7PM Wednesday 25th June 2014
(SMBiT Professionals Melbourne usually meets on the last Wednesday of the month)
Registration
Members who register for the meeting using the link in this invitation will be eligible to enter the draw for the
SPECIAL DOOR PRIZES* - see below for prize details
Got a friend or associate working in IT for SMB? Invite your colleagues to come along too. Members, who invite potential new members, will get an additional entry per guest in the prize draw.
Location
Parkview Hotel 562 St Kilda Road Melbourne
See: Google map
Ample free parking in St Kilda Rd and Roy St after 6PM
Pre-Meeting Dinner in Woods Restaurant from 6PM
Please try to make it – all welcome!
Set menu of 4 choices, cost $25, including 1 drink
Guest Presenters
Does Size Matter?
How can the independent IT Service Provider succeed in the next 5 years?
Presented by Dennis Muscat, CEO
Bronze Sponsor - Telarus
How do you navigate a sustainable business model through the corporate jungle of multinationals and category killer organisations? How do you build a reputation for excellence in the complex and ever changing area of information technology? Business plans are critical, but which bits are really important and how do you start?
Telarus CEO Dennis Muscat will offer insights into how IT Service Providers can implement winning strategies over the next 5 years.
Telarus is an SMBiT Professionals vendor sponsor who believes that being elite and highly specialised is what distinguishes a provider from the larger vendors. Telarus specialises in delivering world class network, security and cloud solutions to mid-size and corporate businesses.
Dennis Muscat has an extensive 30-year track record in business management and strategy within Australia and Asia Pacific region. In 1999 Dennis co-founded the start-up Pacnet business in Australia and by 2008 this business achieved a turnover of over $100m per annum. He has consulted extensively in the IT &T industry and has been CEO of Telarus since 2011.
Goal Setting
Presented by James Eling, Extreme Networks
Without a proper framework for setting and moving towards goals it is hard to move your company forward. James will go through a number of the tools that Extreme Networks uses for set goals and the process they use to try to achieve them.
Roundtable Discussion
Discussing problems and issues ....
After Meeting Drinks
Stay awhile and have a drink and a chat with your mates
Telarus is shouting!
*This month’s awesome prize:
Prize: Altec Lansing inMotion Air IMW725 Universal Wireless Speaker
To be eligible to win a Door Prize, attendees must:
- Be paid-up members of SMBiT Professionals
- Have registered for the event on the membership website by 9AM on the day of the meeting
- Be wearing their SMBiT Professionals name badge
Members are entitled to an additional chance in the prize draw for each guest who is a membership prospect.