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First, let's look at what skills are in demand...
That all depends on the size of the business:
Self-Employed (61%): also known as Solopreneurs, sole traders or contractors, they are professional who charge a premium for their skills and expertise to do whatever they love. They usually employ other contractors to do the day-to-day business admin stuff.
Micro-business (27%): a type of small business that employs 1 to 4 staff (by head count). They need generalised skills like a thinker, a people person, and an action taker, and a 4th person new to the workforce who will do anything the other 3 don’t like.
Small, medium and large business (12%): when you build a team of more than 4, you need people with more specialised skills to do different jobs.
Skills Like problem solving or communication skills for action takers and customer service, or personal skills like ethics, empathy, and cultural awareness for sales staff.
Or adaptation and critical thinking skills for team leaders and strategic planning for marketing and online business managers, which almost all businesses need to survive these days.
Want to know where you fit into all this?
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Course Options
Inception Network’s training partnerships only focus on in demand skill sets to start or grow a business right now, doing work with real world and online businesses. Leverage the skills you’ve already got.
Here’s some suggestions…
Start a side gig to cover rising costs of living or retirement income
We’ve helped hundreds of older business owners create jobs for their grandkids. Train them up to take over while you live the grey nomad lifestyle your been dreaming about, while earning passive income. Plus, you have a sellable asset if you want to invest your time elsewhere. you could get a payout when you leave this job.
Still reading? Then this course is for you.
You get:
- Â Skills recognition for BSBSS00102Â Micro Business Skill Set*, including BSBESB301 Investigate business opportunities, and BSBESB401 Research and develop business plans
- The Essential Business Plan Template developed by an international award-winning Ts&Cs lawyer, who as a female solopreneur herself knows how Love your Legals can help businesses succeed
- Â Our 7-step startup process and work through it with you, from idea inception, to start selling and making income without spend loads of money, all while setting us systems and using AI to get a full-time income doing part-time hours.
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*Skill Set Issued by Skills Recognition International, RTO 32373
Migrants looking for local work experience
88% of businesses in Australia employ 4 or less people, which means there are businesses just around every corner willing to give you a go, if you know how to help them.
This course is for you.
You get:
- 9 questions to ask to learn how any business works in Australia, and the 3 skill set businesses need to grow and prosper
- Formal Australian skills recognition for BSBSS00102Â Micro Business Skill Set*, including BSBESB301 Investigate business opportunities, and BSBESB401 Research and develop business plans
- The Essential Business Plan Template developed by an international award-winning Ts&Cs lawyer, who as a female solopreneur herself knows how Love your Legals can help businesses succeed
- Â Our 7-step startup process and work through it with you, from idea inception, to start selling and making income without spend loads of money,
- Get work as a contractor all while we set up systems with you using AI to get a full-time income doing part-time hours.
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*Skill Set Issued by Skills Recognition International, RTO 32373
Do Your Own Marketing with help from AI and Automation
If you are looking for a career in service industries, Online Business Manager, or Advertising and Marketing Professionals, this is the perfect course for you.
You get:
- Â Skills recognition for BSBSS00108 – Marketing and Communication Skill Set*, meeting the entrance requirements for BSB60520 Advanced Diploma of Marketing and Communication.
- Introductions and advice from marketing agencies owners to help you setup your own white label marketing services to earn income while on our course
- Get paid to do your course work at full-market rates, and get testimonials from real-world clients, all part of completing the course and managing your RPL application.
Plus the textbook for this course is written by SEO legend, founder of the Digital Marketing Collective, bookshop owner, whose own life experience as a parent has created a book that we consider a “must read” for the target market in Australia for this course.
*Skill Set Issued by Skills Recognition International, RTO 32373
Cut costs by 60% for retail and construction with direct imports
This exciting industry partnership covers:
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- Profile and analyse consumer behaviour for international markets
- Forecast international market and business needs
- Manage supplier relationships
- Promote products and services to international markets
Learn how to use blockchain technology to do business safe and secure with the knowledge your investments will be protected by laws both here and internationally.
*Skill Set Issued by Skills Recognition International, RTO 32373
Generate more sales and income through collaborations
What happens at the Expos doesn't stay at the Expos
Meet people from businesses of all shapes and sizes, and talk to all levels of government about support.
All at one time under the one roof.
Whether you are looking for customers, or even a job, the Expos level the playing field to suit your needs.Â
Get the confidence you need to succeed in a competitive market.
What is The Pitch?
"The Pitch" is an exciting business Startup pitch event designed to empower individuals over 50 years of age who are passionate about making a difference in their communities... See More
If you’ve been running a side gig or started a full-time business in the last six months, apply to promote your new business through The Pitch at Logan, Moreton Bay, Brisbane, and Gold Coast Business and Jobs Expos programs this year. Download the Business Model Canvas template and send it to jobs@inception.net.au to register for the selection process in your local area.Â
What prizes are can you win?
The prizes on offer will depend on what will help you kickstart or scale up your new business. Even if you don’t make it through as a finalist to pitch at the expos this year, you can still win free advice sessions just for telling us about your new business idea. You don’t have to give away trade secrets, but can get you the help you need.
You ask for extra help at The Pitch, and the judges will each put together a care package they think you need from Small Business help and advice prize pool, and you get to choose the one that suits you best.
While there is no cash investment offer in the prize pool, there is offers of help with funding applications through government grants and investor networks.
All prizes are verified for their monetary value before the event so you can add up the real-world cost saving to grow your business.
Prizes include formal skills recognition if you are working towards a business qualification, legal templates with advise sessions, plus all the usual Coaching and Mentoring you may have seen but think you can’t afford right now.
Maybe, you can’t afford not to do The Pitch. Did we mention there is no application fee.
What is a Business Model Canvas?
This is a tool that Marketing Agencies and Investors use to see how well you know your business, and what stage you are at in your business development.
It is also used by Uni’s and TAFEs for training business qualification students on what successful businesses focus on, and use it to create a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for sale in Startup courses.
If you can’t answer all the 9 questions on this Canvas, then you may not be ready to pitch your idea. You can use it as a guide of the research you still need to do before you start selling to customer, so you don’t lose them as fast as you find them.
This is why it is the entry form you need to fill out to enter The Pitch. Click the link below and watch the video if you want more information.
What does The Pitch have to do with creating Jobs?
Did you know that 60% of all businesses (registered for GST) do not employ ANY staff? Known as a Sole Trader or Partnership, this is the most popular type of business structure used today.
Usually they start as a side gig, but soon turn into a six figure income. If they survive the first 2 years, that is… This used to be called creating a “job” for yourself by other business owners, which is partly true. The difference is, unlike employees, “Contractors” have more flexible work hours and charge for outcomes, not a per hour (low) rate.
This takes different skills to working as an employee, and the ATO does consider this a “real” business (for tax purposes). Even if you are not registered for GST (which most don’t when they start out), the Government has law in place to protect contractors from abuse through the ATO, Fair Work Ombudsman, and agencies like the Small Business Commission to settle disputes.
But unlike employees, when contractors get better at their job and can take on more work, they get a pay rise by getting work done faster, and then can afford to sub-contract work if they get more customers, or even put on their own employees to create jobs and access Government funding to do that.
How do I enter The Pitch?
Download the Business Model Canvas template and send it to jobs@inception.net.au to register for the selection process, or book a call if you want to chat.
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- Phone: 0494 021 506 (or book a call above)
- Email: idea@inception.net.au
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