

Meet The Mentors
We are thrilled to introduce our team of professional business advisors who are all located within the local councils' areas and are eager to help the local business community.
With their immense experience and knowledge in their respective fields, they are excited to share their expertise and work with the local community to help businesses thrive.
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We are proud to welcome them on board and offer their services to local businesses as part of our Eastern Business Advisory.
Aly Garrett
Starting Up & Business Growth
Ready to elevate your business?
​With over 30 years of experience, I'm not just a number cruncher, I'm your partner in defining and navigating your financial story. My specialised expertise in accounting, tax, and business advisory ensures your business thrives, resonating with your vision and goals. I understand the pitfalls of getting bogged down in the backend of your business. With my business coaching and advisory services, I'm committed to elevating your business to new heights. Let's embark on this journey together to make your business soar!
Belinda Hanson-Kenny
Food & Beverage
Food Labelling: New / Current product: What is required on a food label? Where do I get the information? Is my current label compliant?
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Food Safety: Do I need a Food Safety System? What information is required?
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New to Food: I’m thinking about producing a product. What’s involved?
Chris Ruff
Cyber Audits
CyberSolve IQ makes it easy for business operators to start improving CyberSecurity via:
1. Simple, reliable, and affordable Cybersecurity Risk Assessments
2. Cybersecurity training and focus programs for owners, managers and employees
3. Providing advice and specific solutions (e.g. Penetration Testing if needed)
Emma Marks
Social Media & Digital Audit + Strategy
‘After founding her own digital networks over 15 years ago at the infancy of social media, Emma has established herself as a social media expert. Her business, Deconstruct Digital Media look after a range of SA businesses social and digital media and with an in-house videography team, produce video content for SA brands, businesses and government. Emma loves to share her knowledge of the digital world through a range of masterclasses, business strategy sessions & marketing audits’
Fiona Ahern
HR foundations + attracting and retaining staff
Struggling to attract and retain top talent? Weak HR foundations and outdated policies can hold your business back. With 20+ years of HR expertise, I'll build a strong foundation with essential policies and procedures, ensuring compliance and safeguarding your employees and your business. But I go beyond policies. I'm your partner in employee engagement, learning & development, and business growth. Let's navigate these complexities together and take your business to the next level.
Kerryn Page
Marketing Tools - Giving you the tools
"Kerryn is a professional marketing and business mentor/coach and her special talents are business development, relationship management, lead generation and social media. She has diverse experience working with all types of businesses to build their brand and meet their goals in a way that feels authentic to them. She’ll share her seemingly endless wisdom and give you some clear action items to start building your brand in a truly authentic way.
Melissa Henschke
Workplace Wellbeing Audit & Design
Architypes of Interiority transform organisations' physical environment to create a positive workplace culture. Using evidence-based strategies to incorporate global design principles, we will reinvent and reinvigorate your workplace to provide a positive experience for all your employees, customers, and stakeholders. Our holistic approach will transform your space so that people thrive and can reach optimal health, well-being, and productivity.
Michael Roxas
Brand Creation & Rebranding
VERSION is your business ‘image’ consultants.
Our job is to ‘strategically’ make you look good in the eyes of your customers.
Our approach is with passion, skill, and craftsmanship, helping you ‘evolve’ to increase your ability to compete, survive, and flourish.
Being better than before is our constant goal.
Michelle Hasani
Workplace Wellbeing Solutions
As a wellbeing Co-design Specialist and Coach, I work alongside leaders to co-design workplace wellbeing strategies to boost performance and productivity, enhance communication, and drive sustainability and growth. Our solutions challenge stress and foster wellbeing, mental fitness, agility, and resilience, transforming workplace cultures for success.
Patrick Baker
Marketing Strategies
We help SME’s grow their Business through a unique combination of Strategic Marketing Expertise and Innovative and Creative Digital Marketing execution.
Our team has two very experienced Marketing Strategists supported by our team of Digital Marketing/Website Specialists.
Peter Noel
General Business Mentor
A qualified business growth specialist offering business improvement and growth strategies, and solutions to a wide range of business challenges.
I can provide the intelligence, ideas and insights to help your business overcome challenges, and to improve, grow and thrive. I will work with you to evolve your thinking, support you with solutions to areas of concern, refine your business and create meaningful strategies and actions to achieve success.
Philip Hopkins
SEO & Digital Audit report
Understanding and optimising your digital footprint can significantly impact your business's growth and success.
A Digital & SEO audit offers an analysis of your business's online performance, from your website's functionality and user experience to your SEO strategies and social media engagement.
Provides a holistic view of your strengths, while also identifying weaknesses and untapped opportunities.
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Pio De Corso
Starting Up & Business Growth
Unlock your financial success with me!
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With over 30 years of experience, specialising in strategic planning, precise bookkeeping, and insightful business guidance.​
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Let me be your trusted partner navigating the complexities of finance, empowering your business to thrive and achieve prosperity.
Rebecca Weatherill
Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work
Learn how to safeguard your employees against stress-related risks.
Fostering a culture of wellbeing in the workplace is about more than employee mental health and wellness. It also assists employers to meet their legal duty to protect workers from the risk of harm from work-related stress.
Sofia De Corso
Marketing Strategies and Target Market
Elevate your brand with a savvy, modern, dynamic outlook on marketing and social media. With fresh perspectives and a pulse on the latest trends, I can assist you in captivating your audience and staying ahead of your competitors. Harness the power of contemporary and creativity to propel your brand.
Steve Osborn
Marketing, Branding & Ongoing Strategies
We're your strategic partners in building lasting brand equity. By embracing our philosophy of 'Identity first, marketing second,' we focus on developing a compelling brand identity as the cornerstone of your success. This approach sets a solid foundation for all your marketing efforts and ensures that every marketing dollar is spent effectively.
Vanessa North
Business Planning
Unlock your small business's potential with practical plans that guide you from concept to success. Planning is essential in any business, yet is often neglected. It can seem daunting and complicated. Whether you're starting out or looking to scale, you will get a clear roadmap for achieving your goals, which will help you to prioritise, make decisions, keep on track, and achieve success. I can help you to plan where you want your business to go and how you will get there.
Vasso Fessas
Mindset Coaching - Principles of Success
Vasso Fessas is an accomplished Business Coach with over 10 years in coaching and leadership development, focusing on the wellbeing of small business owners, their teams and their business.
Accredited Trainer and Master Coach of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) She works with leaders and their teams to overcome what holding them back, and transform their business, careers, wellbeing and their bottom line.