South Australia is buzzing with entrepreneurial energy this May, offering a vibrant lineup of events, workshops, and programs designed to support startups, founders, and small businesses. From hands-on sessions with industry leaders to networking opportunities that spark collaboration, the month is packed with ways to connect, learn, and grow.
Whether you’re just starting out or scaling up, Switch Start Scale is here to guide you through the best opportunities to level up your entrepreneurial journey. Here’s what to watch out for this May 2025:
Face-to-Face Events in South Australia in May 2025
SA Woman Connected | Fleurieu Peninsula
Date: 01 May 2025
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am ACST
Organiser: SA Woman Australia
Venue: Seaford Rangers Soccer Club Norseman St, Port Noarlunga South SA 5167, Australia
Cost: $40.00 + $1.50 fee
Climbing the Corporate Ladder and Positioning Yourself for Career Growth
Date: 01 May 2025
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Organiser: Adelaide Black Professionals
Venue: Mylk Bar on Waymouth, 82 Waymouth Street Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
Cost: A$29.89
Skill Up – Governance Masterclass
Date: 05 May 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Organiser: MFMG
Venue: Naracoorte RSL and District Bowling Club, 95 Ormerod Street, Naracoorte, SA 5271
Cost: Free
Business Builders May Networking Drinks
Date: 05 May 2025
Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm ACST
Organiser: Business Builders
Venue: Ambra Spirits Distillery Bar & Restaurant,43 Phillips Street Thebarton, SA 5031 Australia
Cost: A$27.38
Business TALKS ft. Susan Stone
Date: 06 May 2025
Time: 7:15 AM – 9:00 AM ACST
Organiser: South Australian Business Chamber
Venue: National Wine Centre of Australia, Corner of Hackney Rd & Botanic St Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
Cost: $94
Skill Up – Governance Workshops
Date: 06 May 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Organiser: MFMG
Venue: Naracoorte RSL and District Bowling Club, 95 Ormerod Street, Naracoorte, SA 5271
Cost: Free
Activate Your Place: The importance of place branding and activation for vibrant mainstreets
Date: 06 May 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM (UTC+09:30)
Organiser: Mainstreet SA
Venue: Auchendarroch House (Robert Charles Room) 17 Adelaide Road, Mount Barker SA 525
Cost: $255
Orroroo Tourism & Australian Tourism Data Warehouse Workshop
Date: 06 May 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (UTC+10:30)
Organiser: RDA
Venue: Orroroo Town Hall, 17 Second Street, Orroroo SA 5431
Cost: Free
WORKSHOP: Safeguarding your Business – Debt Recovery
Date: 07 May 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 pm ACST
Organiser: City of Marion Business
Venue: Cove Civic Centre 1 Ragamuffin Dve HALLETT COVE SA, 1 Ragamuffin Drive Hallett Cove, SA 5158 Australia
Cost: A$10.00
Workshops for a Solid Foundation (Legal Considerations in Family Business)
Date: 07 May 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ACST
Organiser: FBA
Venue: Boardroom 1, Level 21, 91 King William Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Cost: $50
Grow your sales through your digital online presence
Date: 07 May 2025
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Organiser: Adelaide Business Hub
Venue: The Maid & Magpie Hotel, 1 Magill Road, Stepney
Cost: Free
Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm Local Workforce Event
Date: 07 May 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (UTC+09:30)
Venue: Georgetown Memorial Hall, 3 Pitts St, Georgetown SA 5472
Cost: Free
The Chamber Networking at Mercedes-Benz
Date: 07 May 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM ACST
Organiser: South Australian Business Chamber
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Adelaide, 20 Sir Donald Bradman Drive Mile End, SA 5031 Australia
Product of ADL Meetup – May 2025
Date: 08 May 2025
Time: 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM ACST
Organiser: Product Of ADL
Venue: The Stag Public House, 299 Rundle St · Adelaide, SA
Cost: Free
Date: 10 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm ACST
Organiser: SA Woman Australia
Venue: SA Woman Australia, Seaton
Cost: $33.00 + $1.33 fee
Date: 12 May 2025
Time: 5:30 pm
Organiser: SBC
Venue: Gallery M – Marion Multicultural Centre, 287 Diagonal Road, Oaklands Park
Cost: $30
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM ACST
Organiser: South Australian Business Chamber
Venue: South Australian Business Chamber, 136 Greenhill Road Unley, SA 5061 Australia
Community Coffee – Adelaide – Meet the Members
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am ACST
Organiser: CORE Innovation Hub
Venue: CORE Innovation Hub, SpaceLab Building Lot Fourteen, Frome Rd, Adelaide SA 50
Cost: Free
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM ACST
Organiser: Mount Barker District Council
Venue: District Hotel, 77 Main Rd Nairne, SA 5252 Australia
Cost: Free
Research Tuesdays – Farming for the future
Date: 13 May 2025
Organiser: The University of Adelaide
Venue: The Braggs Lecture Theatre, University of Adelaide, North Terrace
Peterborough Changemaker Workshop
Date: 14 – 15 May 2025
Time: 8.30 am – 4.30 pm
Organiser: Australian Govt.
Venue: Peterborough Golf Club, Peterborough, SA
.NET Aspire: What, Why and How, with Mitch Denny
Date: 14 May 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM ACST
Organiser: Adelaide .NET User Group
Venue: Room JS1-13, UniSA City West Campus, Hindley St · Adelaide
Cost: Free
Grant Writing with Kendall Richardson
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM ACST
Organiser: Southern Business Mentoring Program
Venue: McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre, 796 Main Road McLaren Vale, SA 5171 Australia
Cost: $25
Paladin Space Demo Day: The Future of Space Debris Removal
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm ACST
Organiser: Innovation & Collaboration Centre (ICC)
Venue: UniSA Enterprise Hub, 9 Light Square Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
Cost: Free
She Leads, We Rise Women in Business Networking Night
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm ACST
Organiser: Latin American Society Of South Australia – LASSA
Venue: 43 Franklin Street Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
Cost: A$25.00
Port Lincoln Changemaker Event
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 6;00 pm – 9:00 pm
Organiser: The ZAHRA Foundation
Venue: Line and Label restaurant, 31 Whillas road, Port Lincon SA, 5606
Cost: $79
Date: 17 May 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 11:30 am ACST
Organiser: MBEN.
Venue: Morialta Falls Trailhead Carpark, woodforde
Cost: Free
Cost: Free Regional Business Innovation Growth Hack in Mallala, South Australia
Date: 20 – 21 May 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM ACST
Organiser: Sea to Valley Startups
Venue: Wasleys Road Mallala, SA 5502 Australia
Cost: Free
Career Roadshow – Discover your Future self
Date: 20 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 02:00 pm
Organiser: UniHub
Venue: Copper Coast Sport & Leisure Centre, 1 Doswell Terrace, Kadina SA 5554
WORKSHOP: Cold Weather Warm Profits – Planning for Retail and Hospitality
Date: 20 May 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM ACST
Organiser: Southern Business Mentoring Program
Venue: Molly’s @ The Colley Hotel, 28 Jetty Road Glenelg, SA 5045 Australia
Cost: $25
Career Roadshow – Discover your Future self
Date: 21 May 2025
Organiser: UniHub
Venue: Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie
CORE Connect Adelaide – Big Energy & Mining Ideas, Real Connection
Date: 21 May 2025
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm ACST
Organiser: CORE Innovation Hub
Venue: CORE Innovation Hub Adelaide
Cost: Free
Date: 21 May 2025
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm ACST
Organiser: Spence Club Inc.
Venue: Mezzanine 55 – 55 Rundle Street, Kent Town SA 5067
Cost: $45.00 + $3.07 fee
Bendigo Bank State of the Nation Dinner
Date: 22 May 2025
Time: 5:45 pm – 10:30 pm ACST
Organiser: Bendigo Bank and Cohosted by Business Victor Harbor
Venue: McCracken Resort – Baudin Room, victor harbor
Cost: $70
Defence Opportunities for SME’s in North West Adelaide
Date: 22 May 2025
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ACST
Organiser: NWBA Board
Venue: Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron (RSAYS), outer harbor
Cost: $50.00 + $3.29 fee
Success Over the Horizon – Bendigo Bank
Date: 23 May 2025
Time: 7:15 AM – 9:00 AM (UTC+09:30)
Organiser: NEL
Venue: The Watershed, 665 Salisbury Highway, Mawson Lakes SA 5095
Cost: $45
Regional Information Session – Loxton
Date: 23 May 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM ACST
Organiser: South Australian Business Chamber
Venue: Loxton Hotel, 45 East Terrace Loxton, SA 5333 Australia
Cost: Free
SA Woman Connected | Adelaide West
Date: 23 May 2025
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am ACST
Organiser: SA Woman Australia
Venue: SA Woman Australia (She Nurtures Building) 141A Tapleys Hill Rd, Seaton SA 5023, Australia
Cost: $40.00 + $1.50 fee
Tell Your Good Story – Tourism Storytelling Workshop (Streaky Bay)
Date: 27 May 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Organiser: TiCSA
Venue: Streaky Bay Hotel-Motel, 33 Alfred Terrace, Streaky Bay SA 5680
Cost: $30
Tourism Round Up – Streaky Bay
Date: 27 May 2025
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Organiser: TiCSA
Venue: Streaky Bay Hotel-Motel, 33 Alfred Terrace, Streaky Bay SA 5680
Cost: $30
Dentons Gala – Midnight in Paris 2125: Where the Future Glows
Date: 27 May 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Organiser: French-Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Venue: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cost: A$130
Career Roadshow – Discover your Future self
Date: 28 May 2025
Organiser: UniHub
Venue: Central Oval, Port Augusta
Date: 28 May 2025
Organiser: SBC
Venue: Fullarton Park Community Centre, 411 Fullarton Rd, Fullarton
Back of the Napkin Lunch Chocka Block of Business, Contractor Opportunities
Date: 28 May 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm ACST
Organiser: Sea to Valley Startups
Venue: Lyndoch Hotel, 1 Gilbert Street Lyndoch, SA 5351 Australia
Cost: Free
Unley Business & Southern Business Connections Networking
Date: 28 May 2025
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Organiser: Unley Business
Cost: TBA
Career Roadshow – Discover your Future self
Date: 29 May 2025
Organiser: UniHub
Venue: Whyalla Recreation Centre, Whyalla
Date: 29 May 2025
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm ACST
Organiser: Family Business Australia
Venue: Level 3/167 Fullarton Road, Dulwich SA
Cost: $55.00
Circular Impact Accelerator 2025 Pitch Night
Date: 29 May 2025
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm ACST
Organiser: Collab4Good
Venue: Stone & Chalk Adelaide Startup Hub Adelaide
Cost: Free
Online Events in South Australia in May 2025
How to start a business – South East, Tablelands, Illawarra & surrounds
Date: 01 May 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Organiser: Enterprise Plus
Cost: Free
Managing the stresses of a business owner
Date: 06 May 2025
Time: 5:30 am – 7:30 am
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
Date: 06 May 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Organiser: Enterprise Plus
Cost: Free
Taming the Robot: How to Make AI Write Like It Actually Works for Your Business
Date: 06 May 2025
Time: 10.00 am – 11.00 am
Organiser: Adelaide Business Hub
Cost: Free
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner
Date: 06 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm AEST
Organiser: Adelaide Startup Founder 101
Cost: Free
Maximise Your Content: Turn One Video into 30 with OpusClip
Date: 06 May 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
Leveraging AI for business growth
Date: 07 May 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Organiser: Enterprise Plus
Cost: Free
Date: 07 May 2025
Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Organiser: Regional Development Australia NT
Cost: Free
Social media trends for small business
Date: 08 May 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Organiser: Enterprise Plus
Cost: Free
Mapping your customer experience
Date: 08 May 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm AEST
Organiser: NSW – The Epiphany Group
Cost: Free
Social media trends for small business
Date: 08 May 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm AEST
Organiser: Enterprise Plus
Cost: Free
Date: 08 May 2025
Time: 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm AWST
Organiser: WA – Small Business Development Corporation
Cost: $20.00
Date: 09 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm AWST
Organiser: WA – Small Business Development Corporation
Cost: $20.00
Changes to workers compensation in Victoria
Date: 12 May 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEST
Organiser: Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Cost: $0.00 to $25.00
Managing Psychosocial Hazards and Risks Spotlight Series – Managing Change
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM GMT+5:30
Organiser: RTWSA
Cost: Free
Diversify your creative income
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Organiser: Creative Plus Business
Cost: Free
Smarter business – planning for success
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Organiser: Enterprise Plus
Cost: Free
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am AWST
Organiser: WA – Small Business Development Corporation
Cost: $20.00
Elective 2.6 Resilience, Risk & Economic Recovery
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm AWST
Organiser: EDA’s National Economic Development Training and Education Program.
Cost: Free
Community collabs for local business success
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Webinar)
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm AWST
Organiser: WA – Small Business Development Corporation
Cost: Free
Boost Your Local Online Visibility: Google Optimisation, 360° Virtual Tours & Reviews
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 11.00 am – 12.00 pm
Organiser: Adelaide Business Hub
Cost: Free
Writing effective policies and procedures
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm AWST
Organiser: WA – Small Business Development Corporation
Cost: $20.00
Boost Your Local SEO: Master Online Reputation Management
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 01:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
Smarter business: Planning for success
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm AEST
Organiser: Enterprise Plus
Cost: Free
SEO basics: 5 things you can do to boost your Google ranking
Date: 13 May 2025
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm AWST
Organiser: Business Foundations
Cost: Free
Managing Psychosocial Hazards and Risks Spotlight Series – Managing Change
Date: 14 May 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM GMT+5:30
Organiser: RTWSA
Cost: Free
AI tools for video content idea generation
Date: 14 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Webinar)
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
Plan & Post with Ease: Build a Social Media Calendar That Works
Date: 14 May 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 01:00 pm
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
IR bites: Navigating secure jobs, better pay and closing the loopholes workshops
Date: 14 May 2025
Time: 12:00 am – 1:00 pm AEST
Organiser: Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Cost: Free
Strategies and pitfalls of selling and purchasing a business
Date: 14 May 2025
Time: 1:00 am – 2:00 pm AEST
Cost: Free
Business Planning for sole traders and small business owners
Date: 14 May 2025
Time: 14:00 – 17:00 GMT+5:30
Organiser: Accelerate Business Consultancy & Solutions Ltd
Cost: £195.00
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 9.30 am-10.30 am
Organiser: Adelaide Business Hub
Cost: Free
How successful businesses scale & grow profitably
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 01:00 pm (Workshop)
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
EAS presents – Common Questions and Answers for Small Business
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Organiser: Australian Govt.
Cost: Free
Photo Editing Made Simple: Create Stunning Brand Images
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
Date: 19 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Webinar)
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
In Conversation with Adelaide Airport
Date: 19 May 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Organiser: TiCSA
Cost: $20.00
Date: 20 May 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm AEST
Organiser: QLD – Regional Business HQ
Cost: Free
Innovate your business model and secure funding
Date: 21 May 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
Date: 21 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (Webinar)
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
Date: 21 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Organiser: Regional Business HQ
Cost: $49.00
Economic Development Essentials for Elected Members
Date: 21 May 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Organiser: EDA
Cost: Free
Achieving Workplace Excellence: The Critical Role of Line Managers
Date: 21 May 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ACST
Organiser: UniSA
EOFY Tips & Growth Strategies with Grant Thornton
Date: 22 May 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM AEST
Organiser: BIZRUPTION – Small Business Owners Disrupting Industry
Cost: Free
Preparing funding proposals for strategic partnerships
Date: 26 May 2025
Time: 5:30 am – 7:30 am
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
Date: 26 May 2025
Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm AEST
Organiser: Business Foundations
Cost: Free
IR bites: Navigating secure jobs, better pay and closing the loopholes workshops
Date: 27 May 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEST
Organiser: Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Cost: Free
CWeX Four-part Webinar Series – Achieving Workplace Excellence: The Critical Role of Line Managers
Date: 28 May 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Organiser: UniSA
Cost: Free
In Conversation with Hay Lozzie Media: Essential Social Media Tips for Tourism
Date: 28 May 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Organiser: TiCSA
Cost: $20.00
Lunch and learn: Preparing for the net zero economy
Date: 28 May 2025
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEST
Organiser: ICN
Cost: Free
Facebook for business: Getting started
Date: 28 May 2025
Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm AEST
Organiser: Business Foundations
Cost: Free
Strategic business planning for long term success
Date: 29 May 2025
Time: 5:30 am – 7:30 am
Organiser: Realise Business
Cost: Free
Website Series Workshop 1: Planning a Winning Website
Date: 29 May 2025
Time: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm AEST
Organiser: Business Foundations
Cost: Free