Entrepreneur’s Exchange – Business tools – what’s working / not working for you?

The Entrepreneur’s Exchange is a discussion about the issues facing entrepreneur’s.

What’s working / not working for you? With so many business tools on the market all proclaiming to be the answer to all CRM, Project Management, Task Management problems etc etc which ones really provide value. Share your top tools, and those to avoid! Come and share your experiences or find some answers in our monthly group discussion.

Open to IC Members, USC Researchers, Staff and Students

Then simply walk in 10am in the Boardroom – complimentary coffee & danishes. 1^st Thursday of every month.

Our Facilitator

Claire Smith  |    Expert in Residence, Innovation Centre

“My aim is to help Australian innovation companies create cash flow, and successfully reach their goals through my company’s work with the Startup community.“

Claire Smith has been building businesses in Australia and the UK for the last 30 years. She is currently the Managing Director of Forbes Meisner Pty Ltd. Her specialist areas are R&D administration & project planning, troubleshooting, business development & communication.In her spare time, she writes and produces film and TV scripts and chairs a local voluntary organisation. She is a board member of the Animal Ethics Committee at USC and she resides in Nambour. Claire is passionate about innovation and assisting individuals and companies to realise their goals.

Event Partners

Entrepreneur’s Exchange is supported by funding from the Australian Government under its Entrepreneurs’ Programme.

Frequently Asked Question

Who can attend?

This event is for Innovation Centre Members, USC Researchers, Staff and USC Students.

Where shall I park?

USC Sunshine Coast is a regulated parking area Monday–Friday, 8am–6pm all year (excluding public holidays). Visitors can pay for casual parking via one of the Ticketless Parking Meters located around campus.

• Enter your vehicle’s registration number and select car OR motorcycle.
•  Choose from two options: 4 hours or less (A$3 car; A$2 motorcycle) OR more than 4 hours (A$5 car; A$3 motorcycle)
•  Pay with coins, Mastercard or Visa. No notes accepted. No change given.
•  Note your receipt code.

What are the public transport options?

Sunbus runs regular bus services between various Sunshine Coast locations and the University’s campus at Sippy Downs. Information on Sunbus routes and timetables can be found on the TransLink Journey Planner website. Use the journey planner to find times and services that suit you.

Enjoy breakfast with special guest speaker Samuel Johnson founder of Love Your Sister who unicycled around Australia for a cause close to his heart.

Samuel Johnson is one of Australia’s most accomplished and inspiring celebrities – winning the Gold Logie for his performance as Mollie Meldrum, winning 2019 Dancing with the Stars AND raising $10 million for his Charity Love Your Sister, dedicated to his late sister Connie Johnson.

When his beloved big sister Connie was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Samuel Johnson made the promise of a lifetime. He pledged to ride his unicycle around Australia to remind every woman to be breast aware.

From this, Love Your Sister was born. In 2013 and 2014, Samuel travelled 15,465 kilometres, breaking the world record for the longest distance travelled on a unicycle and raising $1.4 million for the Garvan Research Foundation.

Love Your Sister has raised more than $10 million for cancer research, including $2.5 million in five-cent coins. A household name on Australian television for many years, Samuel was awarded the Gold Logie in 2017 for his performance as Molly Meldrum. Making his family’s tragedy and pain a public cause, Samuel has vowed to put his acting career on hold until Love Your Sister raises $10 million.

While Connie has since passed away, Samuel has pledged to continue to fight for families and to “kick cancer to the kerb”.

To register click here.

GovHack is Australia’s largest open government and open data hackathon, attracting in excess of 1000 participants each year.

First run as a small Canberra-based event in 2009, it has quickly expanded to a national competition with simultaneous events taking place in major cities across the country each year.

The event requires small teams of competitors to produce any kind of “hack” using Australian government data in around 46 hours, from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. The format of a “hack” is unspecified, but the most common are web applications, mobile applications, or visualisations. Together with all source code deposited in an open source repository and open-licensed, each team is judged on a three-minute video they must produce, demonstrating what they have produced and its future potential.

Learn more via GovHack.org

Navigating awards and understanding the complexity of wages will be addressed in this hands on workshop.

We will investigate your industry award, relevant pay scales and highlight pitfalls for under and overpayment of wages. Ensuring you keep your profits in your pocket.

Facilitator: Sandra King

Sandra King is the Director of My Human Resources Manager established on the Sunshine Coast in 2008. Sandra has in excess of 23 years human resources experience across a variety of industries. Partnering with small start-ups to global organisations, Sandra has helped new and experienced business owners understand workplace legislation, recruited their teams, managed their poor performers, mitigated their legal exposure, developed their workforce capabilities and save them time and money.

FAQs

What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?

USC Sunshine Coast is a regulated parking area Monday–Friday, 8am–6pm all year (excluding public holidays). Visitors can pay for casual parking via one of the Ticketless Parking Meters located around campus.

• Enter your vehicle’s registration number and select car OR motorcycle.
• Choose from two options: 4 hours or less (A$3 car; A$2 motorcycle) OR more than 4 hours (A$5 car; A$3 motorcycle)
• Pay with coins, Mastercard or Visa. No notes accepted. No change given.
• Note your receipt code.

What are the public transport options?

Sunbus runs regular bus services between various Sunshine Coast locations and the University’s campus at Sippy Downs. Information on Sunbus routes and timetables can be found on the TransLink Journey Planner website. Use the journey planner to find times and services that suit you.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

If you have questions, please email Sandra King at sandra@myhrmanager.net.au

What’s the refund policy?

Full refund 7 days prior to event.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No printed ticket is required.

Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable?

Yes it is.

Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn’t match the person who attends?

Sure is.