For those of you who don't know Tony Sage, he is the owner of Perth Glory and Executive Chairman of Cape Lambert Resources. He also owns glamour fashion magazine, KURV and is co-director of the hugely successful Telstra Perth Fashion Festival.   Tony was awarded best Australian executive by Resource Stocks Magazine in 2009, has made it to BRW's Rich List multiple times, while Cape Lambert was named AIM Company of the year in 2008. With his diverse experience, it is not suprising that Tony Sage has been dubbed by critics of one of Perth's most successful entrepreneurs. Don't miss out on this exclusive forum for the inside story! Tony will talk about his experiences as one of Australia's most successful entrepreneurs and will then take part in a Q&A session. Tony's  inspirational story will enlighten young entreprenuers and provide tips and hints on how to 'make it' in today's fast-moving, global and connected economy.

Come join panelists Rosanna Susanto, Jonathon Crabtree, Jeff Effendi and Nicholas Van Hattem to hear about their experiences after completing their law degree. 

From IP 101 to IP 1-on-1... Following on from the success of IP 101, Mary and Nick, Intellectual Property Protection experts from FB Rice, will be back at the Bloom Lab to offer members free one-on-one consultations regarding any Intellectual Property issues you are facing.  Interested? Got an IP problem? Sign up right here:https://docs.google.com/a/bloom.org.au/forms/d/1e-qZ9YE-L7-PsfSKrB3nn4LKOd0dj05koPTNd_fFUsI/viewform?usp=send_form Places are limited, so get in quick.  This is an unique opportunity for our Bloom members to receive high quality advice from legal professionals - so don't miss out. This is a Bloom Legal initiative. Thank you to FB Rice for their pro bono support and sponsorship. About FB Rice: FB Rice are experts in the protection of intellectual property and we work with our clients to create strategies with high commercial impact. Our clients trust us to examine their organisation’s strategy and vision, as well as to help realise it. As Australia’s largest independent intellectual property firm, IP is our sole focus, which ensures the best possible development and protection for our clients' intellectual property. Our advice encompasses the legal, technical and strategic aspects of intellectual property prosecution, and is focused on biotechnology, chemistry, engineering, medical technology, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, software & information technology and trade marks. We work with a broad range of clients, who, despite their varied specialties have one thing in common: the need for excellent advice for managing their intellectual property. At every point of the process of protecting our clients' intellectual property, we seek to thoroughly understand their commercial environments and work with them to ensure that we protect the value of their intangible assets.

Please note this workshop is on WEDNESDAY from 4-5pm (with no workshop on Thursday for this week only). Join us for invaluable insights from Charlie Gunningham, CEO at Business News! Charlie will share the ten most important lessons he has learnt through his vast experiences with startups. Originally from the UK, Charlie worked in Singapore for 8 years before landing in Perth in 1997. Graduating as top MBA student from UWA Business School in 1999, he cofounded aussiehome.com, an online real estate business, which he ran for 10 years until it was acquired by REIWA in 2010. He then ran reiwa.com before joining Business News in 2013. Charlie is a big supporter of the startup tech community in Perth, an adjunct lecturer in eBusiness at UWA Business School and also sits on the Board of Cancer Support WA! Here is what Charlie says about the workshop: -         You’ll need to come along to find out what the 10 are! -         But believe me, they were hard won, and have not been lost on me. -         I see so many startups these days, making some of the same mistakes I made. -         Mistakes are fine, as long as you learn from them, don’t repeat them, and don’t kill your business. -         Many are avoidable; business is risky enough (especially start-ups) without making avoidable mistakes -         Come along, you’ll enjoy my stories; and you’ll certainly enjoy all the mistakes I made! -         But despite that, I had a 10-year journey with my own dotcom, we had lots of laughs, and even made some money. No experience, startup ideas, memberships or fees required! Capacity is limited, so get in quick!  This free event is part of our "Skills that uni won't teach you" workshop series that will be running every academic week of the semester (usually on Thursdays) at 4pm in the BloomLab at St Cat's. With over 30 FREE workshops hosted by some very awesome industry speakers, we've got a super busy semester!  

How are you protecting your IP? As an entrepreneur, your intellectual property is one of the most valuable assets that you own so it is important that you get your IP protection strategy right from the get go.   Not sure how? Join Mary and Nick, intellectual property experts, for a crash course in IP. Mary Turonek and Nick Stamatiou are both Senior Associates at FB Rice, Australia’s leading independent intellectual property firm.   Together, they will be facilitating a workshop designed to teach you the lay of the intellectual property land, why patents, trade marks, and designs matter to your business, and how to avoid pitfalls when protecting your IP. This interactive workshop will be a great opportunity for current and future entrepreneurs.   About FB Rice: FB Rice are experts in the protection of intellectual property and we work with our clients to create strategies with high commercial impact. Our clients trust us to examine their organisation’s strategy and vision, as well as to help realise it. As Australia’s largest independent intellectual property firm, IP is our sole focus, which ensures the best possible development and protection for our clients' intellectual property.   Our advice encompasses the legal, technical and strategic aspects of intellectual property prosecution, and is focused on biotechnology, chemistry, engineering, medical technology, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, software & information technology and trade marks.   We work with a broad range of clients, who, despite their varied specialties have one thing in common: the need for excellent advice for managing their intellectual property. At every point of the process of protecting our clients' intellectual property, we seek to thoroughly understand their commercial environments and work with them to ensure that we protect the value of their intangible assets.

Accounting!!  Eleven letters that make a lot of people and small businesses scurry away or cover their eyes and groan.  We usually associate it with lots of receipts, stacks and paper work we leave behind until the end of the financial year and tax time and we definitely tend to link it with the word "expensive!"  Expensive to get an accountant to fix our finances and lodge our taxes, a book keeper to get us up to scratch with our record keeping and reports and possibly a financial planner to help us get on track with knowing how much our product/service costs, what price we should charge and what our cash flow is to survive, grow and expand!  Well accounting is not scary, according to Nathan Kerr, founder of online accounting service Dukbill and national award winning business development manager.  In one hour, Nathan is going to show you how to get your accounting simpler, faster and better from the very beginning, generate a positive cashflow, keep you and your business out of the red and ways to look at funding for your entrepreneurial ideas.  No experience, startup ideas, memberships or fees required! Capacity is limited, so get in quick!  This free event is part of our "Skills that uni won't teach you" workshop series that will be running every academic week of the semester at Thursday 4pm in the BloomLab at St Cat's. With over 30 FREE workshops hosted by some very awesome industry speakers, we've got a super busy semester!  

Demi is co-founder of WeTeachMe and Head of Sales and Marketing. Demi has made it to Shoe String Media Group’s roster of "Top 50 Australian Female Entrepreneurs under 40" for two years in a row WeTeachMe is Australia's first trusted community marketplace to list, discover, and book in-person classes, workshops and courses. WeTeachMe bagged top prize in The Big Pitch 2014 and made it as finalist in the Australian Startup Awards, StartupSmart 's So You Think You Can Start-Up, The $50,000 I.T. Invention Test, and several other competitions. They’ve also been featured in BRW, The Australian Financial Review, Fortune Magazine, The Age, ABC, Huffington Post, Lifehacker, and other top publications worldwide. Started in 2011, the online marketplace now lists more than 25,000 classes Australia-wide, covering everything from creative writing, photography and baking to software development, sustainable gardening and music. With clients like Evernote, Coles, and LJ Hooker, WeTeachMe has already made a big splash. Don't miss out on this exclusive forum for the inside story! Demi will talk about her experiences as one of Australia's most successful young entrepreneurs and will then take part in a Q&A session. Big thanks to eGroup WA for flying Demi over from Melbourne for this event!

Everyone needs to be able to pitch their ideas well! Learn the importance of business storytelling and how to make an engaging, effective pitch from Tim Wise, who was founder of The Tap Doctor (Australia’s largest plumbing franchise), Listen Clothing and Wasabi Energy (a publicly listed company on the ASX). Tim is a successful Entrepreneur and Businessman, as well as a highly acclaimed speaker and coach! Gaining insight into Tim’s broad range of start-up experiences, and hearing his advice on how to make a great pitch, is definitely an opportunity not to be missed. Topics covered in this workshop will include: -Tim’s story and his lessons learned -The importance of your ‘why’ -Why storytelling is an essential tool -How to tell a business story – some does and don’ts -How to connect using storytelling -Why your pitch has to have a story or two -How to transform your pitch from boring to engaging with storytelling This free workshop will be a combination of presentations and Q&A. No experience, startup ideas, memberships or fees required! Capacity is limited, so get in quick!  This event is part of our "Skills that uni won't teach you" workshop series that will be running every academic week of the semester at Thursday 4pm in the BloomLab at St Cat's. With over 30 FREE workshops hosted by some very awesome industry speakers, we've got a super busy semester!

Want to know more about the world of graphic and web design? Have questions about how to start doing your own freelance work, or just interested in hearing about what it takes to succeed? Join our panellists to discuss these topics and more. They include: Jeffrey Effendi, founder of DrawHistory Michael Trevatt, freelance graphic designer and creative director at Gramercy Studios  Stephen Castledine, co-founder of graphic design studio Castledine & Castledine  Ben Smith, front end web developer at The Web Smith  Have questions for our speakers that you want answered? Submit them here: http://goo.gl/forms/7bjt1pYiKh  

Entrepreneurs need to be able to convincingly pitch their ideas. We'll walk you through how to improve your public speaking and pitching. Pitch your idea after the workshop for some feedback and relax with some end of week drinks. 4pm: Public speaking workshop 5pm: Pitching, feedback and Friday night drinks What you’ll learn in the workshop: · The "5 P's" of using your voice for maximum effect (this can be the difference between boring and brilliant) · The when & how of using notes (and the few times that using notes is absolutely unacceptable) · Breaking down the major elements of your presentation into "digestible pieces" that you can improve on, one at a time · Finally, some useful rules for "body language" and how to really take advantage of your physical presence on stage This event is the third session in our 4-part ‘Public Speaking & Pitching’ series, presented by Chris Owsley Public Speaking and Bloom.

Everyone wants to find that perfect business partner! Yasmin Walter, CEO of Model Camp Australia, Chief Editor of Tagroom Daily @MOKO Social Media and Managing Director of SASS management will help you discover your perfect co-founder and how to best utilize your team grow your business. Yasmin was also the only Perth woman to make it to the list of Top 50 Australian Female Entrepreneurs Under 40, a list which also included Miranda Kerr and Rebel Wilson. You’ll learn how to find your co-partner based on your values & attitudes, build a team based on complimentary knowledge and skills, and what to do when the partnership goes sour. In the end, employees are arguably, every business’s most valuable asset. The free workshop will be a combination of presentations, activities and Q & A. No experience, startup ideas, memberships or fees required! Capacity is limited, so get in quick! This event is part of our "Skills that uni won't teach you" workshop series that will be running every academic week of the semester at Thursday 4pm in the BloomLab at St Cat's. With over 30 FREE workshops hosted by some very awesome industry speakers, we've got a super busy semester!

This workshop will be facilitated by Taufiq Zainal and Luke Ribet who are both Marketing Officers at St Catherine's College! Learn how to make your first website! They will cover various topics in the web development process, from getting your own domain, right through to best practices in design. This workshop is perfect for those without technical skills! This free workshop will be a combination of presentations and Q&A. No experience, startup ideas, memberships or fees required! Capacity is limited, so get in quick!  This event is part of our "Skills that uni won't teach you" workshop series that will be running every academic week of the semester at Thursday 4pm in the BloomLab at St Cat's. With over 30 FREE workshops hosted by some very awesome industry speakers, we've got a super busy semester!