, involving moving within Melbourne, a regional move and an interstate move.

Whether you are thinking of doing a treechange, a seachange, moving to an apartment, or a larger home, there will valuable information to learn.

Buy First? Sell First? Or Just Move – Strategic Buyers Agent

About the Presenter

Mike McNamara – Strategic Buyers Agent

With 10 years’ experience buying property for homebuyers and investors, and years of acting as Vendor Advocate for sellers, Mike has co-ordinated his services to develop the Strategic ChangeOver Service.

This Service allows those wanting to Upsize their home, Downsize, or just Relocate, to do so in coordinated manner that takes to stress out of a move.

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Sustainable Interior Design: Creating Eco-Friendly & Stylish Spaces
2023-12-05 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Sustainable interior design is a forward-thinking approach that prioritizes environmental responsibility without compromising on style and functionality.

This topic explores the principles, practices, and innovations in designing interior spaces that contribute to a more sustainable and eco-friendly future. From the selection of materials and furniture to energy-efficient light and water conservation we explore the various facets of sustainable interior design.

Sustainable Interior Design: Creating Eco Friendly & Stylish Spaces – Tessa Designs

About the Presenter

Tessa Kitchingman – Tessa Designs

Tessa moved from New Zealand 21 years ago and calls Melbourne home.

Most of her career until then involved working in the Printing & Packaging Industries both in NZ and Australia. With an extensive knowledge in Business Development as well as Managing a large portfolio of clients by building and developing client relationships has given her the experience along with a passion for creative design. It has provided her with a unique skillset to build eye catching interiors for her clients focusing not only on the end result but adding in a unique aesthetic in each project by using pieces that create spaces that are not only beautiful and well-designed but will stand the test of time.

Her thorough process with all new clients to understand the client’s needs, style, fears, and dreams is collated and transferred into a comprehensive Design profile. ‘I am passionate about design it inspires and fulfils me assisting clients to make a difference in their homes’.

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Questions to Ask Yourself in Times of Challenge and Times of Success
2023-12-12 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

How adaptable and resilient are you?

If we dig in, avoiding adjustment in challenging times, burrowing instead under the desk or doona in denial, we may start to lose focus, direction or a sense of choice about our forward direction. Some of us become all about complaint instead of creativity.

We may make errors of judgment, mistakes as we lose our touch on strategies to take us forward in the business of life. Life and the week altogether may become dissatisfying, all a bit blah.

Hear Mary’s walk tall strategies to power up your change muscles and sense of purpose:

move steadily, not dramatically through uncertainty

retain energy and expertise

remain creative not collapsed

see opportunity not difficulty

plan and prepare for the future and brighter times

Questions to Ask Yourself in Times of Challenge and Times of Success – Walk Tall Mary

About the Presenter

Mary Unwin – Walk Tall

Mary’s life began as awkward. Muddy, messy and loud ,left-handed (more mess + school detentions). Known as bossy among the 6 cousins, (I call it leadership!)

As a teenager, I found myself taller, less graceful + poised than my dancer gymnast mother, taller than my 1st boyfriend Kevin. Good at lacrosse though.

Off to uni. in London having been told I was a high flyer to apply. Loved life, met west country Ian, now husband! Lived in New Jersey for a while. Gave up lacrosse.

Worked in adult community education including literacy in Billericay, Essex then Mosside, Manchester. Played squash

Came to Oz as a big adventure in 1985, soon 2 Aussie kids, then 2 years in Auckland and back to Melbourne

Became a coach-mentor after a meditation-yoga retreat in Fiji in the early 2000’s Mary still lives life to the full and invites you to walk tall through the business of life

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The Basis of Wills and Why You Need One
2024-01-16 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Gareth Jones, a Partner of Septimus Jones & Lee Solicitors, will summarise why you must have a Will and what happens if you don’t have one. Your Will must meet certain minimum legal requirements and you should give some thought as to how you wish to distribute your assets after you’ve gone. This may include newer forms of assets such as crypto currency, social media and other websites. You should also think about when you should change your Will and whether this year you want to make or update your Will.

The Basis of Wills and Why You Need One – Gareth Jones

About the Presenter

Gareth Jones – Septimus Jones and Lee Solicitors

Gareth has developed a broad experience acting as a property and commercial lawyer for over 20 years. He has acted for listed property developers, private developers and thousands of private clients each with their own objectives and needs. Purchases, sales, subdivisions, leases, easements, covenants, adverse possession, compulsory acquisition. Legal advice needs to be effective for you, but most of all, you need to be able to sleep better at night.

Gareth is a partner at Septimus Jones & Lee, a firm which has been operating for over 85 years. The firm decided to move out of the city where it had been operating since 1935 to embrace the new opportunities made possible by remote working. Septimus Jones & Lee moved to Kew where we are more accessible to our clients and able to make the most of the efficiencies to be gained by hybrid working in the office and from home.

Gareth is married and has four sons so his hobbies mostly revolve around driving to and watching sport!

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Introduction to Powdermill Consulting Services and Solar HVAC Solutions
2024-01-23 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Peter Gibson is one of our new members at Business Referrers. He will be presenting on his business, Powdermill Consulting Services. Powdermill Consulting Services core business is to provide expertise, management consulting and support to the Industrial Sector specialising in Solar HVAC and Refrigeration Services.

If you work with HVAC related companies or are looking to procure a new or replacement system for your business, come along and see Peter present insights into Solar HVAC systems.

Powdermill Consulting Services – Peter Gibson

About the Presenter

Peter Gibson – Powdermill Consulting Services

Powdermill Consulting Services is a business management services consultancy that offers management and sustainability leadership for your business. They solve a vast array of organisational issues in the industrial sector, and set these companies apart from their opposition by developing sustainable competitive advantage and solutions.

We aim to solve customers problems through a hands on consultative approach, adding value to their business and operations in doing so.

We review (Industrial) companies operations and define Continuous Improvement Plans and projects.

As experts in the global HVAC&R hemisphere:

They present to the market a growing portfolio of industrial solutions for saving energy in residential, commercial and industrial environments

Understand the importance of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Comfort in all spaces and can present solutions fit for purpose for any application

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Laydown Sally: The Importance of Teamwork
2024-02-06 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Rob Chiarolli is back! As a business coach with a wealth of experience, his presentation is to get business owners focused on networking, building teams and how teamwork generates group success. If you’re looking to accelerate your success in 2024, join us to hear about the importance of teamwork.

Grapes to Grange – Rob Chiarolli

About the Presenter

Rob Chiarolli – Grapes to Grange Business Coaching

Rob has been coaching and consulting since 2008, after a 25-year sales, marketing and management career in the pharmaceutical indusrty.

Rob uses his experience and training to provide a transformative coaching and consulting service to owners of small businesses with the focus on getting business strategy right, optimising business processes and systems, and getting the best out of the people working in the business.

As a human behaviour expert and an accredieted DISC consultant and trainer, Rob uses this and other tools to help leaders and teams maximise their effectiveness.

Married to Maria, who he met at Adelaide Uni, they have a daughter Steph, 35, who resides in Adelaide and has just had her first child

Rob is an avid photographer and also runs a photo studio, Photos That Tell, focussing on professional headshots and portraits. Rob does most of the cooking at home and loves his traditional northern Italian recipes handed down by his mum.

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Benefits and Diferences of a Design and Construct Builder
2024-02-13 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Chris Arnold is presenting on the benefits and differences of a Design and Construct Builder. As the owner of Planned Homes, who manages housing construction projects, this presentation will provide insights for those looking to plan for their next housing project.

Planned Homes – Chris Arnold

About the Presenter

Chris Arnold – Planned Homes

Chris has a background in drafting, architecture, project management, and construction.

His training and expertise give him the ability to see any project through from start to finish whether it’s a bathroom or a complete build .

His honest and upfront nature means his clients are armed with the knowledge they need before diving into what is often a life-changing experience.

Chris’ years of drafting and architectural experience, combined with his construction knowledge, mean the projects he oversees run smoothly, to time, and to a very high standard.

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Doorbell and Intercom for your Home and Office
2024-02-20 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

Jeff Feng runs Smartechs and is highly respected for his IT skills and service which focuses on applying technology to benefit people and improve their lives. He’s presenting this week on the topic of “Doorbell and Intercom for your Home and Office”. He will be sharing his latest technology finds.

Smartechs – Jeff Feng

About the Presenter

Jeff Feng – Smartechs

Jeffery runs smartechs and highly respected for his IT skills and service which focuses on applying technology to benefit people and improve their lives.Jeff is one of the founding members of BR and has been in the IT industry over 15 years. He has a boy and a girl, a dog and a cat, loves to travel with families, 4WD drive, fishing and spearfishing.

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Why Do Most People Fail at Networking and How Can You Fix It?
2024-03-12 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

This week we are thrilled to have guest presenter Leo Petrik, speak on the topic of Why Do Most People Fail at Networking and How Can You Fix it?
RSVP to this event if you want to learn how to grow your connections and expand your business!

About the Presenter

Leo Petrik – Networking Specialist
Leo’s journey into the business networking space started in 1977. Over the years he realised that to develop real business networking success… it was not just about turning up… but actually learning specific skills that help people build strong and powerful relationships. When Leo stepped back from business networking as Australia’s single most successful franchisee and educator in 2010, he thought that networking would improve as there were so many new players in the business networking space… Unfortunately, he discovered that over the last 13 years networking education has not only gotten worse, but each and every networking organisation has literally failed… by not fulfilling their brand promise to their members, and not educating their members in how to network powerfully and effectively… A situation he has decided to remedy in his own small way…
You can also find out more about Leo and his business here: https://flowaustralia.com.au/

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Understanding Investment Performance
2024-03-19 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.
Share markets in Australia and around and world on average seem to grow each year. This has been the case for over 100 years. In Australian, the various industry superannuation funds advertise an average growth of 8% – 10% a year. What is performance and why do we see this average annual growth? Why do different share markets and different asset types provide different performances? Understanding performance is important so you can invest with confidence and even more important if you’re looking to achieve a little better than the average performance.
Join Chris Galanis on Tuesday as he discusses the performance of share markets and how he goes about looking to add more value above the average for his clients.

RSVP to this event if you want to make 2024 the year to grow your investment knowledge

About the Presenter

Chris Galanis – Galanis Financial Group
Chris Galanis is a financial advice with over 30 years’ experience in investments and superannuation. He started Galanis Financial Group over 5 years ago to offer a better and personalised service that many clients weren’t getting with the highly conflicted financial organisations. Chris also advises in the highly complex area of aged care helping clients financially prepare for their move into residential care.Despite challenges arising from the banking royal commission, Chris has grown his business with the ultimate goal in the next three years to provide a certain amount of pro bono advice to those who need it but cannot afford it.
Outside work, Chris is married to Michelle and has two boys, Jack 10 and Will 8. He enjoys coaching Will’s basketball team, a sport he new nothing about but now thoroughly enjoys as he watches the team advance their skills and play great basketball.

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Unveiling the Hidden Potential: Why a Website Audit is Crucial for Your Business
2024-03-26 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

This week Jennifer Saunders from Website Warriors is presenting on “Unveiling the Hidden Potential: Why a Website Audit is Crucial for Your Business”
RSVP to this event if you want to find out how a website audit can improve your business’ bottom line.

About the Presenter

Jennifer Saunders – Website Warriors
Jennifer has a career background in project management and business strategy. This experience along with a passion for creative design has provided her with a unique skillset to build eyecatching websites with a strategic focus on helping businesses grow.
Website Warriors prides itself on helping businesses solve all website challenges, whether it be renovating old websites, modernising to suit business service changes or trouble shooting functionality issues. Our warrior’s ethos is to make everything that seems complicated, possible.
Jennifer loves travel, architecture, the opera, wine tasting and considers herself a ‘foodie’.

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Why Use a Mortgage Broker? Use Melbourne Mortgage Centre!
2024-04-09 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

This week Patrick Docherty from Melbourne Mortgage Centre is sharing his experiences in why people should use a mortgage broker when buying a new property.
RSVP to this event and find out all the tips before purchasing your new property.

About the Presenter

Patrick Docherty – Melbourne Mortgage Centre
Patrick’s career began as an accountant before starting his own self employment journey in 1998. He then ventured into the Mortgage Broking in 2002 which has been in business now 22 years. The longevity of his business has brought a strength, where he can assist clients in all of their needs and various circumstances.
Patrick is married with two children and enjoys weekends of sports, gardening, food and planning his next holiday

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Cyber Insurance: What you need to know and Claims Explained
2024-04-16 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

This week Glenn Burbridge from Tyridge is providing an informative overview on Cyber Insurance, what you need to know, why you may require it for your business and examples of claims.
RSVP to this event and a fascinating session on Cyber Insurance.

About the Presenter

Glenn Burbridge – Tyridge
Glenn has over 25 years of insurance experience across Australian and global markets with experience in working with a huge variety of insurance programs ranging from complex global placements, to tailored SME and domestic policies. Glenn is a qualified insurance broker.
Having lead global teams Glenn is also a passionate leader and coach. He has coached many individuals to assist with their personal and professional success. He is a qualified executive coach, trainer and assessor.
Glenn also has extensive experience in strategy formulation and execution and has worked as a management consultant. He has assisted organizations with a variety of projects to help optimize their performance.

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Alcohol and You: How Small Changes Can Give You a Professional Edge
2024-04-23 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

This week Kathryn Elliott from The Alcohol Mindset Coach, shares her own story of how changing her drinking habits enabled her to launch a new career in her mid forties
Kathryn will share practical tips and techniques for being more curious and mindful about your drinking and provide insights into how alcohol impacts our sleep, immune system, mental health and productivity. She will also share some case studies of professional women and men who have implemented changes to their drinking and noticed the benefits.
RSVP to this event if you want to find out how small changes can give you a professional edge.

About the Presenter

Kathryn Elliott – The Alcohol Mindset Coach
Kathryn is one of Australia’s leading specialist alcohol and binge drinking coaches for high-functioning professionals. Her expertise and comments regularly appear in lifestyle, health, business and lifestyle media nationally. She is one of only three certified Senior This Naked Mind specialist alcohol coaches in Australia and has been living alcohol free since July 1, 2019.

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Helpful Information that will assist with "Shaking Those Bills"
2024-04-30 07:00 - 08:30
Each week there is a Business Referrers meeting which provides a friendly and productive meeting opportunity for local small business owners to share referrals and grow their businesses using the membership as a platform for new ideas, products and services. We have a guest presenter each week who provides information from their areas of expertise.

This week Dom Scuteri from Essential Services Plus will remind us how easy it is to “Shake those Bills” and receive future savings off your utility bills.
RSVP to this event if you want to find out how to stop wasting money on overpriced bills.

About the Presenter

Dom Scuteri – Essential Services Plus
Married to my wife Claudia for 46 years and we have 3 children Giulio, Melissa, and Katie, one living in the UK, one living in Adelaide and one living in Melbourne with 6 grandchildren.
Prior to my current business I worked for Coles Supermarkets for 40 years across 6 states including the Northern Territory with my last 10 years at Head Office in Tooronga in a Senior Executive role.
After the Westfarmers acquisition of Coles Supermarkets I left Coles and I joined ACN (Australian Communication Network) and started up my own family franchise’s business “Essential Services Plus” working from home.
In the past 15 years I have helped hundreds of people to get a better value service and save money with our services and products.
Today we have over 700 + customer accounts and growing.
We look after our clients, by providing them with good service and regular reviews to ensure they are on competitive plans.

Love travelling overseas having visited some 12+ countries with many more to come.
I enjoy spending time with my family and grandchildren.
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