Do you have an idea sitting in the back of you mind, but you're not sure what to do next? Come to "Steps to Startup" with Jeremy and Craig! Jeremy Chetty and Craig Chetty are co-founders of Student Edge. They started Student Edge while they were at univeristy and have grown it to become the largest member-based organisation of high school, TAFE, VET and university students in Australia, with more than 850,000 members nationally. Jeremy and Craig will help breakdown what steps you should take to start turning your idea into something real.

Lifestyle, food, fashion and travel bloggers are disrupting traditional business models and  are making a tidy sum in the process with some bloggers earning up to $30K a week. Little Miss Mon Bon is a fashion and lifestyle blog curated by Monique Ceccato, a twenty-something Perth-based creative, content creator, and social media specialist. Touching on fashion, beauty, fitness and lifestyle, Little Miss Mon Bon is a dynamic multi-faceted space that lets Monique’s fun and bubbly personality shine through.  So come to Bloom to learn about 'The Business of Blogging' from Perth's leading lifestyle blogger Monique Ceccato. ================================================ ABOUT BLOOM: Bloom is a community of young people creating amazing things. We provide workshops, co-working space, mentoring and more to accelerate the growth of high-potential young entrepreneurs. Thanks to our partners for making this all possible! -Foundation Partner: St Catherine's College, UWA -Gold Partner: The University of Western Australia -Legal Partner: Squire Patton Boggs Find out more at our website: http://bloom.org.au/

Brainstorming. What jumps to mind? A whiteboard, some coloured markers, maybe some post-its?   Redefine your understanding of brainstorming, learn the rules of successful brainstorming and put your new brainstorming skills into practice immediately! This is a skill set you don't want to miss out on. Plus we have put together a brainstorming kit for everyone to play with on the night.   Come with a team to flesh out your own idea, or even if you don't have an idea yet come along and learn the skill of successful brainstorming and you may discover the perfect idea!   This is a free event but places are strictly limited.   ★ Reserve your seat here: http://tdy.cl/e/pomOpOc ★   ================================================ ABOUT BLOOM: Bloom is a community of young people creating amazing things. We provide workshops, co-working space, mentoring and more to accelerate the growth of high-potential young entrepreneurs.   Thanks to our partners for making this all possible! -Foundation Partner: St Catherine's College, UWA -Gold Partner: The University of Western Australia -Legal Partner: Squire Patton Boggs   Find out more at our website: http://bloom.org.au/

DESAV 2 are a Perth based company of young designers, engineers and fabricators who have developed and manufactured a range of electric motorcycles, for launch in November this year. Dennis Savic, DESAV 2's CEO, is visiting the Bloom lab to recount his journey in "redesigning the wheel". Dennis is a young Perth entrepreneur who graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2014. He will be covering: His journey so far and into the future Development of his Business Plan Product strategy & Price points Marketing, Investment and Business Strategy Crucial advice for aspiring entrepreneurs This event is a must for young Perth entrepreneurs who are looking to enter the startup scene. This is a FREE Bloom event. There will be an opportunity for audience Q&A. Spaces are strictly limited - secure your spot early so you don't miss out. Bloom would like to thank our generous partner, St Catherine's College (Foundation Partner).

How do we prepare ourselves, our businesses and our society to deal with disruptive technologies and a rapidly changing world? Join us on the 6th October to learn from one of the world's most renowned futurists, Professor Ray Wills, on how to stay ahead of the curve and 'Entrepreneer the Future'. About the Event: Previous markets warn us about how quickly new disruptive technologies might arrive. New supply chains arise far more quickly than in the past.  And now clients are demanding cleaner, cheaper, faster, smarter – and also local. But, curiously, most market forecasts for new technology like renewables have assumed business as usual - traditional usage patterns continuing without anticipating shifts as fast, or disruptive.  So, how quickly will we respond, and change how we live and work in the cities we live in? What does this mean for how we plan for infrastructure and regenerate cities? What does this mean for future business growth given rapidly changing community expectations? About the Presenter: Professor Ray Wills has had a wide–ranging career as researcher, academic, planner, consultant, adviser, manager, executive, and futurist. Prof Wills is an authoritative and respected commentator and adviser on sustainability, technology and futurism across all sectors including the built environment, cleantech, energy infrastructure, industrials, manufacturing, resources, transport, and water.  Prof Wills' current research interests include adoption rates of technology, disruptive technology including automation, robotics, and additive manufacturing and the impact of social media on markets. Prof Wills' was recognised by Singapore-based ABC Carbon as one of the Top 100 Global Leaders in Sustainability in 2011, an honour renewed each year since, and from 2014 listed by UK-based SustMeme Magazine as one of the top 100 Global Influencers in Social Media on Climate Change and Energy, based on independent social media metrics. Further, in 2016, analytics firm Onalytica listed Prof Wills in the Top 100 Influencers and Brands for Renewable Energy in the world. This is a Free Event hosted by Bloom

Impact Seed was founded to fill an un-met need: A lack of deal flow for investors in Social Business startups. They are passionate about creating sustainable social impact and creating a working space for Social Businesses to be identified, supported and to thrive. “Anyone who is trying to persuade me to invest in an enterprise needs to tell me about the social impact...A new company must consider social impact implications throughout its entire value chain.” (Richard Branson, 2016) Integrating a social mission, fully, into a startup business model doesn’t only grab the attention of thought leading investors and gives the business a market edge, but most importantly, there’s also a world of good besides money to show as a measure of its success. Impact Seed recognise this and how definitive you are in defining that success will ultimate allow you to differentiate in the market. ABOUT KYLIE & SVEN Kylie Hansen is an experienced NFP professional with great exposure. She has management experience across the not-for-profit, government and corporate sectors; specialising in leadership, organisational development, strategic policy, and strategic project planning and deployment, within Australia and internationally. Kylie relocated to Cambodia as CEO for Empowering Communities – an international social enterprise – and worked with an amazing team in a highly challenging financial and operating environment. More recently she has worked with the Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS) as a Program Manager since 2012, with one of her key projects to oversee the development and deployment of WA’s first collaborative online platform for social impact. She also works for Turnaround group and is a founding director of Impact Seed. Sven Stenvers has grown and facilitated the enterprise-transition of rapid-growth start ups for 20 years. He joins Kylie on Turnaround group and Impact Seed and has worked with Vocus in communications. "I believe a purpose mobilises people in a way that pursuing profits alone never will, and in creating both financial value and social purpose within an organisation. This is an idea whose time has come. My work and passion is focused on building such businesses - those that have a social mission at their core. Innovation, responsiveness to change, and perseverance lead to resilience and growth… there is no overnight success" Sven is current director at Zenergy Power a clean energy enterprise for Social Impact which brings innovative technology onboard. ABOUT THE BIG IDEA You can also watch a webinar in this topic presented by Andrea Pearman, General Manager, Community and Sponsorship, Australia Post, and Sean Barrett, Head of Foundation, Origin Foundation. http://thebigidea.org.au/upcoming-sessions/. Use the code "student2016" for access.

Is your milkshake going to bring the boys to the yard? How do you find out in advance before you get all the gear, buy litres of milk and set up? You need to validate your idea and find out if anyone wants milkshakes before before you spend money building the business. This session is about how to validate. Come and develop your plan to validate your idea without having to make too many milkshakes. INTRODUCING THE AMAZING ASHLEY AITKEN Ashley Aitken is an entrepreneur, consultant, software engineer, IT professional, trainer and academic. Ashley leads Lean Start-Up consultancy, Innovately. Innovately is a consulting and services company offering professional training, mentoring, and on-going support in Lean Commercialisation. Lean Commercialisation is the application of Lean Startup and Customer Development principles and practices to the commercialisation of innovation in startups and organisations of any size and maturity (including not-for-profit organisations). ABOUT THE BIG IDEA You can also watch a webinar in this topic presented by Rebecca Green, Engagement Manager - The Crunch, Social Traders: http://thebigidea.org.au/upcoming-sessions/. Use the code "student2016" for access.

The adult industry is worth an estimated $15 billion USD. Malcolm Day has carved himself out a heathy chunk of that market selling millions of adult products every year.  Malcolm Day is the Managing Director of Calvista, Australia's leading adult product distributor, Founder of adultshop.com, part owner of Perth's newest nightclub Voyeur, and Chairman of Breast Cancer Care WA. 20 years after its launch, adultshop.com continues to be Australia’s leading online adult product retailer but that is not the only area Malcolm Day has found success. Come to Bloom and hear Malcolm’s founder story, learn about his various business ventures, and what is yet to come. 

Want to see what our entrepreneurs are up to? Bloom welcomes you to the BloomLab at St Catherine's College, UWA to hear some of our young entrepreneurs share their world-changing ideas, support up-and-coming Perth startups and meet people in the Bloom community. Entry fee is just $10 and we'll give this money to the best pitcher on the night as voted by you! We'll provide some food and drinks will be available for purchase. Arrive at 5pm for a 5:30pm start. We have limited capacity, so get your ticket now! WANNA PITCH? If you have an idea, prototype or business and want to take it further with Bloom's support, this is your opportunity! Potential co-founders, interns, partners and investors will all be in the room and you could win a prize for the best pitch. If you've never pitched before it can be a bit difficult to know where to get started. Come to our "Prepare to Pitch" Workshop on Monday afternoon: https://www.facebook.com/events/879459225522749/ Additionally, this slide deck template from Pollenizer will definitely help you out: http://bit.ly/2aF5s5q. ★ Sign up to pitch here: http://bit.ly/2aCrVmu ★

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." - Albert Einstein Bloom Member Adrian Petersen, CEO of veri.vote will be facilitaing our pitching workshop out of the BloomLab St Catherine's College, UWA. This workshop is being run as part of The Big Idea event series but is part of our preparation for the monthly Bloom 'Pitching Night'. You can also just come along to work on your pitching skills. ABOUT THE BIG IDEA You can also watch a webinar's relating to the competition presented by employees in NFPs and Social Entrepreneurs. http://thebigidea.org.au/upcoming-sessions/. Use the code "student2016" for access.

Lean Manufacturing, Lean Production, Lean Marketing, and the Lean Start-up, ….. The concept of Lean has taken off in business. Fundamentally Lean is about creating the most value from the least amount of resources.   Lean Canvas gives you an actionable and entrepreneur-focused business plan. It focuses on problems, solutions, key metrics and competitive advantages. This workshop will run particiapts through the basics of lean Canvas.   Bloom member Ryan Beckmand, a passionate advocate behind VR/AR and AI disruption, particularly within the education and training space, will present. Come learn the methodoligy and apply it to you idea, business, or organisation. We look forward to seeing you all there!   ================================================ ABOUT BLOOM: Bloom is a community of young people creating amazing things. We provide workshops, co-working space, mentoring and more to accelerate the growth of high-potential young entrepreneurs.   Thanks to our partners for making this all possible! -Foundation Partner: St Catherine's College, UWA -Gold Partner: The University of Western Australia -Legal Partner: Squire Patton Boggs   Find out more at our website: http://bloom.org.au/

For social entrepreneurs building and growing their companies, the understanding and practice of leadership are critical for their organization’s long-term success.   They also must overcome a myriad challenges, including the constant balancing act to protect the social mission while striving for growth and commercial success.   The top 10 leadership qualities according to Forbes – honesty, the ability to delegate, communication, sense of humour, confidence, commitment, positive attitude, creativity, intuition and ability to inspire – are easy to understand and represent the main capabilities a leader should have (Prive, 2012).   In this session learn how you can incorate these values into your social enterprise.   ABOUT OUR FACILITATORS - KATIE STUBLY & SHANNON ZIEGELAAR   Katie has been a facilitator, design strategist and community builder for over 10 years. For the last six years she has been immersed in the field of social impact, eco-systems thinking and design for innovation both internationally and locally. She uses her background in facilitation, strategic design and resource development to find the most useful tools and design processes to create meaningful change. Katie is passionate about developing a strong eco-system to foster social impact. She always aspires to build community and to empower people to create positive social change.   We also have our own COO Shannon Ziegelaar presenting. Who is currently completing her Diploma in Social Impact at the UWA Business School. She is also an elected member of Global Shapers. Shapers are organized as a network of young people (aged 20-30) in local hubs based in each major city around the world. They undertake events and activities that generate a positive impact within their local community. The community is vitalized by the manifold interactions generated inside each hub, between hubs and on a global level. Shapers also get involved in crossmentoring with other World Economic Forum communities. Shannon drives her Social Leadership Impact through Bloom.