Innovest SME | Structured Training and Mentoring Programs

Our Mission

We support SMEs, not only startups, across most industries. We help scale companies fast - either as an advisor, investor, or by providing mentoring, infrastructure, training or a combination.

Our extensive business training and mentoring programs are developed based on the real world entrepreneurial experience of the founders - which have been proven to get results.

Adventures of a Serial Entrepreneur

Are you sick of hearing advice from business coaches who have never run a business in their lives?

Get a ton of free business advice from listening to our series, recounting the stories, the good, the bad and the ugly of our collective 60+ years building, growing, buying and selling businesses…

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Group Coaching for SMEs

Is your business hitting a glass ceiling? Do you feel like you’re working endless hours running a hamster wheel and going no-where? Having trouble recruiting the right team members, delegating, managing,
training and simply putting out fires?

This is exactly what this SME group coaching program is all about

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Up-Skill Your Team

Too much to teach, not enough hours in the day? Are some of your team members causing more headaches than they’re solving? Are they lacking the skills to manage their team members, manage their time and resources, convert sales and lacking the communication skills needed to deal with customers, suppliers and colleagues without friction?

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Our Partners

Rick Chisholm

Founder, Serial Entrepreneur and Mentor

Tala Chisholm

Founder, Entrepreneur and Mentor

Martin Conboy

Outsourcing Specialist

Hayder Shkara

Commercial Lawyer

Alex Tees

Asset and Property Protection

Carsten Primdal

China Importing Compliance

Michel Nicholson

Business Continuity

Heather Marano

SME Public Relations and Content Marketing

Natalie Murray-Jones

Branding and Trademark Lawyer

Michel Nicholson

Home and Business Automation Solutions

“Shortly after transitioning my part-time business to a full-time venture, I found myself needing to secure more regular, on-going business opportunities. I have worked with Rick and Tala for some time and found that their no-fuss approach to business resonated with me. They have helped me clarify my thoughts and begin to structure some robust business processes, delivering immediate results.“

– Michel Nicholson –
Automation Squared

“Rick’s guidance has been critical to the growth of my firm. I’ve had plenty of sports coaches, so working with a business coach made perfect sense to me“

– Hayder Shkara –
Neat Law Olympic Athlete 2013-2016

“Rick has certainly taught me the importance of KPI’s…apart from other aspects. It will change the way business will be conducted. Rick has got what it takes in taking a group of average people to the best of their ability.“

– Jeff Testa –
Former Franchisee

“Incredible wealth of knowledge and great directions to managing and growing a successful business. Rick is a seasoned entrepreneur!”“

– Ishwar Shretha –
AWL Accounting

“For someone who’s not a lawyer, this guy knows more about law than anyone else I’ve ever seen!“

– Alex Tees –
Lawyer and Entrepreneur, Legal Exchange

“Very, very interesting. I recommend this event to anyone in business or thinking of staring one“

– Rogelio Ernesto Moreno –
ABC Squash and Fitness

“Rick and Tala have run, bought and sold businesses all their lives, they’ve been there and done that for many many years. And I want a piece of that!“

– Heidi Yi –
Make Up Tutorials By Heidi

“When I think about the interactions I’ve had with Rick, whether that be more recently or from more than 25 years ago, I’d have to say that Rick is determined, enthusiastic, driven, polished, prepared, well-drilled, hard working and dogmatic.“

– Mark McInnes –
Keynote Speaker