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Arion Program

Business Planning for Serious Business People

"...Having completed Christo Partners Arion Program I now have a comprehensive and tangible business plan and a clear vision and road map of where my business is headed...." Arion Program Graduate 2007.

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Peter Christo

Peter Christo B.Bus (Eco/Mkt), MEI

Peter holds a Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Swinburne University of Technology, along with a Bachelor of Economics & Marketing. He has been a serial entrepreneur since his 20’s and started over 6 businesses including Internet Resource Centre in South Australia (also working in San Francisco USA during the dot com boom), Christo Consulting (IT Business in 1999) X2O Pty Ltd (IT Contracting) and now manages ‘Christo Partners’ a Startup Business Advisory.

Peter is also founder of a number of current start-ups including Podmatcher.com, and Melbournecoffeereview.com. Peter is a public speaker on Entrepreneurship, he has presented to eminent organisations including APEC on online business and entrepreneurship. Peter also contributes his time as an adjunct lecturer at RMIT’s Business School teaching Entrepreneurship to undergraduate students. Peter is a father of two young children, and has travelled extensively through Asia both on business and as a tourist/traveller.

Peter Christo

A Message from Peter:


"I offer the following "Pearls" I have collected on my life journey:

Collaborate - It means, play, experiment, communicate and forge relationships. Look for solutions to problems as a group rather than as an individual. Use technology to amplify the result. Collaboration is premised on the notion that there is a greater individual gain to share their ideas and knowledge, than to try and keep it all to yourself.

Community - Communities are making a comeback, and for very good reasons. When we unite as a community we magnify our ability to generate results. Our community is our workplace and as such we should seek to engage each other with respect and dignity. We all work for each other.

Pay it forward - It is in our interests to assist others in an altruistic way. Believe it or not, the universe is wired just that way. The more you help others, the more positive things come back to you ten fold.

Courage - An old RAF officer I knew as a boy used to say to us "Get Involved". I didn't quite understand it at the time, but now I know it takes real courage to step up and be a part of something that you feel passionate about, whether it be your work, politics, family, business or whatever. "Getting Involved" means opening up yourself to mistakes, learning from those mistakes, and moving forward. That takes courage of the purest kind."

 

Eric Seuret  B.Eng (Comp.Sys)
 
Eric studied Computer Systems Engineering at RMIT in Melbourne.  He has lived in Europe for 11 years where he founded two companies in Switzerland.
The first company provided software development and consulting services to leading multinational corporations in the insurance, banking, financial
services and manufacturing sectors.  The second company provided an Internet based membership management solution utilised by clubs and recreation
groups.

With over 11 years of experience running technology companies, and experience in the European and Asian markets, Eric now provides business
development and IT consulting to companies aiming to grow.


 


Peter Christo  

Last Updated ( Monday, 23 June 2008 )
 
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