Ytrep Opps – March

Hey legends!

Check out our latest opps for young entrepreneurs below…

Promote your Biz with Kochie and Mel on Sunrise!

The Sunrise Family Small Business Register is all about supporting biz owners who are working hard just to make ends meet – let alone pay for advertising on national TV! Get your chance to spruik your biz to thousands of viewers on Sunrise, by uploading your 30-second pitch to the Sunrise YouTube page! Head to the website to list your biz on the Small Business Register and grab all the details for the YouTube Pitch Promotion! Go to: http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/factsheets/article/-/article/6802910/sunrise-family-small-business-register/

Calling Brissy Brains! IdeaParty Tuesday April 13th @ Visible Ink Valley

Got a big idea but don’t know where to start? Have a project but need a little help? Bring your wishes and plans to the IdeaParty – and get some fun and useful ideas from new friends and peers. It’s informal and casual – but potentially powerful! Any ideas and backgrounds welcome – you may just be the ideal person for someone else’s Big Dream! Learn how IdeaParties work here: http://www.shersuccessteams.com/iparties.htm and contact Tiara Shafiq to RSVP by Friday 9th April (for catering purposes) at: me@themerchgirl.net

Business awards – ready to start your winning streak?

Ready to take your biz to the next level and achieve award-winning status? There are loads of business awards and programs around, so get these bad boys on your radar and begin your 2010 awards application schedule: http://www.snobs.com.au/2010/02/20/business-awards-competitions/

Thinking of breaking into the UK market?

Access Wales is offering business owners the opportunity to test the Wales, UK market with 12 months FREE office space and professional consultancy support! The program is available to innovative, high-growth potential SMEs, currently located anywhere outside of Wales (yep – Aussie Entrepreneurs!) . You’ll get free desk space for 12months, full coordination of your travel, general and specialist business support through the Welsh Assembly Government and Access Wales’ professional consultancy partners and access to a dedicated point of contact throughout! For more details and to apply, go to: http://www.ibwales.com/business-support/access-wales/

Media Opportunity – Gen Ys affected by GFC

One Green Bean are looking for 18-24 year old Gen Y guys and girls who are interested in speaking to their metro newspaper about the negative impact the GFC had on them and their careers/businesses. You will need to talk about the impact on your employment/biz, personal finances and savings, and be willing to be photographed in the next two weeks. Please send an outline of your current employment status and one or two sentences about how the GFC affected you in a negative way, and what city you live in, to michelle@onegreenbean.com.au

Building your biz on social media, emerging technology or new enterprise?

Get into the ConnectNow conference 7-9th April 2010 and do away with old and ineffective advertising and marketing strategies that were too expensive anyway! Get the tools and strategies you need to help drive business growth in today’s market. International specialists from all over the world are converging on the University of Sydney campus for three days of presentations, keynotes and workshops. You can register for one day, two days or all three – prices start from $400 (25% of profits go to local Sydney charities). Go to: www.connectnow.net.au

Want to monatise your website, blog, magazine, e-newsletter or online network?

MediaScope is a new directory dedicated to connecting advertising buyers and advertising sellers…. essentially, a website designed to help you get the $$$! If you have a great advertising opportunity but have found the thought of seeking advertisers just too overwhelming, why not upload a listing and get advertising buyers coming to you?? What’s even better – it is FREE! If you are a media buyer or a small business owner Looking for an edge when promoting your business, you can subscribe to receive Ad updates with all of the latest last minute or first-to-market advertising offers. Check out: www.mediascope.com.au

Get Winning Biz Listings… FREE!!

Got your biz listed on True Local and Hot Frog and thing this is enough? My Business Help offers 20 top FREE business directories where you should be listing your biz TODAY. Haven’t listed on a business directory yet? You’ll definitely want to click here…
http://www.mybusinesshelp.com.au/10-free-australian-directories-to-list-your-business/
http://www.mybusinesshelp.com.au/another-10-free-australian-directories-to-list-your-business/

Avoid Business Brain Drain – have fun and stay sharp!

Running around the (home/garage) office, managing mountains of admin and dealing with cash flows stress can take its toll on our bodies… and our brains. Keep yours as sharp as a tac by building your left (logical, analytical) and right (creative, intuitive) brain with these fun, free tools. Stop working IN your business by getting your brain focussed ON your business… plus, have something on hand to distract you while on hold with your telephone/insurance/internet/supplies/courier/banking provider. Go to: www.lumosity.com

Get free business guides for your Smart Company

Smart Company has a range of free business guides to help you build your biz. Get 101 Tips for Your Business in 2010, 25 Tips for Real Entrepreneurs and more! Start with http://www.smartcompany.com.au/101-tips-for-your-business-in-2010 and go from there!

Sort your space – new ideas for your home office and professional profile

Spending 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20hrs on your biz is all that much easier in a great space! Check out these great products to keep your great ideas top-of-mind:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41787742\
http://www.myaquanotes.com/
Wanna look the biz and go Green? Haul is a great Australian business designing “rubbish” products from A4 satchels to MacBook sleeves from recycled billboard advertisements, licence plates and other trashy bits! Get some derelict style a la Zoolander @ www.haul.com.au