2012 Sydney Young Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program

2012 Young Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program.

This mentoring program is ONLY for entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 35 years with a passion and ambition for entrepreneurship who have been working in their business for at least a year.

If you’re eager to learn the business skills and experience that you need to succeed, grow and manage all of the hard bits in business, then this mentoring program is for you.

The Sydney City Young Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program is being run by The Frank Team on behalf of the NSW Government’s Department of Trade & Investment.

There are only 25 spots available so you do need to get in quick. You can get in touch with us on 1300 799 923. To APPLY – fill out the APPLICATION FORM and send it to jessica@frankteam.com.au.

What YOU Get……..

• Four months to focus ON your business, rather than just working IN it
• Expert help and advice over four months that will accelerate the growth of your business and help you manage it all
• A personalised business growth plan
• Knowledge in finance systems, cash flow forecasting, budgeting, pricing and heaps more
• Marketing systems to get the $$ you need to establish and grow
• Sales and promotion tips that you can apply straight away
• Creating simple but critical systems to get your biz working without you!
• The opportunity to leverage and optimise your website
• Learning how to utilise social media to drive leads, conversion and growth
• Heaps of networking
• Hanging out with other young entrepreneurs who will inspire and support you and who know exactly what it’s like to be young, ambitious and running your own business
• PLUS – You will get the opportunity to work one-on-one with a mentor to advise and support you over the 4 months.

This program is AMAZING VALUE. You get workshops, networking, guest speakers and your very own mentor. You would normally pay thousands of dollars for all of that. But thanks to The Department of Trade & Investment you pay only $385 (inc GST) for a 4 MONTH INTENSIVE PROGRAM.

You can get in touch with us on 1300 799 923. To APPLY – fill out the APPLICATION FORM and send it to jessica@frankteam.com.au.

A young entrepreneur who has completed the Young Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program said…..
“Not only did I learn practical, realistic methods to improve my marketing systems, I had ample opportunity to apply these methods during the actual workshops. It’s all very well learning systems and strategies, but if you don’t have the time to implement them into your business nothing actually changes!”

– Amanda Gonzalez, http://www.untangletheweb.com.au/

A few successful young entrepreneurs who have attended The FRANK Team’s programs and events include…

1. Husayn Ali, BRW Fast 50 (Property Development)
2. Vanessa Cullen, Founder of Forward Thinking Design & 2010 Anthill 30under30 Winner  – http://www.forwardthinkingdesign.com.au/
3. Jeremy Liddle, CEO RioLife (Fastest Growing Small Biz in 2010)

Eligibility

1. You must be between the ages of 18 – 35
2. You must own a small business that has been running for over 12 months
3. You want to be working ON the business, and not IN it
4. You want to ACCELERATE, EXPAND and GROW the business beyond yourself
5. You are prepared to work with a mentor

Who, When & Where

Workshops/events will take place in a Sydney city location on the following dates:

• Information event for young entrepreneurs – Thursday 9^th Feb from 6 – 9pm
• Meet your Mentor event – Thursday 23^rd Feb from 6 – 9pm
• Workshop 1: Business Planning – Thursday 1^st March from 6 – 9pm
• Workshop 2: Financial Fundamentals – Thursday 8^th March from 6 – 9pm
• Workshop 3: Marketing, Lifecycle Marketing Systems – Thursday 15^th March from 6 – 9pm
• Networking Event: Thursday 22^nd March from 6 – 9pm
• Workshop 4: Leveraging & Optimising Your Website – Thursday 12^th April from 6 – 9pm
• Workshop 5: SEO & Social Media to Drive Leads, Conversion & Growth –  Thursday 26th April from 6 – 9pm
• Graduation Event: Thursday 3^rd May from 6 – 9pm

You will get to learn from award winning trainers and facilitators, the opportunity to meet experts and to work one-on-one with mentors to gain advice and support, who themselves are successful business owners. Each young entrepreneur gets their OWN MENTOR!!

Venue
All workshops will be held in Sydney City – TBA

Don’t sign up unless you are really committed
This is the one thing we ask.

There is a lot to execute and deliver – so only join up if you are willing to get stuff done and create some serious IMPACT. You are required to attend every workshop/event otherwise you are wasting your time.
You bring your laptop to the sessions and you implement and put all the theory into PRACTICE. And best of all you get heaps of mentoring and networking ops to support you along the way!

You can get in touch with us on 1300 799 923. To APPLY – fill out the APPLICATION FORM and send it to jessica@frankteam.com.au.

Price

This program is AMAZING VALUE. You get workshops, networking, guest speakers and your very own mentor. You would normally pay thousands of dollars for this type of training, but thanks to The Department of Trade & Investment you pay ONLY $385 (inc GST).

There are only 25 SPACES available so you do need to get in quick.

How to Apply?

1. Download the application form
2. Fill out the application form in full.
3. Email the application form to jessica@frankteam.com.au
4. We will contact you confirming your application
5. We will check your application and ensure you fit the eligibility criteria
6. Once you are eligible, we will send you an invoice for the $385 program fee. You can pay via internet banking.
7. Once we have received payment we will send you confirmation of your position in the program. Your position is not secure until we have received payment.
The Sydney City Young Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program is being run by The Frank Team on behalf of the Department of Trade & Investment.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Kicks off in Australia

Global Entrepreneurship Week Australia kicks off with a bang….

Check out what is happening for GEW in 2011 (Nov 19th to 26th 2011)

Events that have already taken place in Australia for 2011

+ Young Entrepreneur Meet Ups (happening monthly)
+ Start Up Weekend - Sydney and Melbourne
+ CleanTech Open
+ Young entrepreneur mentoring program
+ FRANK Team’s Business development session
+ University of Sydney’s Pitchfest

Events coming up in November and December 2011

+ Silicon Beach Sydney – November 16th
+ FRANK Team Ecommerce strategy session (Sydney) – 15th November
+ The Malaysian Singaporean Association’s Expert Panel Session – 19 th November
+ Australian Society of Entrepreneurs – Ebay Wealth session
+ Australian Society of Entrepreneurs – Personal Branding Session 1 on 5th November
+ Australian Society of Entrepreneurs – Personal Branding Session 2 on 12th November
+ Australian Society of Entrepreneurs – Joint Venture and Networking Session on 15th November

+ Adelaide Silicon Beach networking drinks – 15th November

+ Jelly Day Vibewire, Sydney – exploring the spirit of co-working – 4 th November

Our partners….

Calling all Sydney Young Entrepreneurs

JUST ANNOUNCED – 2012 YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS MENTORING PROGRAM. Clike here for more info…

So where are some of our past FRANK participants @ now?

•Listed as one of BRW‘s Fastest 100 growing companies – Husayn Aly

•Anthill 30 Under 30 Winner – Vanessa Cullen

•Australia’s Fastest Growing Small Business; My Business Magazine awards – Jeremy Liddle

….and many other peeps who have

* sold their businesses
* raised some serious cash
* expanded and taken on new staff
* franchised

…… and are on track to meet their BHAG business goals!

CLICK HERE FOR 2012 SYDNEY YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS MENTORING PROGRAM. There are only 25 spots available so you do need to get in quick. You can get in touch with us on 1300 799 923 or email jessica@frankteam.com.au.

Here is is what one recent participant from the 2010/2011 Young Entrepreneur Program; Samantha Cran from AM-PM Removals said about the results she got….

How would you rate your overall satisfaction with this program?
AWESOME AND BUSINESS CHANGING

Recently I attended the Young Entrepreneurs Business Mentoring Program…All in all, the program has been most beneficial.

Also, the program has been great for networking. I’ve picked up a new account, at a session based on web design, of all things!

The Frank team has provided worked through templates that can be adopted to our own businesses. This saves an immense amount of time starting from scratch and provides established guidelines on things such as budgets, lead trackers, target markets and marketing calendars.

There has also been an astonishing array of speakers covering relevant topics, for example; accounting, internals systems such as salesforce, website design and past and present success stories – simply inspirational.

I’d like to thank the Frank team for tailoring a program based on the businesses attending, allowing each person to feel their needs were met in the areas requiring most development.

If these are some of the results you want; then put your name down for 1 of the last 5 spots for our Young Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program – If serious ACCELERATION, EXPANSION and GROWTH are on the cards for your business – then check this out

Eligibility

If this is you then you may be eligible for the program -

1.You have a business, or want to SERIOUSLY get into business (i.e. you have taken some steps)

2.You are between the ages of 18 – 35

3.Your turnover is from $0 – $750K annually

4.You want to be working ON the business, and not IN it

5.You want to ACCELERATE, EXPAND and GROW the business beyond yourself

Don’t sign up unless you are really committed

This is the one thing we ask.

There is a lot to execute and deliver – so only join up if you are willing to get stuff done and create some serious IMPACT. Otherwise you are wasting your time.

Your Reward

1.From A to Z – everything that you need from financials to marketing to strategy planning in these workshops – and you come in with a laptop and get started straightaway. You execute immediately.

2.Walk the talk – speakers give us expert advice on the numbers, seeking venture capital, digital media strategy, doing business using mobile platforms as well as how to take your business to external markets…..and more…

3.Business Idol – where you get to pitch, share and learn from MENTORS who know their fields the best….

4.Awesome community – and networking; and we share, cross pollinate and hook you up with what you need for your business…

Price

* $4000 value was $1975
* Now $675…..and if you refer someone else, we DROP 15% off the price for BOTH of you!
* So that’s $574 ONLY.
* And if you don’t get what came for – it’s a 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE – no questions asked! You can’t help but win on this one.

10 spots pre-filled. 5 SPOTS LEFT. If this even slightly raises your interest, get in touch with us ASAP.

Dates

•6th April 2011 (wednesday;6.30 – 9.30 pm)

•16th April 2011 (saturday; full day)

•30th April 2011; (saturday; 3 – 9pm)

Venue

Sydney CBD

How to Register?

The 2011 Young Entrepreneurs Program has ended, the 2012 Program kicks off on 9th Feb 2012. Hurry and register now as their are ONLY 25 SPACES. Click here for more information.

There are only 25 spots available for the 2012 YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS MENTORING PROGRAM so you do need to get in quick. You can get in touch with us on 1300 799 923 or email jessica@frankteam.com.au.

Your 2011 – Massive success; or Epic fail?

Imagine this….it is 31st Dec 2011 and the whole world is about to celebrate the coming of 2012 – what do you think will be your final reflective thoughts of YOUR 2011?

Well…….you have 361 days to create this year as you want it….and counting.

Richard Branson in his book “Screw It, Let’s Do It”, said,

“I always tell people that if they want to do anything well, they must plan and prepare.”

Don’t forget to take time to do this important step. It is only too easy to get caught up in the excitement or the ‘busy-ness’ and forget. Don’t watch that Youtube interview, don’t check your Facebook, don’t plan on how to spend your riches…until you have planned and thought about your business goals and strategy. Branson’s achievements only prove the value of this importance business step.

Have you thought of what makes a great business, as opposed to a frustrating, going-nowhere business? How will you know that yours will be successful? Well, let’s hear from some hugely successful young entrepreneurs on how they started and planned their path to building great businesses…

Scott Farqhuar’s checklist (regarding what he looks for in a biz) – Atlassian
1. Would I personally use this?
2. Do I get excited about the possibilities of this idea?

Matt Wilson’s checklist– Under30CEO.com

1. How much time/effort will the idea take to implement?
2. Is the idea profitable?
3. Does the idea fit your businesses long term strategy?
4. How will the public view your idea?
5. How will your employees view your idea?

Now it’s your turn. Rate yourself in our simple Business Fire Test checklist – 10 questions and you will know exactly where you are at, and what you need to do.

And if you are a Sydney Young Entrepreneur we have some outstanding 2011programs with mentors, business experts and super hot business content!

Ytrep Opps – 2011

Hey superstars

We thought we’d give you some awesome opportunities that you can take advantage going into 2011

Great Shared Office Space

Check out www.co-loco.com and www.vibewire.org – shared office space with like minded peeps.connection. entrepreneurship community.

Crowd funding for entrepreneurs

We needed something like this! Entrepreneurs can get the funding they need to start or grow your own businesses. It is esp good if your start up needs $20,000 or less to launch. Its free to post – http://peerbackers.com

Fact: The Entrepreneurial Journey can get lonely.

Well – if you are one of those entrepreneurs working through Chrissy by yourself; and think you may need some human contact – click here for a whole heap of entrepreneurship meetups all over Sydney. Pick the one that you like and go Network it! The FRANK Team is gonna be at the Entrep meeting held @ Vibewire on Jan 17th 2011.

Young Entrepreneur Mentoring Program

If you have an idea for a start-up or own a biz, or just want to kick up the growth and expand like wildfire – check out our Young Entrep workshops kicking off in March.

Merry Xmas folks – and see you in the New Year!

Young Entrepreneurs Business Mentoring Program

This is It – your opportunity to take your business to HUGE Levels in 2011!

If you live in the Illawarra area and you own your own biz or start up – you got to JUMP into the 2011 Young Entrepreneurs Business Mentoring Program (YEBMP). It is a MASSIVELY DISCOUNTED program – value $5000 NOW ONLY $550!

This is what you get:
+ business growth plan
+ finance systems – cashflow forecasting, budgeting, pricing and heaps more….
+ marketing systems to get the $$ you need to establish and grow
+ sales and promotion tips that you can apply straightaway
+ creating simple but critical systems to get your biz working without you!
+ mentoring ops
+heaps of networking

Register by emailing info@frankteam.com.au or calling 9518 6244

You meet fellow entrepreneurial legends and create an awesome community & network! 2011 – is waiting for your business to explode; so get all the business, finance, marketing and operations skills you need to take your business to HUGE heights!

During one of The FRANK Team’s recent Sydney Young Entrepreneurship meet-ups, outsourcing came up as a particular challenge for entrepreneurs – whether it is simple admin or bookkeeping servces, website design or more complex project management outsourcing – So we thought we’d help you out; Click here for your FREE Outsourcing Brief.

It’s stuff like this that we get done in our workshops – practical tools. No fluff. No hype. When you succeed, we succeed. Simple.

If you already like what you hear – contact Natasha@frankteam.com.au, or give us a buzz on +61 9518 6244.

YEBMP is a program for young entrepreneurs who want applicable and real tools to –
+ reduce the stress of running your own biz (and the loneliness!)
+ increase the profitability of your businesses by a lot!

You bring your laptop to the sessions and you implement and put all the theory into PRACTICE. And best of all you get heaps of mentoring and networking ops to support you along the way!

How Much Does YEBMP Cost?
YEBMP will cost you ONLY $550 ( incl GST). But it’s valued at over $5000. Wow!!!!! Thanks Dept of Industry and Investment!!

When & Where Is It Happening?
Workshops will take place on the following dates –
- 28th Feb 2011 (6 – 9pm)
- 9th Mar 2011 (6-9pm)
-19th Mar 2011 (9 – 6pm)
+ networking ops and mentor meet-ups

Venue
All workshops will be held in Wollongong.

Oh! we forgot to mention that we only have 20 spots left – and booking in fast!

What’s been said?? "Not only did I learn practical, realistic methods to improve my marketing systems, I had ample opportunity to apply these methods during the actual workshops. It’s all very well learning systems and strategies, but if you don’t have the time to implement them into your business nothing actually changes!”  – Amanda Gonzalez, www.untangletheweb.com.au (2009 Participant).

How do you Apply?
Contact me at natasha@frankteam.com.au

Or give me a buzz on +61 9518 6244

There are only a handful of places left so be sure to grab this brilliant opportunity with thanks to the NSW Department of Industry & Investment!  

Ytrep Opps – April

Hey Team!

Another freshly-baked batch of young entrepreneur opportunities below.  Mmmm…. Enjoy!

9th Annual Australian Innovation Festival (26 April – 31 May)

The 2010 Australian Innovation Festival kicks off at the end of this month bringing a host of events and opportunities for entrepreneurs across the country.  Check out www.ausinnovation.org for locations & registration details and see below for Festival Launch dates in your capital city:
National / Sydney: 10:30am-12:30pm, Thursday 22 April
Brisbane: 6:00pm-8:00pm, Thursday 22 April
Canberra: 6:00pm-8:00pm, Tuesday 27th April
Melbourne: 10:00am-12:00pm, Wednesday 28th April
Adelaide: 8:30am-2:30pm, Thursday 29th April
Perth: 6:00pm-8”00pm, Thursday 29th April
Darwin: 1:00pm, Thursday 29th April
Hobart: 7:00am-8:45am, Tuesday 18th May

North Coast Innovation Festival (26 April – 31 May)

To coincide with the Australian Innovation Festival, 2010 North Coast Innovation Festival will kick off a program designed to showcase the intellectual capital, innovation and creativity on the NSW North Coast.   Festival events will include seminars, workshops, exhibitions, tours and webinars from 26 April to 31 May 2010 in various locations from Tweed Heads to Foster-Tuncurry.  Grab more details at www.ncinnovationfestival.com.au

Creative3 – Creativity x Investment x Enterprise (Today – 16 April)

Brissy will host the international Creative3 Forum from 14 – 16 April, bringing together the brightest talent and industry practitioners from across the creative fields, as well as creative enterprise leaders to share their ideas and offerings, form partnerships, network, and do business. The 3-day program will feature keynote presentations, business development workshops and networking opportunities + the flagship Investment Marketplace.  7 aspiring creative entrepreneurs will pitch their business ideas to a dragon’s den of industry leaders and business experts for their chance to win a $100,000 business package. Register now and join in the action – www.creative3.com.au

Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) Young Social Pioneers Program 2010

Are you a young social change-maker? Have you been actively working on an idea or project for 6months? 14 social pioneers will gain a place on YSP 2010, a unique year-long program providing skills development, mentoring, intensive group and individual training and access to an international network of social innovators. Areas of work can include education, environment, health and wellbeing, human rights, media and technology, performing and visual arts, politics and science.  Applicants must be between 18 and 29 years of age, applications close Friday 11th June. For more information and to apply, visit: www.youngsocialpioneers.org.au.

fastBREAK Innovation Series – Friday April 30, Topic: Are you Alone?

Vibewire present the 2010 fastBREAK innovation series to showcase fresh perspectives and provocative ideas from some of Sydney’s brightest young thought leaders. Each event features 5 young industry leaders from various sectors to tackle big questions with five-minute responses around themes of creativity, commercialisation, collaboration, connections and conversation. Listen in then join the speakers for breakfast.  Takes place on the last Friday of the month (next event 30 April), 7:45am-9am @ the Boiler Room Mezzanine, Powerhouse Museum, cost just $8. More info at: http://vibewire.org/2010/04/fastbreak-are-you-alone/.  

Will you be one of the hot 30 under 30?

Smart Company is again looking for Australia’s hottest young entrepreneurs for their annual hot 30 under 30 list.  Think you’ve got what it takes?  Complete a 10min questionnaire about you and your biz to find out!  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=T78b14EKfqie9GIOdm1XViuOf5kMp2kdApomsoR32PU=& Know a rising young star and want to nominate them?  Email the editor, James Thomson at jthomson@smartcompany.com.au with details.  Good luck!

Share the love – buttons for your website, blog posts and articles

Want to help your clients/customers/readers to share your online gems with their friends and contacts? www.addthis.com automatically generates a html tag for a nifty little Twitter/Facebook/MySpace /Google sharing button.  Simply paste the code on your website or at the end of your post and voila! instant sharing.  

The Hive Melbourne Meets Steve Sammartino of Rentoid - Tuesday 20th April

After working in consumer goods marketing for 15 years Steve Sammartino created rentoid.com in 2007 – A peer-to-peer rental website where people can rent items to and from each other.  Steve is the anti-geek and he says most of his on line success has resulted from what he does off line, busting the myth that we need to be stroking at a keyboard 24 hours a day.  And, with Rentoid now boasting more than $50 million worth of items for rent, he migtht be onto something! Catch up with Steve and The Hive team at The Order of Melbourne, 401 Swanston Street Melborune.  Registration is free (we love that!) so jump online at www.thehive.org.au.

Join the conversation – simpler business reporting

Want to help put an end to complicated paperwork?  The government, through the Standard Business Reporting initiative is proposing to simplify reporting requirements for all businesses.  They’ve put together a business reporting blog and invite business owners, reporting professionals, software developers and members of the public to discuss the SBR online. To participate, go to: http://blog.sbr.gov.au/.  For the full down-low on SBR, check-out:  www.sbr.gov.au.

Last Chance! Applications for 2010 Victoria Fellowships close this afternoon!

Applications close today for the 2010 Victoria Fellowships – up to 6 fellowships for emerging leaders in engineering, science or technology.  Each Fellow will receive a travel grant of up to $18,000 for short-term overseas study to develop a commercial idea, undertake specialist training or career development.  Nominations also open for the Victoria Prize -$50,000 for a scientific discovery or technological innovation. Go to http://www.business.vic.gov.au/BUSVIC/STANDARD/PC_60157.html

Cool online resource for managing event regos – FREE

It can be such a challenge coordinating networking, launch or product/service events if you have to manage RSVPS and admin nightmares through Outlook…. we know!  Eventbrite.com is an online event management and ticketing service which makes it easy regardless of your event type and size.  Eventbrite is 100% free if your event is free.  If you sell tickets for your event, then EventBrite charges 2.5% of the ticket price + 99c per ticket sold (max fee $9.95).  So, if you’re hosting an event, check-out www.eventbrite.com.

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

Ytrep Opps – February

Hey there! 

We took some time off to recharge, and now we’re back – excited to be joining you for another year of entrepreneurial ideas, opportunities, and action!!!  Grab some Friday Fun below and have a great weekend!

Entrepreneurs Can Change the World

We know it, so check it out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MhAwQ64c0&feature=player_embedded

Use your skills to Make a World of Difference

The Vodafone Foundation – Australia is giving 5 Aussies the incredible opportunity to work for the charity of their choice for one year… they’ll pay your annual salary (up to $50,000) and expenses (up to $25,000)!  Jump online and complete the application form to let the Foundation know how you will make a world of difference for your chosen charity.  Entries close Wednesday 17 February (err… so be quick!).  Go to: www.vodafone.com.au/worldofdifference.

Be your own Media Monitor with Google Alerts

Want to know where your business is being seen and discussed online? Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results from web and news, based on your choice of query or topic!  Set alerts on your business name, your products and services, your competitors, your industry or key events and other relevant info.  They’re easy to set up and Alerts come straight your inbox!  Go to: www.google.com/alerts.

Understand complicated techno stuff – and use it in your biz!

If you’re like me and you are Gen Y in the “birth-year” sense but not in the “innate-understanding-of-all-things-technological” sense then Common Craft videos will be your saviour!  Famous for their super simple Youtube videos on everything from the web, blogs, social media and social networking to zombies, electing a US President and borrowing money!  Let Lee & Sachi LeFever (and faithful dog Amos!) explain the complicated world of Web 2.0 technology (and other complicated stuff) to you today:  www.commoncraft.com.       

Let TED Inspire You

We’ve said it before, get your fill of inspiration as well as heaps of free professional development from the world’s leading experts in everything from marketing and advertising to consumer behavior, creative thinking and social media.  TED = Technology, Entertainment & Deisgn and these days, it is OH so much more!  Set up a TED Talks feed at: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tedtalks_video (we promise there will be something there for you and your biz!).

Saucy PR and Other Promo Opportunities

Get connected with journos and others looking for your insight and expertise at the SourceBottle – a free subscription service for anyone looking to connect with opportunities to raise their profile!  SourceBottle also allows event coordinators to send out product requests for gift bags, conferences and events so you can get product samples and service offers in front of your target audience!  Jump on and Drink Up at www.sourcebottle.com.au 

Are you a Young Woman in Manufacturing?

The Department of Industry & Investment NSW has recently assisted the formation of a ‘Women in Manufacturing’ business cluster, designed to connect women manufacturers with like-minded professionals and opportunities for professional development.  If this is you, get more info and check out all of the NSW DII programs designed to support women in business at:  www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au.

Ytrep Opps – November 09

With only a few weeks left till Christmas, Santa and his Elve’s are busy getting all these opportunities out to you!

Get into these opportunities quick!

Twitter for Entrepreneurs

We’ve all seen the Twitter model applied to organizational employees via Yammer, which encourages co-workers to share and collaborate by frequently answering (in 140 characters or less) the question, “What are you working on?”

Now Canadian startup Sprouter invites entrepreneurs to do the same thing as an opening for discussion, support and collaboration.

Sprouter is an online community that allows small business owners and entrepreneurs to share links, ask questions and share expertise with their peers. Whereas most social networks focus on connecting users with people they already know, the premise behind Sprouter is that it’s often the people one hasn’t yet connected with—but who share common goals and interests—that can be the most valuable resources. Accordingly, the site’s search function can help members find not just entrepreneurs in their area or industry, but also those who are discussing a topic of common interest—funding, for example. Members of the site can create profiles and start real-time discussions around any concept, company, association or event.

Sarah Prevette, Sprouter’s founder and CEO, explains: “The power of social networking by individuals has been made more than evident, and Sprouter is striving to create that same sense of community and sharing for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs face struggles on a daily basis—from how to get funding to the best business tools to use. Sprouter can provide the forum for real-time networking and collaboration so everyone can benefit from mistakes and successes.” Sprouter is free for users, and hopes to generate income through partnerships with venture funding agencies and small business associations.

Launched to the public just this week, Sprouter also hosts monthly events to bring local entrepreneurs together for in-person networking. The site’s community currently includes members from all over the world, including India, Australia, Europe and North America. One to try out for your own entrepreneurial edification…?

Website: www.sprouter.com
Contact: info@sprouter.com

2009 Online Diva’s Awards

Online Diva’s are a networking group that brings business women together who share a common vision; Running an Online Business and working in the Online World.

They are celebrating their 1 yr anniversary along with the 2009 Online Diva Awards!

All the juicy details:

Where: Hugo’s Lounge, 33 Bayswater Road Kings Cross

When: Thursday 19th November 2009, 8pm – 10pm

Packed with lots of FREE goodies such as:

• FREE entry
• FREE  cocktail on arrival
• FREE gourmet pizza

This is a FREE event with limited spaces available, RSVP to hollie@onlinedivas.com.au . Be sure to vote for your favourite ONLINE DIVA for 2009 at – www.onlinedivas.blogspot.com

Calling Youth Candidates for Parliament 2010

The YMCA has started the ball rolling in South Australia and is calling all candidates to express their interests from people aged 16 – 25 who are interested in running for the office for youth 2010.

If you know anyone or would like information sent to you please contact Sophie Rose on (08) 82002513 or via email sophie.rose@ymca.org.au.

Small Business Benchmarks

This is a great resource that helps with your financial projections when starting up. These Benchmarks provide a snapshot of how businesses in an industry are performing, on average, by providing a measure of various business costs in relation to turnover.

http://ato.gov.au/businesses/pathway.asp?pc=001/003/102&mfp=001/003&mnu=48610

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