Damien Foley, Founder, CEO, Director
Damien Foley is a Gumbaynggirr man raised on Dunghatti country in Kempsey, NSW. Damien is the Director of Foley Business Management, a bookkeeping and consulting business based in Brisbane.
Damien has had a professional career as an accountant in both public practice and commercial after completing his Bachelor of Commerce at University of Newcastle. He later joined the family business and has been involved in the Indigenous business sector since his role as Treasurer of the South East Queensland Indigenous Chamber of Commerce in 2010. He has been invited to sit on numerous community boards and committees in around business. He is a graduate of the Melbourne Business School ‘Murra Indigenous Entrepreneurs Program’.
“Those who volunteer their time are the community’s life blood.”
It was for this reason Damien seen the need for Foley Business Management to play a role in making these organisations meet their regulatory requirements of governance.
“Governance compliance can be overwhelming for community groups. We assist them with the much needed expertise in compliance for their accounting and reporting requirements. I look forward to assisting your organisation benefit your community!”
Damien has spoken at various conferences and seminars around Australia on the subject of Indigenous business and accounting including Yulkum Jerrang- Melbourne, Aboriginal Enterprise in Mining Energy and Exploration- Perth, Reconciliation Week Business Seminars- Brisbane, ASIC Indigenous Financial and Commercial Literacy Workshop- Darwin, Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand Business Forum- Brisbane, CPA Australia Congress- Sydney, Interdepartmental Accounting Group (Queensland Government)- Gold Coast and most recently the Indigenous Accounting and Business Conference- Melbourne.
Damien has also managed numerous projects through his career. Some of these include the Indigenous Business Student and Employer Networking Event- (Brisbane 2015, 2016 Newcastle 2015), Indigenous Accountants Informal Lunches- Australia wide (2015), South East Queensland Indigenous Chamber of Commerce NAIDOC Breakfast (2013, 2015), Indigenous Business ‘Meet The Buyers’ QLD Resource Sector (2012).
