Small Biz Matters – a half hour program each week where you can work ON your business rather than IN it.
with Alexi Boyd, broadcaster, advocate and small business owner.
Date: 19 May 2020
Incubators, accelerators, startup hubs. They seem to be popping up all over the place. Some are independant and others available through university programs. So what exactly are they and how do they give businesses the edge when starting out?
Are they just for the techpreneurs who innovate in the digital world, or are other industries and sectors involved too?
Today on the program we are joined by the CEO of Fishburners, Nicole O’Brien. Fishburners is a not for profit enterprise dedicated to “making the hardest thing you’ve ever done easier by providing the best facilities, resources, education, support and community of like-minded people to connect with and learn from.”
Welcome to the show Nicole.
Topics we’ll be covering:
To find out more go to their website: https://fishburners.org/
Nicole O’Brien BIO
Nicole is a social enterprise leader with a passion for improving lives and communities.
As CEO of Fishburners, Australia’s
largest startup community and coworking space, Nicole leads a space for
aspiring tech entrepreneurs to learn and communicate. The community has grown
to more than 850 members and 400 startups, across its offices in Sydney, and
Brisbane and Fishburners virtual platform. Fishburners works closely with
partnerships including Google for Startups, Jobs for NSW, Brisbane City
Council, UTS, Optus and Chartered Accountants ANZ. High-profile
alumni include: Koala, GoCatch, DesignCrowd, Code Camp, Tinybeans, Madpaws,
Jayride, GradConnection and Hyper Anna.
Nicole’s career working with social
enterprises in the not for profit sector began in 1989 at the Australian
Conservation Foundation where she positively impacted on growing green
consumerism whilst building the ACF’s revenue base. A trip to Asia followed
with the opportunity to work on an Australian Aid project in Cambodia working
with the Khmer Journalists association as a business Development Advisor to
support the establishment of a free press. An exciting and optimistic time
following the first Democratic elections in Cambodia and there was a lot to
achieve, this led to work with the United Nations Development Program as a
Communications Consultant and the Shandwick Group as a PR Executive working for
the Cambodian Government.
Back in Australia Nicole worked for Team
Publications, a start up with a new approach to organisational learning where
she was charged with taking a range of management coaching tools to market.
This was followed by a role as Marketing Manager for the women’s and youth
titles. Following this period in publishing, Nicole’s passion for making a
difference took over and she spent the next 10 years transforming the social
enterprises of YWCA NSW and repositioning the organisation to be recognised for
the critical support it provided to women and their families.
More recently, Nicole has been using her
well-honed leadership, governance, financial, people, marketing and
entrepreneurial skills to ensure that ACON Health continues to be the leading
health promotion organisation providing opportunities for its community to live
their healthiest lives.
Nicole holds a Bachelor of Arts in
Education and Social Policy, Post Graduate in Marketing, Masters of Business
Administration and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors. She is mother to 15 year old Isabella and 9 year old Lachlan.
EP#232 ~ Closing remarks from the 2024 COBSOA National Small Business Summit
EP#231 ~ Mergers and acquisition law changes - whos' thinking about small business?
EP#230 ~ What is the PPSR and why do small businesses, associations and advisors need to know about this tool?
EP#229 ~ The Franchise Code review - what does a review mean for small businesses in the sector?
EP#228 ~ Environmental, Social, Governance. How can policy makers reduce the burden of ESG reporting on small businesses?
EP#227 ~ Sandy Chong One of the most influential industry leaders. What drive these advocates?
EP#226 ~ Why should Regional, Rural and Remote communities be front and centre of small business policy planning? We ask a passionate thought leader.
EP#225 ~ Big Tech sometimes plays the smallbiz advocate but do they really represent the small business voice?
EP#224 ~ How do economists influence policy inside and outside of government?
EP#223 ~ Resilience in Action - how a thriving refugee business builds on a foundation of struggle to continue to overcome business hurdles and success.
EP#222 ~ Translating policy into practice: What do the new Industrial Relations laws mean for your business?
EP#221 ~ The Intuit GetConnected Conference Smallbiz Learnings: AI, Advocacy, Advisors and Open Banking
EP220 ~ What is the role of .au Domain Administration in the digital space and how does this affect small business?
EP219 ~ Digital Identity is coming. So what does this mean for you and your small business?
EP#218 ~ What is the future of small business advocacy in 2024 and beyond?
EP#217 ~ The tech StartUp world seems the darling of government industry policy. But is that the reality?
EP#216 ~ ATMS knows about health, women, the economy, and micro business. How do they represent small business across so many policy areas?
EP#215 ~ ACCAN, who is the organisation fighting for small business people’s rights in the telecommunications industry?
EP#214 ~ How does ABS’ powerful data lead to informed policy for small business?
EP#213 ~ How bookkeepers advise their small business clients and how ICB advises Government
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