[SiliconBeach] Seeking professional advice to set up trust and pty ltd.

2010-02-08 Thread Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
Hi, Could someone recommend a company that could help me set up a trust + pty ltd structure, and find the right insurances? Thank you, -- Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion:

[SiliconBeach] Pty Ltd Registration

2010-02-08 Thread Mike Peace
Hi Aymeric, I use www.patricia.com.au. Cheers, Mike Peace SAP HCM Developer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself:

[SiliconBeach] Sponsors for the silicon beach startup bus

2010-02-08 Thread Elias Bizannes
http://thestartupbus.com/ I'm setting a financial hurdle before I give this the green light. I've been in discussions with companies, but want to get a lot more, to guarantee this. For as little as $1,000, the event will generate massive exposure for your brand. It has has the potential to set

Re: [SiliconBeach] Delimiter loves covering startups

2010-02-08 Thread Mat French
Big thanks to Renai for his work with getting this article together. The process was easy and enjoyable for us. Thanks for the opportunity Renai. http://delimiter.com.au/2010/02/08/monday-startup-subscribe-hr/ Mat. On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Renai LeMay rle...@gmail.com wrote: hey

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Pty Ltd Registration

2010-02-08 Thread Mark Mansour
After setting up a Pty Ltd by myself I was advised by my accountant to stop using that entity and set up a Unit Trust instead. Anyone else get this advise? On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Philip Scott phi...@quantumadvantage.bizwrote: Hi, You could check out

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Pty Ltd Registration

2010-02-08 Thread Elias Bizannes
well it completely depends - there are different tax consequences. It's all specific to your situation, and why it's advised you get a professional. Elias Bizannes http://eliasbizannes.com On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Mark Mansour m...@stateofflux.com wrote: After setting up a Pty Ltd by

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Pty Ltd Registration

2010-02-08 Thread Ben Sand
I've seen people advised to get 5 Pty. Ltd.s and about 10 unit trusts to set up a new company. It's a complex issue and tax law is changing - discretionary trusts with corporate beneficiaries are potentially getting taxed in ways they weren't before, from what I last read. Also, the way in which

[SiliconBeach] any news on Commerialisation Australia grants

2010-02-08 Thread David Jones
Hi folks, couple of questions for this anyone who has started applications: 1. Any updates on how the new process is going and any early lessons learned? 2. Does it look like the first approved group will be in March if you got started in Jan? 3. To my knowledge, no new 3rd party Case Officers

Re: [SiliconBeach] any news on Commerialisation Australia grants

2010-02-08 Thread Andrew Miles
Dr Jane Drummond on 02/9810 7211 can help you with this! Andrew Miles --- On Tue, 9/2/10, David Jones david.jo...@gmail.com wrote: From: David Jones david.jo...@gmail.com Subject: [SiliconBeach] any news on Commerialisation Australia grants To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Received:

Re: [SiliconBeach] any news on Commerialisation Australia grants

2010-02-08 Thread Rob Manson
Hi Andrew, I don't know about others...but I think an open discussion on this list would be much more useful/productive. Good questions David 8) -- Rob Manson Managing Director MOB - start something! The Mobile Online Business innovation lab http://mob-labs.com m: +61423215731 e:

[SiliconBeach] Re: any news on Commerialisation Australia grants

2010-02-08 Thread Pascal Brenner
We were COMET before and are thinking about going for Commercialisation Australia. This is a great program (more realistic than the COMET from a startup viewpoint), and we are discussing with our Business Advisor about it as for the mean time the COMET advisors have been trained to answer the

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Pty Ltd Registration

2010-02-08 Thread Roger Kermode
There are two big questions here 1) do you intend to take on non-Australia (read US) VC funding? 2) where do you intend to operate the business (i.e. just in Australia)? One of the companies I've been working for just closed around with a US VC. The CEO spent an extra month unwinding various

Re: [SiliconBeach] any news on Commerialisation Australia grants

2010-02-08 Thread Roger Kermode
From the briefing sessions I went to it's clear that there's a holistic approach being taken. In terms of applyting for multiple parts at the same time it was made clear that it's definitely a stage process. So if you're applying for Skills and Knowledge or a Proof of Concept grant it would look

[SiliconBeach] Re: Melbourne Drinks

2010-02-08 Thread Tristan
I'm up in Sydney again this week (meeting up with some SB people in- fact) but will head down next Wednesday for sure. Tristan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is

[SiliconBeach] Re: Sponsors for the silicon beach startup bus

2010-02-08 Thread Elias Bizannes
Thanks to all that responded! For those keen to sponsor, here's the rate card as promised: http://thestartupbus.com/sponsors/ Hopefully I can muster enough sponsors by the end of the week to meet my financial hurdle (I'll live if I lose a few hundred bucks if it's worth it for all involved...but