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Start-up Advisory Services
BlueRock’s entrepreneurial network and experienced business advisory team plugs founders into the right opportunities, capital and strategies to fire up fast.
Successful start-ups need capital to grow, advice that gets results, and a supportive network of people who have been there and lived the life of a founder. We offer it all.
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Where Are You on Your Start-up Journey?

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Business Stage
Pre-Incorporation
How can we help?
Feasibility assessment including business planning and financial modelling.
Structuring and tax advise.
JV / shareholder / partner agreements.
ESIC eligibility
Business Stage
Start-up
How can we help?
Business registrations.
Business systems set-up
Finance and risk assessment.
Establish banking facilities and insurance coverage.
Negotiate supplier agreements.
Visual identity, website and market testing.
Business grants.
Business Stage
Operate
How can we help?
Employee Share Plans.
Board of Management Action planning and strategy execution.
Record keeping and payroll.
Budgeting and reporting.
Regulatory compliance.
Business Stage
Accelerate
How can we help?
Debt and equity financing for growth.
Investor readiness.
Growth modelling.
Sales and marketing strategy and execution.
Business Stage
Exit
How can we help?
Enterprise valuations.
Business sale or exit including sell side due diligence, deal management and negotiation.

Multidisciplinary Start-up Advisory Services

We have every angle of your start-up journey covered.
You can tap into all our services, or just a few, with the knowledge that you have an experienced team of entrepreneurs and a strong investor network ready to help you (and your clients) grow and scale.

Start-up Accounting

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Business planning
Financial modelling
Budgeting and forecasting
Financial report preparation
Tax administration
Tax planning and advice
Company secretarial services
Sale of business advice
Due diligence support
Valuations

Start-up Bookkeeping

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Transaction processing and payments (incl. payroll)
Period-end reconciliations
GST, BAS, Payroll Tax reconciliation and reporting
Workcover registration and reporting
General business administration support

Start-up Legal Services

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Commercial contracts covering employment, property, IP and general business law.
Sale of business advice
Due diligence support
Contract negotiation and litigation support

Start-up Grants & Incentives

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Research and development tax incentive advice and grant writing
Export market development advice and grant writing
Other business grant writing advice and support
ESIC Advice

Start-up Finance & Insurance

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Business and personal finance
Equipment finance
Life insurance, TPD insurance and key person insurance
Buy/sell insurance
General insurance

BlueRock Knows Start-ups

Our team offers multidisciplinary services to founders and start-ups.
Bruce McFarlane
CEO of the BlueRock Group and Managing Director of BlueRock Law
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Ryan Kagan
Director
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Digital
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Steven Whiteside
Director
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Finance
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Tom Moore
Senior Research & Development Tax Consultant
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Grants & Incentives
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International
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Bevan Mcleod
Director
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Accounting
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Millicent Brearley
Senior Research & Development Tax Consultant
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Grants & Incentives
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Olympia Lombardi
Onboarding Specialist
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Bookkeeping
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Start-up Community
We partner with early-stage venture capital funds and equity crowdfunding platforms to connect founders with the capital they need to quickly scale and have an impact.

Testimonials

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BlueRock have been an essential part of our team and growth, using services ranging from bookkeeping, R&D, accounting, legal and business advisory. As a startup, it’s difficult to choose the right partners and it took us a lot of time and cost learning from the wrong partners to really appreciate the value of the right one. We highly recommend BlueRock to any startup looking to grow and be successful. BlueRock keep our goals front of mind and truly care about the result!
Lee Hardham
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CEO & Founder
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