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    Towers Business Development Pty Ltd provides consultancy services for Accounting Firms, Small Businesses/Medium Sized Enterprises, Charities, Not-for Profit and Sporting Clubs.

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We have conducted projects over the last 20 years sponsored by:

    • Accounting businesses mentoring for the introduction of new commercial services
    • Advice on raising capital utilising s708 of the Corporations Act
    • AusIndustry
    • Australian Government Grants Applicants
    • Business Assignments for an Indigenous Local Government Organisation and Individual Business Enterprises
    • Business consultant for not-for-profit, charities and sporting organisations
    • Commercialising Emerging Technology (COMET)
    • Corporate Governance Mentoring
    • Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising
    • Development of small business ideas for individual business enterprises
    • Early Stage Innovation Companies - Due Diligence to support classification
    • Entrepreneurs Program
    • Preparation of Business Plans, Budgets/Cash Flow Forecasts
    • Queensland Government Grants Applications
 

Peter Towers

Peter Towers was the COMET (Commercialising Emerging Technology), Business Adviser for Central, North Queensland and the Northern Territory from 2001 to 2011. During that time, he worked with approximately 60 companies with this Australian government programme, which developed new technology that they wished to commercialise.

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Mentoring

We have conducted various mentoring and training assignments with accountancy businesses to introduce the team to the concept of offering a broader range of commercial services to business clients.

Training

Company Director Training Courses have been presented on behalf of AUS Industry (Australian Government) in various locations in Queensland. We can also present this type of training on an Individual or Group Basis – Please ring Peter Towers on 1800 232 088 to discuss.

Courses

Training courses have been presented on the role of a director/committee member of not-for-profits, charities and sporting organisations in various locations of Queensland.

Testimonials

MANAGING DIRECTOR, AUTOWEED

ALEX OLSEN

It was a pleasure to work with Peter Towers, Towers Business Development Pty Ltd.  His attention to detail and professionalism is stellar and greatly appreciated. I engaged Towers Business Development Pty Ltd to prepare Autoweed’s Research and Development Recording System. I look forward to engaging Towers Business Development Pty Ltd for future finance and investment consultation as our startup grows.

DUE DILIGENCE PROCESSES

We have developed a due diligence process to assist companies, located anywhere in Australia, in the assessment process for Early Stage Innovation Company status.  This relates to determining whether the company passes two of the three tests, namely “Early Stage Test”, “Gateway Test” and the “Principles Based Test”.

We assist Directors to determine eligibility for the Early Stage Innovation Company status by undertaking a due diligence assessment review and to prepare a file of supporting information for submission to potential investors and ultimately the Australian Taxation Office.

We have developed a business process to assist companies that are interested in raising capital as Crowd Sourced Funding Equity Raising Companies.  This will include a full awareness program on the requirements of the legislation, relative to the preparation of a Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document and ensuring that the company directors are fully aware of the duties, responsibilities and powers of the Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediary appointed by the company directors.

We assist companies to determine whether they comply with the eligibility requirements to be classified as a Crowd Sourced Funding Company and thus eligible to raise up to $5m per annum (if required) from the public.

Towers Business Development can assist businesses wanting to grow by offering a range of services from coaching and mentoring to managerial and financial development of your business, through to applying for government grants (if required and if you’re eligible) to assist your business to be “investment ready” so that you could obtain capital (to assist in growing your business) from investors, business angels, friends, customers, business associates and venture capitalists. 

We are able to assist businesses in the journey from innovation to investment readiness relating to:

  • Industry Growth Program - Early-Stage Commercialisation Grant Application Assistance

  • Industry Growth Program – Commercialisation and Growth Grant Application Assistance

  • Research and Development Systems
  • Early Stage Innovation Company Due Diligence
  • Crowd Sourced Funding Company eligibility to be able to raise capital
  • Preparation of Business Plans
  • Preparation of Strategic Plans
  • Preparation of Predictive Accounting Reports comprising: Budgets for all operational activities, Key Drivers (subaccounts for debtors, creditors, work in progress, capital expenditure, research and development) Cash Flow Forecasts, Projected Balance Sheets, Rolling Forecasts monthly.
  • Preparation of Business Valuations and Share Price Determination
  • Information Memorandum

  • Crowd Sourced Funding Offer Document

  • Briefing on Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediaries' Role

  • Introduction to Crowd Sourced Funding Intermediaries

  • Investment Pitch Mentoring and Coaching
  • Assistance in organising investment pitches for companies to obtain your business growth funding from investors, business angels, friends and venture capitalists.

We will have a complimentary preliminary meeting with a prospective client and, if we are both agreeable, will then submit a written proposal and quotation.