Phil Cook // R E D N E T B U S I N E S S S O L U T I O N S
How has 2017 been for you, thus far? Fantastic; we have secured several new clients from our local region as well as Newcastle, Sydney and Coffs Harbour. Our clients include Charlie from Novus Auto Glass and Mark at The Future Energy Company. What makes your business special or unique for its customers? The business provides a full circle of product growth advice to a wide range of businesses, from micro start-ups to well established business wanting to take it to the next level. Our services include business start-up advice, business planning, website design and build, digital marketing and search engine optimisation. Our business development department provides tender and grant writing, specialised recruitment and business growth services. We provide an allin-one interlocking business growth solution. Something we love about what we do is seeing micro businesses get off the ground, and we work with our local NEIS Business Providers and Business Connect Advisors to ensure local businesses are given the support they require at an affordable price. Does your business participate in local community activities/initiatives? Yes, wherever possible we support local initiatives. I am a keen bike rider and participate in several charity rides, such as The Great Cycle Challenge and the MS Gong Ride (Sydney to Wollongong). What do you to keep yourself motivated? Early morning bike rides, although it has been a bit chilly this winter.
Mark Robinson What makes your business special or unique for its customers? The jokes I tell them while I discuss the benefits of having a commercial solar system installed, including cost savings and the environmental benefits. A lot of commercial premises are currently on very good contracts for energy costs, which would have been in place for three years or more but with the new price structure that is being incorporated, these costs will soar over the next few years by 50% in some cases. Once you have installed a solar system on your roof, it will continue to generate free electricity from the sun year after year. This means you can substantially reduce or even eliminate your electricity bills, giving you the peace of mind that you’re doing what you can to keep your bills as low as possible for your business. There aren’t many financial investments better than solar. You’ll be saving on your electricity bill from day one. This translates into a return on your initial investment of 15 - 30% per annum for many years to come, and your solar energy system will pay for itself in around
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3 - 6 years, depending on the system size.
your options before paying for upgraded services to the grid, when these costs could be used to offset solar and battery solutions.
Tell us how your business is being/ plans to be innovative in 2017? The Federal Government’s Solar Credits Scheme provides I am also working thousands of dollars with the CSIRO on towards purchasing energy savings and and installing your reductions for large Federal Government’s Solar system. If things businesses where Credits Scheme provides keep going as heating, ventilation, thousands of dollars they are we will and air conditioning towards purchasing and be expanding (HVAC) and large-scale installing your system. into other major manufacturing are regional areas such a major energy user. as Newcastle, Coffs TFEC and CSIRO have Harbour and Central Coast generating experimental technology for which it further employment in those regions. seeks partners to assist with real-world Rednet Business Solutions support us testing. with the everyday admin support and are Does your business participate assisting with our expansion. in local community activities/ The Future Energy Company also works initiatives? Yes, I play tennis and support with property developers to optimise my kids’ school fundraising activities. energy supply to new developments, What do you do to keep yourself reducing infrastructure costs to the grid motivated? I am a keen runner and am and setting up solar battery systems looking to organise a running event for where the individual property owners the town. It will be something special, so will enjoy reduced power costs. The important message here is to look at stay tuned.
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