Community Shares Pty Ltd was founded by Mark Rudd in March 2010. Community Shares was formed to assist small to medium size business and Not for Profits in establishing and growing their operations to achieve their strategic mission and goals. Mark is a qualified accountant with 35 years business experience. Mark regards himself as a business generalist having worked in a range of positions and for a range of business ranging in size from micro to large multinationals. Since starting Community Shares Mark has assisted a range of organisations by: • undertaking organisation and governance reviews; • establishing and refining business and financial systems; • providing governance, strategic and financial advice to Boards and senior management; • developing financial and operational benchmarks and ratio analyses; • facilitating the development and implementation of strategic plans; • facilitating governance training workshops; and • Facilitating and training organisations in financial, risk and project management. Community Shares also provides accounting and bookkeeping services, assisting startup organisations, implementing national strategies, managing the due diligence process for mergers and acquisitions, implementing process improvement and Company secretarial duties.