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Happy new year! 恭喜发财 Gong Xi Fa Cai
May the Year of the Rabbit be a healthy, happy and prosperous year! |
Welcome to the January 2023 edition of the Funding Strategies newsletter!
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We started off the year with a great strategy session with a retail brand to address issues around revenue generation, marketing, business growth and management. We are looking forward to completing a roadmap to achieve their ambitious goals.
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Management Consulting
We help strengthen companies by enabling innovation, assisting with new business models and practices, funding strategies, new market opportunities as well as strategically supporting the Board and operations.
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View our Latest Opportunities |
For more information please see the updates in this newsletter. Alternatively, contact us today via email or phone 07 3160 2840. |
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I recently saw an article with the headline: “Why 60% of SMEs go bankrupt within 6 months of a cyberattack”. The article states: "Eighty-three percent of small businesses do not
have additional funds set aside in case of such an event.
Thus, 60% of small companies go bankrupt within six months after a
cyberattack."
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Essentially it is saying most small
businesses do not have enough working capital to sustain an external shock. In
our experience we see that many SMEs:
- Aren't managing their working capital;
- Aren't managing their WIP, job costing, invoicing cycles;
- Don't have a good cash flow forecast;
- Don't have a large enough "safety net" in terms of finance facilities;
- Often don't understand the options available to them to solve these issues;
- Often act too late;
- Lack governance and oversight structures.
If your business is experiencing any of these issues please contact us for a confidential discussion. We can often help with some or all of these problems and help move the business forward.
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Introducing Project Abseil
Profession high access services |
Established in 2003, Project Abseil began as a locally owned and operated cleaning business. Due to strong demand, it has grown into one of the largest rope-access services companies in Australia.
The team have a strong focus on safety culture and awareness for both their staff and clients, and strive to maintain our 100% safety record.
We are currently looking for synergistic businesses to support growth and expansion of Project Abseil.
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Introducing Project Home
Affordable housing manufactured locally without compromising on quality |
Project Homes builds modular and tiny homes. The Company's Australian builders have been manufacturing tiny homes and modular
buildings within a workshop environment since 2020. It services the hospitality,
residential, commercial industries and medical sectors.
From design to construction, the Company also delivers and offers land
preparation to its customers. |
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Introducing Project Cargo
Roll-up of freight forwarding businesses |
Project Cargo has been set up to acquire a prominent, successful and profitable freight forwarding/customs brokerage business. With their deep knowledge and experience in logistics, the founders are looking to expand into the freight forwarding industry and seek to roll-up other, similar businesses nationally.
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Introducing Project Fitness
Lead generation, nurturing, conversion and retention for the fitness industry |
Project Fitness' lead generating programs are designed to help health and fitness studios acquire and keep more of the right members.
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The Australian Gym and Fitness Industry generated $2.2bn in 2022 with nearly all revenues coming from
selling memberships. Project Fitness is a business to business (B2B), and business
to consumer (B2C) marketing services company that creates a sustainable membership lead pipeline for
time-poor and non-tech savvy gym and fitness studio owners.
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Enviroplas Holdings update
Webinar recording |
Enviroplas Holdings is the holding company that owns Global Fruit Protection Pty Ltd (GFP) and associated subsidiaries.
GFP is now establishing a plastics recycling plant in Mareeba to recycle the Clipslip® and other plastic waste products generated by the farming industry into new ClipSlip® and other plastic farming products.
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At our recent Enviroplas Holdings webinar, attendees had a chance to get to know the Company, meet the team behind the Company, receive the latest updates from the Company, gain insights into the current opportunity and ask the questions they wanted answered.
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Please click here to watch a recording of the webinar.
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Breakthrough Mass Pathogen Screening Platform |
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Introducing Project Screening
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Rapid ultra-high throughput screening
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Project Screening is an award-winning Australian company that has developed a unique biosecurity response system that enables rapid ultra-high-throughput pathogen screening with comparable accuracy to PCR.
Project Screening’s system will be rolled out internationally in 2023 in cooperation with several international partners with primary initial targets in the biosecurity preparedness area (defence, border security, critical industries), aged care and religious tourism.
Initially applied for COVID screening, the system can be used to screen for other major respiratory viruses, mosquito borne diseases and for bioengineered pathogens. The system has a daily throughput of more than 100,000 samples, making it ideally suited to screening for pandemic scale diseases. |
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Introducing Project Barrel
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Asset backed whisky value growth
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With
current trends suggesting the world cannot get enough
of whisky, Project Barrel has
been established to seize this opportunity and develop
a unique business model to take advantage
of this growth and increased appreciation.
Project Barrel offer the opportunity to become a part of something unique providing strong
governance, a robust business model, strong industry
fundamentals and consistent growth in value as the
whisky matures.
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Image above: LCB canning machine in operation |
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Limestone Coast Brewing Operations Update
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Entrepreneurial brewer commences canning
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Limestone
Coast Brewing has expanded its operations to include a small batch canning facility
and has launched its own branded range of beverages.
The Perth-based
company predominately helps set up craft brewing venues, with a unique hub and
spoke business model that it plans to bring to other capital cities. However,
the opportunity to additionally launch a craft beer brand for direct sales was
too good to resist.
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Australia China Business Council Update
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We hope you will join us at
ACBC's upcoming Brisbane event!
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- 9 February: Chinese Lunar New Year Gala Dinner 2023
With Flora still in Hong Kong, Mark is looking to catch with attendees at this year's ACBC QLD gala dinner! |
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BlueMount Capital appoints Dr Mark Rainbird as Chairman
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Capital markets
group BlueMount Capital has appointed Dr Mark Rainbird (pictured left) as Chairman of the board.
Mark said: "It is a privilege to take on the role of Chair at BlueMount and I am looking forward to working with the board and operating companies to drive forward the strategic initiatives of the Group." He also thanked outgoing Chair Brent Needham for his enormous contribution to BlueMount.
Mark is a co-founder of BlueMount Capital and has a passion for helping companies fund and grow their businesses.
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Flora Mok, Director M&A, reports from Hong Kong
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Flora (pictured left) has been in Hong Kong since mid November 2022, joining conferences and meetings with
investors. In mid-January 2023, Flora joined the
Australian delegation to the Asia Financial Forum, the Asia Private Equity
Forum and the Asian Futurist Summit.
Since Hong Kong relaxed COVID restrictions,
more attendees have joined these functions and some of the speakers advised that
Hong Kong has bounced back and is open for more business opportunities. Flora has met with a number of new investors,
funders and advisors and has been arranging follow-up
meetings with these parties while she is still in Hong Kong.
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During the events, the speakers were cautiously optimistic about the global economy though there are still
challenges ahead. With COVID-19 being expected to come to an end, more
businesses can plan for further expansion and investors feel more comfortable
in looking at new investment opportunities.
A few speakers specifically mentioned that
Australia has been/will be one of their favourable investment destinations
since it provides a safe investment environment and steadily growth
returns.
As a result, Flora believes that more investors and funders are interested in in looking at
investment opportunities in Australia and mid-size deals in the range of $10m to $100m are becoming more popular.
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