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Founder2Founder – Danielle Lewis (Scrunch) – Y(E)P Ipswich

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021 AT 9 AM

Online event

Danielle is the Co-Founder & CEO of Scrunch, a global multi-channel Influencer Marketing Platform and Agency.
Scrunch launched in late 2014, and since then has raised $3Million in capital, built a world-class team and launched a global SaaS platform, setting up HQ in Brisbane, Australia.
The Scrunch platform enables brands and agencies to discover the right Influencers for their campaigns through proprietary influencer audience insights plus a world first education for the Influencer Marketing industry through.
Danielle and her team have been proven to be game-changers in the Influencer Marketing world, taking on massive advertising campaigns, collaborating with the likes of Amazon, Deliveroo, NewsCorp, Publicis Mojo, Under Armour, Youfoodz and more.
When she’s not building the Scrunch empire, she’s sharing her love for sales and sales education for startup founders over at Sales & Wine.
Outside of business, Danielle’s heart belongs to travel, yoga, champagne and her cats Sanchez + Arancini.
Check out Scrunch here: https://scrunch.com/
The Founder 2 Founder series is a series of informal events with in-person and virtual entrepreneurs sharing their journey, tips, and strategies to become a successful high-growth technology startup. The event will provide you with the opportunity to practice pitching your startup, ask questions in a safe environment, and connect with other tech entrepreneurs in regional Queensland.
The event follows Chatham House rules where information is shared and able to be used by participants but not repeated. Therefore, these events are not recorded. We welcome current and aspiring founders and employees of regional startups.
For more info – https://www.facebook.com/events/409891914071520

 

Delivering Impact: Beyond Business As Usual – Y(E)P Ipswich

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021 AT 6 PM – 8 PM

North Ipswich Reserve, 54 The Terrace, North Ipswich QLD 4305, Australia

 

Small to medium businesses are the backbone of the Australian economy. Imagine the possibilities if our local businesses also tackled the social, environmental, and cultural priorities our regional communities need to be able to thrive!
Join Elise Parups (CEO QSEC) to learn about the world of impact empowered business and the enormous opportunities emerging in the social enterprise sector.
If you are running or interested in running a business that goes Beyond Business as Usual, this event is not to be missed.
Presentation: Delivering Impact: Beyond Business as Usual
What’s driving the economy beyond business as usual
Learn about social enterprise and businesses that deliver real change in a changing world
Are you running a social enterprise? How to measure up
Fireside chat: There are so many challenges and opportunities emerging from COVID-19. Let’s talk about some of the amazing examples of real change happening across the globe due to the “Beyond Business as Usual” approach.
Network opportunity: Mingle with like-minded businesses and leaders to connect with others and understand how collaboration and working together can make us stronger.
Elise Parups (MBA) is the Chief Executive Officer at the Queensland Social Enterprise Council. She has been a senior leader in a variety of not for profit, corporate and government positions, and co-founded a co-working and for-community-benefit space in Redland City. She has served in the arts, education, and community sectors in community development, and has a particular passion for the bush regeneration and permaculture. Her ultimate goal is to leave a lasting legacy as an “Impact Whisperer”.
Register now – https://events.humanitix.com/delivering-impact-beyond-business-as-usual

Starting a Business from our Region – Y(E)P Ipswich

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Beginning or growing a business involves many moving parts! Where is help, and how can you access it?
This free online workshop can point you to resources, education and connections in our area.
If you live in Ipswich or the West Moreton region you may be surprised to learn just how much information and support is available for building your business.
Come join us to discover where to start, or who may be able to help you take your next step.

Date and time

Wed 13th Oct 2021, 9:30 am – 10:30 am AEST
Register to receive online access details – https://events.humanitix.com/october-starting-a-business-from-our-region

Inland Rail Update

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We have received this update about the Inland Rail Project:

Over the coming weeks, you can expect to see enhanced communication in your community about Inland Rail.

As the Inland Rail program gains momentum, interest in this landmark project from the community and business is growing.

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is responding to this interest and enquiry with more prominent communication about the benefits already being delivered and the opportunities Inland Rail presents.

We also know from experience on the now-operational Parkes to Narromine section, and the first stage of the Narrabri to North Star section (currently under construction) that to deliver Inland Rail efficiently, we need local businesses and workers to participate.

Inland Rail is about businesses, government and communities working together. It’s important ARTC communicates why we are building Inland Rail and the benefits it’s delivering, now and into the future, to ensure:

  • we maximise local participation and attract the workforce, skills and enterprise to deliver this key infrastructure for all Australians
  • our contractors and their future suppliers are excited and ready to take up opportunities as we near construction
  • we encourage existing and future customers to fully take advantage of this step-change in our supply chain.

The 2019 Australian Infrastructure Audit found only one in five people has an opinion on the quality of their freight services.

The pandemic has highlighted how critical an effective supply chain is to a country as vast as ours and this will become even more important with our freight task set to double by 2030.

It’s also important to reinforce that at the peak of construction, Inland Rail will support more than 21,000 jobs.

In a highly competitive Australian infrastructure market, the Inland Rail program needs to stand out from the crowd to attract quality suppliers and a skilled workforce. This will be especially true at the peak of our construction in 2023-24.

We welcome your support and any questions.

You can also learn more online at inlandrail.com.au.

Sole traders and businesses can still apply for COVID-19 Business Support Grants

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The Department of Employment, Small Business and Training want to make sure Queensland businesses get the assistance they are eligible for following Queensland’s August 2021 lockdowns due to COVID-19.

To get the message out, we have prepared a toolkit with a newsletter article and social media tile for you to share among your networks.

We want them to know that COVID-19 Business Support Grants of $1,000 to $30,000 are available to all Queensland businesses affected during the lockdowns:

  • $1,000 grants for sole traders and businesses without staff
  • $10,000 grants for employing businesses with an annual payroll less than $1.3 million
  • $15,000 grants for employing businesses with an annual payroll of $1.3 – $10 million
  • $30,000 grants for tourism or hospitality businesses with staff and an annual payroll of more than $10 million.

If they have:

  • a turnover of at least $75,000 a year (and are registered for GST)
  • had a 30 per cent or greater drop in business over seven days, including at least one full day during lockdown.

The South East Queensland lockdown ran from 31 July – 8 August. The Cairns and Yarrabah lockdown was 8 – 11 August 2021.

More information about applying for these grants and who is eligible is available in the newsletter story provided.

Applications for the business grants are open until 16 November, and the sole trader grants will be open until 30 November 2021. Importantly, all eligible businesses who apply will receive funding.

More support options are available at Business Queensland or call the Small Business Hotline on 1300 654 687.

Additional tourism and hospitality support

In addition to the COVID-19 grants, the State Government has announced $40 million in expanded assistance for tourism and hospitality businesses throughout the state.

Businesses with a drop in turnover of at least 70 per cent in turnover since July due to the lockdowns and/or the Queensland-News South Wales border closure will be able to apply for one-off grants of up to $50,000 in October.

There is already $47.55 million available to the sector for COVID-19 lockdown support.

We would appreciate you passing information from our communication toolkit to your members so they know there is support available during this difficult time.

If you have any questions or communication needs please email [email protected].

Scenic Rim Small Business Hub – How to Recruit and Retain staff

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As part of the Scenic Rim Small Business Hub Initiative, the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT) South East Region (SER), would like to invite you to learn more about how to recruit staff and gain some insights into how to retain good staff members.

Join us online on the 14th September from 1:00pm  – 2:00pm (via Zoom) to gain valuable recruitment and retention insights from Mentoring for Growth Mentor, Damien Berglas HR Manager at EPE. Trusted to Protect.

This session is open for all small businesses who want to learn more around how to maximise their recruitment and retain quality employees.

To register for this session please click on the link below.

Once registered, a Zoom link will be provided via email prior to event.

For further information on the Scenic Rim Small Business Hub or how DESBT South East Region can assist with your business please feel free to email [email protected].gov.au.

 

REGISTER HERE

Boonah Chamber of Commerce Business Directory 2022

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The Boonah District Chamber of Commerce will once again be producing a Businesses Directory this year.

The funds raised from the sponsorship of this Business Directory will enable the Boonah District Chamber of Commerce to continue to dress out Boonah with a Christmas theme, and provide Christmas music and entertainment during the week of Christmas.

Each listing will cost $100

The Business Directory will strongly promote & support our Buy Local Promotion

5000 Directories will be printed and distributed via local businesses and the Boonah Visitor Information Centre.

The directory listing will be under appropriate business headings, and will include business name, address, phone and either website or face-book details.

Sponsorship closes 14th October 2021

To register for the Boonah Business Directory, select payment method and complete the form:

Receive Invoice

Pay Online Via Credit Card

 

Influencer Marketing: Make it Work for your Business (Ipswich)

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An Event by Y(E)P IPSWICH

Danielle Lewis is the Co-Founder & CEO of Scrunch, a global analytics and education platform for Influencer Marketing. Scrunch is considered a game-changer in the competitive Influencer Marketing arena.

Thu 23rd Sep 2021, 9:30 am – 11:30 am AEST

Danielle has raised over $3 million in capital for Scrunch and scaled it into a global software business working with brands including Red Bull, Universal Music, NewsCorp, Publicis, and MediaCom.

At this Ipswich workshop, Danielle will share her learnings from the last decade with real-world examples to help short-cut your way to marketing success with Influencers. She will:

  • break down what Influencer Marketing is
  • explain how it can work for your business
  • provide a framework to make running an Influencer campaign easy
  • empower you with tools needed to get your first campaign off the ground

For tickets click here.

Tourism Business Resilience & Continuity Planning Workshops

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Scenic Rim Regional Council warmly invites tourism operators from across the region to come together for a series of practical workshops that will step you through the stages of planning and preparing for whatever the future holds.

Few could have anticipated the challenging events we have experienced over the last few years. Just because life can be unexpected, it doesn’t mean we have to be unprepared. If developing a business continuity plan is something you’ve been thinking you’ll get around to doing someday, let this be the day you get started!

Tourism Business Resilience and Continuity Planning workshops

Dates: Monday 13 September and Monday 11 October, 10am to 2pm

Venue: The Centre, 82 Brisbane Street, Beaudesert

Cost: Free! There is no cost to participants for these workshops

Bookings: Click here for more information and to secure your place today

Did you know that for every dollar invested in disaster mitigation, six dollars are saved in recovery costs?

Delivered by EarthCheck’s Dr Natasha Montesalvo, one of Australia’s leading tourism risk and resilience experts, join fellow tourism operators in this series of two half-day workshops to:

  • deeply analyse the risks you face
  • explore how to strengthen your business
  • develop a business continuity plan tailored to your specific risks and operations,
  • learn how to use the Scenic Rim’s CrisisReady app, giving you a disaster HQ in the palm of your hand
  • create a network of support for when you need it most.

We all know that when a business is prepared, it’s more resilient and can respond and recover more efficiently. Now is the time to act and rethink how you prepare for, respond to, and recover from any disaster that may impact your business.

Don’t delay! Limited places are available for these workshops.