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An evening program held at the Innovation Centre, open to all USC students and staff and the local business community, it is specifically designed and targeted at those who:
- want to learn how to transform an idea into business
- want to find out if entrepreneurship is for them
- want to acquire some of the vocabulary of business and how businesses think about ideas
- learn how to protect intellectual property in the early stages of venturing
- learn some practical business skills
Enterprise Tuesday is finished for 2008. We will see you back in March 2009!
To be listed on the mailing list to receive more information on upcoming Enterprise Tuesday events, please email your contact details to enterprise@usc.edu.au.
The events of 2008....
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SURVIVE AND PROSPER - Trevor Holmes
Trevor Holmes, Managing director of ENACT Business Architects and small business expert will be presenting SURVIVE AND PROSPER, a FREE seminar to show you the steps you need to take to ‘recession proof your business’ and have it survive these tough times.
This will not be a dooms day presentation but will also focus on how in these times, you can even grow your business whilst others fall by the wayside. Now is the time to position your business to rise above the storm, and be solid as foreclosures will skyrocket. Attending this event will make sure you are not one of them.
In a high impact presentation, Trevor will discuss:
- How the economic financial crisis is likely to filter into local business
- Which industry sectors are likely to win and which ones are likely to suffer…..and why
- Key actions that every small business MUST action today in order to know their survival strategies
- Tips on how to ensure that your business maintains its competitive advantage in a crazy economic world
- How you can focus on key strategies to actually increase your business and prosper well in tough times
If you are concerned about the dooms day scenarios being reported in the press then this is one event you should not miss.
Date: Tuesday 7th October 2008
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"Recruiting & Building a Dream Team"- Colin Graham
Ask any investor or experienced entrepreneur why start-up businesses succeed and the typical answer will be ‘because of the management team.’
This presentation will focus on how to get beyond the solo entrepreneur and provides practical ideas on how - and when - to recruit and build a balanced team for a start-up or early stage business.
The presentation is by Colin Graham, CEO of the Innovation Centre. Colin has worked with over 60 start-ups and his business experience includes marketing, recruitment and training roles. He was the co-founder of a graduate recruitment firm in the UK and USA and also worked for the Career Innovation Company - based in Oxford - with client companies such as Reuters, Marriott and GlaxoSmithKline, often represented by their Global Staffing Director.
Venue: Business Training Room, Innovation Centre Business Accelerator, University of the Sunshine Coast - A chance to have a look through the new Business Accelerator!
Time: 4pm
Date: Tuesday 7th October 2008
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GETTING IT RIGHT! Legal issues for start-ups - Gavin Barnes
Presented by Gavin Barnes, Principal and founder of redchip Lawyers based in Brisbane with a new visiting office on the Sunshine Coast. Gavin specialises in corporate and commercial advisory work, joint ventures, trusts, franchising, capital raising, intellectual property and new business start ups.
Gavin's presentation will highlight the key legal issues that start-up businesses need to consider and address to boost chances of business success. Spending time on legal issues at the start of a business can save a lot of time, money and hassle later. Main issues to be covered include business structure, intellectual property and agreements with staff and investors.
Time: 4pm
Venue: Foyer, Innovation Centre Business Incubator, University of the Sunshine Coast
Date: Tuesday 2nd September 2008
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MOTIVATION - Angela Huntsman
Hear from Angela Huntsman, from Huntsman House, on what drives her to succeed. Angela will give insight into what has helped bring her success
Date: Tuesday 4th March 2008
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Venue: Foyer, Innovation Centre Business Incubator, University of the Sunshine Coast
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AVOIDING BIG MISTAKES - Steve Huff
Learning from mistakes is important. Our successful entrepreneur Steve Huff, from Typefi, will explain how to grow from the mistakes you will make.
Date: Tuesday 1st April 2008
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Venue: Foyer, Innovation Centre Business Incubator, University of the Sunshine Coast
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LIFESTYLE & GLOBAL BUSINESS - Karen Woolley
Your personal goals need to match your business goals in order for your idea to take off. Karen Wooley from Proscribe will explain her motivations and ambitions.
Date: Tuesday 6th May 2008
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Venue: Foyer, Innovation Centre Business Incubator, University of the Sunshine Coast
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