From Big Ideas to Entrepreneurial Success
Do you have an idea that you want to bring to life? Perhaps you’re in a start-up and want to reach the next level? Maybe you want to bring entrepreneurial ideas into your corporate workplace.
Hear from respected entrepreneurs and industry experts on how to get your idea up and running. Discover how to harness the entrepreneurial spirit to drive start-ups and corporate teams.
We’ll examine how to determine if your big idea is a winner and how to drive innovation. Experts will explain the current challenges for new businesses including raising capital, business planning and getting buy-in to new ideas. We’ll also hear stories of true innovation from successful local entrepreneurs from a cross section of industries.
Whether you’re an established business, an agency or a sole trader, if you want to be or work with entrepreneurs and new businesses, if you’ve got an idea you want to pursue or you want to bring entrepreneurial thinking into your current business, this event will inspire. This event is not just for start-ups, it’s for anyone who’s who wants to work with new and emerging businesses and technologies. Come and be inspired.
Our Speakers
Anne-Marie Birkill, CEO of i.lab Incubator
Anne-Marie will share insights gained during 20 years of leading and working with early stage companies. She will discuss five key “business basics” entrepreneurs must apply to ensure they survive and thrive in the current capital starved economy: market knowledge, leveraging relationships, cash flow management, focus on product development and why every Founder must develop their sales skills.
Ruth Drinkwater, Business Development Manager, Capital Raising at i.lab & CEO of Australian Association of Angel Investors
Ruth will offer tips and approaches for consideration by start-up companies developing strategies and positioning themselves for capital raising activities in the current financial environment. This perspective is based over 20 years working with a multitude of public and private sector start-up companies, investment experience with the Queensland Government's teQstart fund, Uniseed Pty Ltd and the current angel investor environment.
Richard Slatter, General Manager of Wotnews and We Are Hunted
Richard will share his experience on how these companies came about, their key challenges, how they allocated roles and responsibilities and the commercial realities they faced in getting started. Plus Richard will give you his top tips for a new startup venture.
Simon Lockyer, Executive Director of Youngcare, Co-Founder and non-Executive Director of Everyday Hero
Steven Dahl, Managing Director of Onetest
For almost 100 years, not a lot had changed in the world of organisational psychology; that was until Steven Dahl decided to combine a traditional profession with the power of the internet. During this session, we’ll hear about the challenges of selling an innovative technical solution in the B2B market and the significant turning points in Onetest’s ten year journey. Plus find out how Onetest maintains a culture of innovative thinking whilst staying focussed on the core idea.
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Event Giveaways:
Make sure you put your business card in the draw at the event for your chance to take home one of our great giveaways including:
- An annual subscriptionto Nett Magazine
- 3 USB hard drives thanks to ourbrisbane.com
- A bottle of wine thanks to Digicon
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