$5k Grant for Victorian Companies – 4 minutes to fill out form

Businesses in metropolitan Melbourne or the Mitchell Shire can apply for a $5,000 grant from the Victorian Government. 

Conditions apply including that the business must:

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A wave in the Motor ave hock industry – (BEV’s )

Battery Electric Vehicles - graphed as a disruptive trend between countries Is automotive cars going to be ubiquitous in next 10 years.It is the n Finland - with China and France creeping up the curve.Australia is usually an early adopter.How important is 5G?

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Musings on R&D and the biggest bang for the buck

Below are some of my musings of R&D which is a mash-up of an i4j discussion with 3 leading thinkers on innovation and the future of work over the past week :- David Bray, Steve Denning and Curt Carlson The importance of R&D to survive “The best

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There’s gotta be a better way!

Aaaaaargh - has this been normal - there’s gotta be another way .... traffic, assembly lines, rows of cubicles if people looking at computer screens!!!How can you leverage the power of freelancers - where there is no permanent commitment to work for you? People will work because it’s a win

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The Great Reset Post Covid

There needs to be a new way 

.... how often have you heard this....

It’s time to find a step-change in your business’s

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The BBG Superforum with Tony Surtees – the great reset

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JR introducing the BBG Super Forum with Tony Surtees

JR introducing the BBG Super Forum with Tony Surtees Introducing Tony Surtees and Framing the Knowledge Share This presentation is about the unique opportunities that have resulted from the current crisis. Specifically Digital Transformation - realigning and reassessing This is about being Optimistic about the future Be optimistic - find the opportunity and ride the

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From Little Tech – Big Tech Grows

At our BBG forum last week, Tony Surtees shared the opportunity of investing in the tech space and venture capital.

“ It is a real opportunity.... with the ability to get significant returns if managed  well.”

A portfolio approach is key - one  does not know who or

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Australia is currently producing *more than* a unicorn a year.

Great teeet by @nickcrocker 2011: @Canva2012: @10xGenomics 2013: @Zipmoney2014: @Zoox & @Afterpay2015: @Airwallex &@ACloudGuru

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When you invest – what’s more important – the product or the people

Message from Patrick SchartzeneggerREALLY PROUD & EXCITED TO SHARE THIS NEWS!! I wanna share this for multiple reasons but mostly as a form of INSPIRATION. Few years ago I was watching SharkTank & EVERY JUDGE told these 3 brothers that their idea wasn’t great. Doesn’t have legs to really make It. Too

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R&D tax incentive (RDTI) A great opportunity to make a difference

The government has shown they can make decisions and they can make decisions fast.

There is a window of opportunity for government to support innovation in Australia -  and make it attractive for innovators and  IP to stay in Australia. 

They can do this by

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Is there such a thing as too much phone?

Gertz talks of passive Nihilism - Our lives, we are told, are no longer real: they have become media-facilitated concoctions. We no longer have real friends or honest conversations. We are forced to make do with media facsimiles. We no longer know who we are. Our very goals

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“What would my Mom think of that?”

"In a race, (see picture), athlete Abel Mutai representing Kenya, was just a few feet from the finish line, but he was confused with the signage & stopped thinking he had completed the race. The Spanish athlete, Ivan Fernandez was right behind him & realizing what was happening, he started

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It’s not OK to be quiet!!!

I am blessed to have been born a white man in Africa that has had all the priviliges of a colonial system and who emigrated to Australia as an educated professional. One thing that I have gleaned over my 59 years is “One can justify anything..... “By not doing anything and

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What story do you tell yourself ?

I’ve been hearing this comment over and over again over the past month - so I decided to do a bit of research in mindset - fascinating! 

It all starts with your thoughts

Your action control

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