Bizness Men program turns ideas into reality

A new business support program in Brisbane is supporting entrepreneurial men to turn their ideas into reality.

Bizness Men, a free and practical program for men who need training, mentoring and support to start a successful micro-business, has been working with 11 emerging entrepreneurs. The participants recently finished a series of 9 intensive workshops to get their business concept off the ground, receiving coaching and mentoring from experienced business owners on how to start and sustain a small, creative or social enterprise.
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Bizness Men cut-off date extended

In late April / early May, the inaugural Bizness Men program will commence.

Conducted by Human Ventures, Bizness Men is a free, practical program for men who seek training, mentoring and support to start a successful micro-business.

The original closing date for Expressions of Interest was Monday 12th April. Despite receiving a strong level of interest, the decision has been made to extend the closing date until Thursday 22nd April.
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Creative ideas become reality in the Central West

Young people in Central West Queensland are increasingly being described as ‘creative’ and ‘enterprising’ thanks to the continuing work of Human Ventures (formerly SpeakOut) and the Creative Pathways in the Central West program.

Emerging from the program, in June this year, was the inaugural Shockwave Youth Arts Festival (Shockwave). Supported by the Human Ventures team, Shockwave was conceived and coordinated by young people from the Central West region and was extremely well received and attended by more than 200 people.

From the 24th to the 31st October, young people in the Central West will again have the opportunity to participate in creative arts workshops and showcase their talent.
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Adjectives in the 21st Century

I love adjectives, I really do.

They give life and colour and context to those plain old nouns. For example “a remarkable idea” takes on a whole different colour to “an idea”.

But I find that I’m rebelling against the use of adjectives that describe how things should be done…
Social enterprise
Social marketing
Organic Coffee
Fair trade
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Enterprising Mums branded for success

First impressions are very important and can often be the difference between a successful business relationship and ‘thanks, but no thanks’.

Human is working with Bizness Babes, an entry-level business program by women for women, to assist marginalised Mums present their micro-business to the world.

Each of the enterprising Mums participating in Bizness Babes will have the opportunity to work with Human to develop a distinct, customised and high impact brand through print and web. Read more