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One Business

The One Business program is designed to create more pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) people to have increased participation in Queensland’s economy. It’s an opportunity for you to work with experienced Indigenous trainers and other businesses from your wider community, to consolidate your business skills, network and explore new opportunities for innovation and business change. The One Business program is available to all Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders who are innovators, entrepreneurs and/or own a micro to small and medium-sized business.

Building Connections

One Business encourages participates to build networks with other participants in the workshop sessions, participating in the online Alumni group and utilising the networks of the trainers to expand your networks across the state and throughout Australia.

Participating in the entire program is not required - you can decide which workshops are relevant to your needs. But focusing on your business, business idea or innovation through all stages of the program will ensure the best outcomes, allowing business consolidation and honing of your skills for better and more innovative performance.

The program in detail

The Queensland-wide One Business Program consists of 5 key elements:

1. Online specialised content each week
2. Face-to-face workshop programs
3. Online support and networking forum
4. Phone and one-on-one support
5. Showcasing and Meet the Buyer Expos

Our Full Curriculum

The comprehensive One Business workshop program has been developed to support innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups and business leaders in their business journey.

  1. Foundations
    o   Strategy and Planning
    o   Marketing and customers
    o   Finance
    o   Legal for small business
  2. Futures
    o   Small Business Technology
    o   Cybersecurity
    o   Social media for small business
    o   Showcasing your business with media
  3. Showcase
    o   Pitch Training
    o   Regional Small Business Expo - showcasing your business at the regional Indigenous business expos, allowing you to pitch and promote your business at an event and to grow your capability talking about your business. The Expo also provides an opportunity for all businesses to promote themselves to the wider community, including council, corporate, government agencies and industry bodies.

 

TAFE Queensland One Business is proudly funded via Queensland Government’s Paving the Way: First Nations Training Strategy

Upcoming workshops - What's on between July and November

We’re excited to announce that in addition to delivering our online program, the One Business team, for the next 6 months One Business will be on the road.

Doomadgee
26th - 29th August

Hope Vale, IKC
29th - 30th July
9th - 10th September
21st - 22nd October

Wujal Wujal, IKC
31st July - 1 August
11th - 12th September
23rd - 24th October

Roma, TAFE Campus
29th - 30th July
19th - 20th August
23rd - 24th September
14th - 15th October

St George, Harmony Centre
31st July - 1st August
21st - 22nd August
25th - 26th September
16th - 17th October

All Indigenous Australians with activity businesses or just business ideas are welcome to join each program. Participants can join the whole program or just the sessions they can attend.

For more information and detail on each session, give us a call on the hotline.

 

If you aren’t in one of the regions above, you can still access weekly One Business workshops with our Lunch & Learn Program each Tuesday at 12pm. Topics include everything from social media in business, cyber security, goal setting, finance, working with government, and much more.

Want to know the upcoming topics, join One Business for our Weekly One Business News.

JULY

  • 29 July - GAS Group - check-in, reflect, take action

AUGUST

  • 5 August - Working with Governments and Corporates 2: Building your tender library
  • 12 August - No session
  • 19 August - Working with Governments and Corporates 3: Demystifying procurement: How government and corporates buy
  • 26 August - Working with Governments and Corporates 4: Finding your foot in the door: finding and qualifying opportunities

SEPTEMBER

  • 2 September - Working with Governments and Corporates 5: Showcasing your business: capability statements and case studies
  • 9 September - No session
  • 16 September - Working with Governments and Corporates 6: Writing to win: crafting a compelling tender response
  • 23 September - GAS Group - check-in, reflect, take action
  • 30 September - Working with Governments and Corporates 7: You've won a tender, now it's time to deliver

Note: Planned workshop topics may vary due to requests from Onesizes or from events happening in the world around us. We'll let you know as soon as we can if a session topic changes.

Want the weekly sessions to be added directly to your calendar? Just email us (onebusiness@iscariotmedia.com) and we'll add your email to the event.

Link to Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89542315849

JULY

  • 29 July - Native Resources in Food and Medicine Symposium, Rockhampton
  • 31 July - Black Coffee, Logan
  • 31 July - Black Coffee, Moreton Bay

AUGUST

  • 12 August - Black Coffee Business Yarnz, Townsville
  • 20-21 August - Supply Nation Connect, Sydney
  • 28 August - Black Coffee, Logan
  • 28 August - Black Coffee, Moreton Bay

SEPTEMBER

  • 25 September - Black Coffee, Logan
  • 25 September - Black Coffee, Moreton Bay

OCTOBER

  • 1-31 October - Indigenous Business Month, Nationwide
  • 1 October - Next Steps to Empowerment Webinar, Online
  • 29 October - One Business Indigenous Business Month Virtual Expo (More information to come)
  • 30 October - Black Coffee, Moreton Bay

NOVEMBER

  • 27 November - Black Coffee, Moreton Bay
  • 18 December - Black Coffee, Moreton Bay

Doomadgee’s ‘Paving Our Way’ small business event

Business-minded locals from Doomadgee are now in the know thanks to the Doomadgee Small Business Event that included three days of workshops, information sessions and networking activities. 

The three-day event included a community BBQ engagement, community information session and a TAFE One Business ‘Splash Day’.

Participants at the event, which included a TAFE One Business “Splash Day”, were provided with a broad range of information about small business options, licencing requirements, tax obligations as well as grants and programs available that support small businesses.

The event was delivered by the Department of Youth Justice, Small Business, Employment and Training and TAFE One Business representatives

One Business 2020 - 2023

Muriel Wymarra, Peak Social Work

Group Accountability Sessions (GAS)

Participants will meet regularly and share their dreams, frustrations, and the goals they are working towards. Group Accountability Sessions are business related. Participants are supportive, like-minded business owners who meet frequently to tackle tricky tasks. These sessions are particularly useful for tasks that require concentration but aren’t super urgent; those pesky actions that slip out of focus when more time sensitive matters arise. Examples could be:

  • General admin
  • Updating your business plan
  • Creating content.

You could have one-off requirements each time or be chipping away at a longer-term project. Ultimately, if you’re ready to try something different to get productive, then this is the session for you

Dedicated phone resource available to Queensland First Nations businesses

A new phone resource service is available for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses needing advice and support.

The One Business Resource line links First Nations business intenders, owners and operators to relevant government (and other) services to assist them to build business capacity and capability. Services may include coaching and mentoring, resources, tools and other support to help start, run or grow their business in Queensland.

This service 0460 285 352 is delivered by the TAFE Queensland One Business team from Monday – Friday, and is funded by the Queensland Government under Paving the Way – The First Nations Training Strategy