Yaran Business Services Pty Ltd, Hindmarsh, SA

Located in Adelaide, South Australia, Yaran Business Services is a unique service provider to Indigenous communities and industry service providers alike. Yaran Business Services’ particular emphasis is on native title negotiations and heritage management, trust administration, research and policy advice, cross cultural awareness training, facilitation of investment and business advice and professional staff development. Yaran also has a comprehensive administration, bookkeeping and finance team, who are provided professional oversight and guidance by Chartered Accounting firm Pike & Franks. Rick Callaghan - Director BBus, GDip Gov Fraud Invest, MAICD, MIMC Rick is an Aboriginal person who spent the first 20 years of his working life in the South Australian Government. He commenced a private sector career with KPMG in 1995 when he was appointed as the National Coordinator of their Indigenous Business Group. Five years later he decided to start his own consulting firm and in 2000 Yaran Business Services was formed. Rick provides advice to corporate and business clients relating to Charitable Trust operations and administration, Native Title management and negotiation of future act mining and resource agreements. He provides general business management services including; accounting concepts, pre business start up advice and business legal structures, business registration and licensing requirements and feasibility studies. Rick also assists clients with business and marketing plans, business models to support funding submissions and company director training. Rick holds a Bachelor of Management from the University of South Australia 1995 and Graduate Diploma of Government (Fraud Control Investigations) from Charles Sturt University 2001. He is also a member of the Institute of Company Directors and Management Consultants.