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: · How to remember the words for your next speech (and ensure you don’t go blank) · The simple “1-2-3” framework you can use for ANY speech or presentation to make writing a snap, even if you’re not a writer! · The golden rule for assembling a speech people will love (so short & sweet, you can write this rule on the back of your hand) · The one element to always include in your speeches for maximum impact (nope, it’s not facts or data!) This event is the second session in our 4-part ‘Public Speaking & Pitching’ series, presented by Chris Owsley Public Speaking and Bloom.

This workshop will be facilitated by Mara Korstanje, Visual Designer at Tinderbox Creative! Leading their Design House, Mara works with clients to visualise brands and communicate ideas in ways that are both beautiful and effective. Following on from our workshop last Semester, Mara will be talking about the archetypal psychology and story branding process used by Tinderbox, and how that translates into design! Join us to learn both about this invaluable (and fun!) branding process and how to link it to design. This free workshop will be a combination of presentations and activities. 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!

Developing and maintaining a successful practice is a challenge in any field. Questions arise of how to start, build and grow a business. Bloom, in conjunction with WAMSS and UDSS, will be hosting a panel discussion in order to answer some of these questions.  Our team of panellists, who have over 70 years of combined experience in running their own businesses, include: Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Keith Holt, founder of the Perth Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre  Dentist Dr Mark Foster, co-founder of Castlegate Dental  Architect Suzanne Hunt, founder of Suzanne Hunt Architecture  Lawyer Paul Arns, founder of Arns & Associates Catering is provided and there will be opportunity for networking after the event.  Have questions for our panellists that you want answered? Submit them here:  http://goo.gl/forms/Ov7gtLUVMg

Gen's journey in becoming one of Australia’s most successful female entrepreneurs and the Founder of OneShift began in 2011 when she was just 22 years old. Now aged 24, Gen has been announced as 5th in ‘Smart Company’s Hot 30 Under 30 2015’ in Australia and ‘Silver Winner of Young Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 & 2015’.  Since launching three years ago, OneShift has blossomed from its early days of marketing with duct tape and paper posters to being one of Australia’s most innovative startups.  OneShift now stands at around 40 employees and has secured a $5million investment from recruitment company Programmed. Today, 500,000 jobseekers and over 35,000 employers have joined OneShift. Big thanks to eGroup WA for flying Gen over from Sydney for this awesome event!

Jeremy Chetty is co-founder of StudentEdge, quite possibly Western Australia's most successful student startup.  StudentEdge was founded in 2003, and since then has developed a national base of over 750,000 registered members - the largest member-based organisation of high school and tertiary students in Australia! Jeremy wants to encourage more students to get started on an entrepreneurial journey like his. For those of you that have current startups or want to develop a startup idea further, Jeremy is providing a full-day intensive workshop on Saturday August 29 at the BloomLab at St Cat's. This event is proudly supported by UWA Innovation Quarter and Bloom. Lunch is provided.

Now that we've shown you the basics to get your new venture up and running, we're going to show you how to host events to show off your business. Iain McIntyre, an event management guru from EMAS and Empyrean Events has worked with some of Perth's leading event management companies including Mellen Events, Boomtick and Limelite. Iain will help you discover the power of event management and how to best utilize it to market your business whether it will be a brand launch, product launch, exciting annoucement or your end of year function. You’ll learn how to use events to serve your business, create demand for your brand and make lasting connections. We will consider the regulatory framework, licensing, outsourcing and the promotion plan. Iain will equip you with all the tools you need to make your next event a success. 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 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!

The Australia-China space is full of opportunities - we just need to find them! This event will explore entrepreneurship in the Australia-China space. Kick-off by getting involved in our startup brainstorming workshop, then listen to our panel of specialists in Australia-China entrepreneurship, and finally join us for networking and refreshments. 4:30-5:15 Startup brainstorming workshop 5:15-6:00 Australia-China panel dicussion 6:00-6:30 Networking and refreshments This event has a very limited capacity. The three host organisations (Australia-China Youth Association, Bloom & Zhejiang University) have each been allocated 20 tickets for their members. Make sure you grab a ticket before they run out for your group! Watch this space for announcements about our panellists...

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. 3pm: Public speaking workshop 4pm: Pitching, feedback and friday night drinks What you’ll learn in the workshop: · The 3 big reasons why people get nervous · The wrong way to approach public speaking – and how to do it right · The key takeaways learnt from speaking every week for 2 years straight · What you must get clear on if you want to nail your next presentation This event is the first session in our 4-part ‘Public Speaking & Pitching’ series, presented by Chris Owsley Public Speaking and Bloom.

In an increasingly globalised world knowing how to navigate your product to overseas markets is vital. This workshop, facilitated by Dr Sandy Chong and run in partnership with ACYA, will explore how to export your product overseas, in particular to Asian markets. Learn about where to promote your product, how to choose the right overseas partner, whether to have an online presence and more. Dr Sandy Chong is a leading consultant and accomplished researcher with over 15 years of experience in international market strategy & E-commerce adoption. Since 2009, Sandy has been engaged by local and overseas firms on international expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. She has trained and advised over 300 firms from startups to MNCs on international growth strategies, strategic market intelligence, international branding, investor relations communication, and corporate social responsibility. This free workshop will be a combination of presentations and activities. 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!

Today’s ‘marketing strategy’ is synonymous to ‘social media strategy’. Everyone’s doing it- from large multinational mining companies to government organizations to your local pizza shop.  Last semester, we taught you social media basics, this semester we are going to show you how to apply your knowledge. And if you don't have a business blog- you need one, and we'll show you how its done. Nikola Willis, awarding winning marketing manager at Times Square Claremont will help you discover the power of social media and how to best utilize it to market your business. You’ll learn about new trends in social media, the rise of the super-blogger and how to build excitement around your enterprise with ‘business blogging’. The free workshop will be a combination of presentations, games and activities. 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!

The BloomLab at St Cat's is a collaboration between St Catherine's College at UWA and Bloom to provide a dedicated space for young, innovative West Australians to create, network and change the world. The BloomLab at St Cat's provides young people with the infrastructure, support and engagement needed to inspire and grow their ventures. Please join us for a unique event to showcase genuine young innovators in WA.  You have the opportunity to support one winning idea. Four young innovators will each pitch to win $1000 on the night based on your voting.

Larry Lopez definitely knows about funding. He is currently a partner of Australian Venture Consultants and spent 17 years working for Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group (and this is just some of his vast experience). This workshop will teach you how to ‘get money from nowhere’, that is, how to tackle funding. Larry will share invaluable insight into different funding options and the traits it takes to be successful! This free workshop will be a combination of presentations and activities. No experience, startup ideas, membership or fees required! Capacity is limited, so get in quick to listen to this legend!  This event is the second in our ‘Skills that uni won’t teach you’ workshop series that will run every academic week of 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 exciting semester ahead!