The inaugural Switch Start Scale 2021 Awards took place on Thursday night (10.6.21), at a very cool and perhaps unexpected venue which was George St Gym in Hindmarsh, where the unique stage was a boxing ring. Showcasing fantastic new ventures and seeing first-hand the diverse scope of activity underway across South Australia’s startup ecosystem, with […]

Always keeping an eye out for grants and funding, here is what is open or coming up in due date order, plus programs and opportunities that you can tap into now: Switch Start Scale City of Charles Sturt City of Holdfast Bay City of Port Adelaide Enfield City of West Torrens Australian Small Business Advisory […]

You can learn lessons from those that have gone before you, whether that is from the past hundred years or in more recent times. Going back over history, there are many innovations that were ahead of their time, and you might wonder, how did you come up with those ideas? Things that were never done […]

Do you want to take your business or idea to the next level?  Entering awards can give you profile and promotion, opening up networks and new opportunities. This event is the inaugural awards for Switch Start Scale, the Entrepreneurship Facilitator Service in Adelaide. Eligibility: Being a client (1 on 1 support; participating in an event, […]

Across the broader Adelaide metropolitan region, and especially in the Western suburbs there is much support for local businesses, startups and scaleups. Networking is key to how business is done, with referrals and recommendations to local experience, products and services.  And when councils get behind small and medium enterprises then the impact on promotion, marketing […]

Are you aware that there is increasing demand, now and into the future, for human resources and providers in the care sector? And you might not know about, or have the networks into sectors such as aged care, community services, disability and health, so maybe these opportunities are going untapped. Plus it can be difficult […]

Strategic planning is a systematic process of outlining an organisation’s direction. It helps to clearly understand the objectives and actions required to achieve that future vision and goals that the organisation wishes to fulfill and also helps measure success. Once you start to use this approach you will refocus on your foundational purpose, your goals, […]

Lockdowns in 2020 have brought business operations to a halt, leaving no industry sector untouched. The second wave closures brought a sense of novelty, amid the stress, evoking a sense of being on holidays or at home, especially if you were in a place like South Australia. But the second more significant lockdowns in cities […]

Writing proposals, tenders and requests for quotes are necessity for running a business. Whether you’re pitching to Government, business to business, and/or for public partnerships, you need to put your best foot forward and have a go. There are key documents you need to do this and it’s best to package it as a proposal […]

You start the week with the best of intentions. ‘I’m going to smash through my to-do list’, is your mantra.  Until a few emails or a new project comes in, there’s an issue you need to attend or something simply takes longer than initially planned. So, you find yourself operating in catch up mode, week-after-week, […]