Events

Are you a young entrepreneur in Brisbane? Catch up over a coffee with like-minded people who support each other and our businesses.

What is a Strategic Business Plan and Why every business needs one;

What’s your Business Vision?

Interactive workshop to identify where you are NOW, WHERE you want to be and HOW you are going to get there;

Develop your Strategic Business Plan highlighting key strategies and detailed actions to help you achieve your business goals.

Your website is an extension of your business. In most cases it is the first time a potential customer could meet you. The saying always is – you have 7 seconds to make an impression! Question – what kind of impression do YOU want to make?

At the end of this two hour workshop you will have the knowledge to:

1. determine what you ACTUALLY need in your website
2. know the right questions to ask of an expert
3. understand the fundamentals of website creation
4. develop the basis of you website strategy

Once you have registered for the workshop you will receive the Building Your Website Template. Please ensure you download to your laptop so you can work through the template during the workshop

Attend the workshop to learn: What social media platforms best suit your business, How to stop wasting admin time managing your social media, Understanding Advertising V Branding, How to nurture online leads – understanding the digital customer journey, Maximising ROI and lead conversion

By the end of the workshop you will have a key understanding of what platforms and digital strategies will deliver you the best results for your business.

Come and relax at the end of your week and enjoy great company and a few drinks.

Tradesman On Time’s founding Principals, Chris Lehmann and Gary Somerville, are industry praised long-term chamber members with a profound “How to Build a Business” message.

This workshop looks at how your business can be placed in front of the huge Asian audience.  We look into social media platforms like WeChat and WhatsApp, as well as looking at Baidu (considered the Chinese Google), we also look at how you can receive up to 50% back from all travel and marketing expenses, through Government grants associated with export growth.

Financial Literacy for Business Owners, only 15 seats available

• How to read a profit & loss and balance sheet
• Why profit does not equal cash
• What’s your profit formula?
• Understand the importance of cash flow

This practical session will be presented by Dianne Brown, Business Advisor with SRJ Walker Wayland on behalf of RDA Moreton Bay

Dianne is a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years public practice experience in the small to medium sized enterprise (SME) market. Dianne’s career has been fuelled by her intellectual curiosity and her desire to know how businesses work, what drives the business and its owners and how we can do things better to achieve both our business and life goals.

Dianne’s special skill is her ability to communicate complex tax and accounting information in easy to understand language tailored to various audiences including business owners, managers, non-accountants and accountants.

You have invested in your lead generation strategies, creating a great presence within your potential audience and you are receiving enquires from all avenues.  Suddenly, you have gone from no enquiries to dozens.  A great problem to have!  HOWEVER, you soon realise that some of these leads are time wasters and tire kickers.  All the time invested on these leads means you have lost potential business.This can be simply rectified.

In this workshop we discuss the importance of Customer Relationship Management and Email Communication software suited to your business, at its current stage and into the future.  By the end of the workshop you will:

            Identify the right CRM software for your business

            Plan your CRM Implementation

            Identify who will be your CRM Champion

            Understand the Engaged Customer Model and how it will work in your business

            Segment and migrate your Customer Data

And so much more.

When you Register… you will receive the CRM Implementation Template which will be used during the workshop so make sure you download to your laptop ready to complete.

Come and let Frances help you to discover how to Polish Your Pitch.

You will learn about the Magic 3″

• Knowing your why
• Getting into the role
• Loving your voice

You will discover the best way to create and structure your pitch and you will also be introduced to:

• basic voice production,
• the physicality of presenting so you can confidently stand and
• know what to do with your hands and body, and
• strategies to deal with fear of speaking in public.