INSOR principal, Gerry Bullon becomes Chairman of Solo Cover and Beames Capital

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Gerry Bullon is Chairman of Beames Capital, a new private equity investment company.

Beames Capital is open to investment in many sectors but has a passion for start-up companies that empower people in the gig economy to get the work they want and to manage the work they get.

Founded in 2008, Beames Capital has invested in companies at Seed level, IPO bookbuild and Series A rounds in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, UK and Europe.

Focus to date has been to assist companies raising between A$200K -A$2M.

We have recently completed a capital raising of $400K to turbocharge Rounded with a fresh digital marketing campaign.

Finalise launch of Solo Cover

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INSOR founder, Gerry Bullon, is the Chairman of Solo Cover and founder investor.

A gig economy business, Solo Cover provides easy insurance protection for freelancers and sole traders. It is a revolutionary way for these business people to insure themselves, their business and protect their income.

Solo Cover will go live in late May, 2018.

The cover offered, never before available in one policy document, will protect Professional Indemnity, Public Liability, Income Protection, Life (death) cover, Cyber/ Hacking and professional equipment.

Answering a few simple questions from the charming chat bot, Sami, a quote is delivered in 90 seconds and, if taken up, cover follows in 24 hours with one of the world’s leading insurers.

www.solocover.com

Commence Capital Raising for Rounded

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Working with the founders of Rounded, Insor has now become an investor and non-executive member of the team.

Rounded was designed and built for freelancers and sole traders who are tired of battling traditional
accounting software and paying unnecessary expense for functionality that they neither use or need to run their businesses.

Rounded keeps accounting simple and is perfect for the busy sole trader or freelancer as it assists them to run their business; invoicing, time and expense tracking, capturing GST and everything they need for meeting their tax obligations.

Currently being used by consultants, designers, Uber drivers photographers, tradesmen…..this is an app made for the self-employed.

Rounded has signed a strategic joint marketing agreement with PWC subsidiary, Airtax, which together provide a solution for the self-employed all the way through from invoice or revenue creation to submission to the ATO of the BAS statement.

www.rounded.com.au

Recstra – Recruitment as it should be

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‘Recruitment as it should be’. Recstra is a flexible and on-demand recruitment business that can save job fillers up to 80% on their traditional recruitment fees.

This is another gig economy business that Insor has both invested in and is taking a non-executive
role in assisting growth.

Co-Founder and CEO, Craig Watson, created recstra to assist independent recruiters ( many of whom have left the industry to raise families but retain the skills and years of experience) to be supplied with work, get paid for every hour they work and are supported to make the most out of their new independent careers.

For companies trying to fill roles, they can save up to 80% on fees, the work is guaranteed and they have complete control over their budget spend.

www.recstra.com

Our New Website

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Welcome to our new website.

After 14 years, it was time to reconstruct and refresh.

In that time the nature of the consultancy has changed too. Insor used to exclusively assist listed companies or help companies proposing to go public, to navigate the complexities of preparing for and achieving IPO.

Now, Insor is also working with several unlisted companies assisting in the planning of their strategic objectives; growing through M & A, being acquired , IPO or in some cases, running a dual-track process.

As has always been the case, Insor enjoys the challenges of understanding diverse companies and their respective markets.

Currently, we are working with TFS Limited (www.tfsltd.com.au), the world͛s largest grower of ethical and sustainable Sandalwood across the north of Australia; Kimberley, NT and Burdekin region of Queensland . We have of course been working with TFS since 2008.

We continue to work with SDI Limited (www.sdi.com.au) but now through our principal, Gerry Bullon, being a Non-Executive Director on their Board.

In 2015 we commenced working with Spring Financial Group (www.springfg.com), a company bringing ͚a fresh approach to financial services in Australia͛, providing financial and investment advice, risk management advice and tax & accounting services to SMSF͛s and individuals.

In the unlisted area, we are currently working with Diadem, (www.diadem.com.au) a specialist company that works with creative agencies and clients to create positive customer experiences in the built environment. This work includes corporate rebranding, multi-site retail projects, shopping centres, architectural signage, sky signs, wayfinding at airports, hospitals and universities. Diadem operate in all Australian states, NZ and Hong Kong.

Also unlisted, East 9th Brewing, (www.e9thbrewing.com), is a premium and innovative brewing company who stand at the forefront of emerging categories and offer a unique brand experience focussed on lifestyle and ideology. Popular with the 18-30 age group, the range includes a number of beers, cider, sangria, alcoholic ginger beer and alcoholic root beer.

Another unlisted company is Longevity Group Australia (formerly TFSL – www.tfsl.org.au).

TFSL was the Transport Friendly Society, founded in 1888 to look after the interests of employees of Melbourne’ Tramways Board and subsequently union members of other transport organisations. The 5000 strong membership of TFSL voted in 2014 to demutualise and now the Board and management are working on strategies to repurpose the business.

2016 a pivotal year.

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It seems that 2016 became a pivotal year for Insor.

Investor Relations’ consultancies ended with Auswide Bank (formerly Wide Bay Building Society) after 9 years and REA Group after 5 years, both coming with senior management changes.

The SDI role changed from consulting to joining the Board after 12 years and the handing over of IR responsibilities.

Working with TFS Limited reached the 9 year mark and Diadem, 6 years.

New clients; Spring Financial Group Limited, TFSL and East 9th Brewing all started, also heralding a new era of significant work with unlisted companies.

Roll on 2017.

SDI Changing of the guard

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2016 meant the ‘changing of the guard’ for Investor Relations at SDI Limited. After being appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director, it became no longer appropriate for Insor principal, Gerry Bullon, to retain the role which he had been doing since 2002.

Immediately upon joining the Board in late 2014, we took advice from the legal department of the AICD as to the appropriateness of continuing to support IR from the Board position and following that advice, Insor started the process of stepping back, taking only a passive role in receiving calls from the market and no longer participating in post-results roadshows.

After the 2015 AGM, the Board agreed that external Investor Relations was preferable and a search began for a suitable firm to support management.

In 2016, Market Eye was appointed.