July 2009
 Ready Set Go - Equity Capital Raising Participants Graduate
Last month the NSW Minister for Small Business, the Hon Steven Whan MP, presented 6 graduates of the Stepping up – Advanced Equity Capital Raising program with certificates of completion.
The Stepping Up - Advanced Equity Capital Raising program was delivered by Alchemy and has been supported by the NSW State Government with the aim of assisting businesses in NSW to attract investment capital.
The six companies that completed the program are:
• HomeSource Ltd www.assob.com.au/hms
• HRworkbench (International) Ltd www.assob.com.au/hrw
• Simply Gifts Ltd www.assob.com.au/sgl
• Portland Marketing (International) Ltd www.assob.com.au/pmi
• The Wedderspoon Group Ltd www.assob.com.au/wed
• Biodental Remin Ltd www.assob.com.au/bdr
“8 companies began the program and 6 companies will be graduating from the rigorous preparation process. The value for the government is that the process builds better companies, which have the potential to realise their national and international goals, without taking on excessive levels of debt,” says Dan Liszka, Managing Director of Alchemy.
The program was made available to businesses throughout NSW. Alchemy has worked with the state government to deliver the Stepping Up program and provided 440 hours of mentoring over the past 4 months to help shortlisted companies structure a business and capital raising offer.
“Our company HomeSource has a strong, finance industry board and we chose to pursue the Stepping Up program through the ASSOB platform to position HomeSource for rapid growth. We have already met raised Round 1 – which is fantastic,“ says Pia Vogel, Managing Director of HomeSource, a company which opened its offer to the company’s networks mid-June.
To register interest in future Stepping Up Capital Raising programs call Kate Ingham on 02 82336170 or kingham@alchemyequities.com.au.
 Welcome
Alchemy welcomes James Claridge, who recently has joined the Alchemy team. James came to ASSOB as an investor in a few matters and as a result has chosen to establish himself as a sponsoring member with Alchemy. James is a highly qualified professional with over 20 years experience in risk management, business valuation and actuarial activity. He has a strong interest in innovation, science and technology and holds degrees in Economics, Science and Arts as well as risk management and actuarial qualifications. James’ experience covers a wide range of risk and financial analysis in the financial services sector, infrastructure and other industries, including detailed financial projections and modelling, valuations of businesses for sale or acquisition, risk assessment and mitigation strategies, complex liability valuations, product pricing and profitability assessment. To discuss your capital raising proposal - contact James at jclaridge@alchemyequities.com.au
Changes to Alchemy's Capital Raising Services
From 1 July Alchemy changed some aspects of its service model in regards to equity capital raising. If your company had any issues in relation to our flexibility in terms of commissions and terms of engagement, please come back and talk with us. For example for those with a well prepared Information Memorandum – we are now able to discount a large proportion of the upfront documentation fees. Call Andrew Dowe on 0282336170 or adowe@alchemyequities.com.au
Business Referrer's Program
Alchemy has established a business referrer’s program. If you are in a position to refer capital raising clients, speak to us about how the referrer’s program works. Call Dan on 82336170.
 Innovation
How do you manage innovation in your business? Do you have staff coming up with ideas for new products and services, new business models and possible business initiatives? Many businesses are incapable of capturing and exploiting the intellectual input of their people. They are missing out on the incremental improvements that could be brought to bear on their business as well as the possible strategic and disruptive innovations that could lead to spin-offs and new ventures. If this is your business, talk to Alchemy about how we could assist implement a program that can maximize returns on innovation and reward your people’s creativity. Call 02 82336170 and speak with Dan Liszka or email dliszka@alchemyequities.com.au
 Realise a financial return on your great ideas
For those who’ve patented a new technology, but don’t wish to tackle the task of building a business, the best option to consider is licensing the IP. Licensing involves selling the IP into a business which may be working the distribution and marketing of similar product lines. Alchemy has an effective process for achieving licensing outcomes. For a licensing overview – contact Andrew Dowe on 02 82336170 or adowe@alchemyequities.com.au or check out our Innovation Flowchart.
It's all about the people
Great businesses are made by great people. If you are considering capital raising through Alchemy– think about the team that will deliver the business. What experience will they bring to the table and how do the skills compliment? The company will need 3 directors, including the founders. You might like to visit two sites which assist founders find qualified directors - the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Women on Boards.
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