What now?

Bringing together aspiring and established entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial initiatives and representation across-sectors and industries, be part of a national effort – contributing to a vision for 2010, jointly formulating an understanding and painting a picture of our entrepreneurial landscape.

 

Partner Forums & Salons
Part of the inquiry and shared exploration around key questions supporting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs getting started will take place in partner forums all across the country during the week, covering

Entrepreneurs & Getting Started
Ideas@Work: Intrapreneurs
Global Connections
Remote and Rural Entrepreneurs
University Networks
Local Connections: Partner Salons

View the questions being asked at these forums and join one near you!
Or become a partner, invite your friends and host a forum! And make sure you add your town to the map!

Thoughts and outcomes from the forums will be gathered online during the week and collated as outputs for action in 2010.

 

The Entrepreneurs Thoughtbook
The Thoughtbook is an initiative from Global Entrerpreneurship Week- Australia 2009. It comprises a set of questions identical to those asked of Partner Forums all across the country during the week. All responses will be compiled be published on Australia Day 2010… let’s see what Australian entrepreneurs have to say!

 

Get Something Started - Your Aspirations in 2010
Always wanted to start something? This is the perfect opportunity!
Submit your idea and make a commitment to Get Something Started in the coming year.
Collected aspirations will be followed up on through the year.

Details for submission will be made available during the week. Sign up on this site to stay tuned!

 

The Entrepreneurs Toolbox
The toolbox is a Creative Commons compilation of ideas, events, organisations and initiatives aspiring entrepreneurs can access or engage with during 2010 to ‘Get Something Started!’, including a calendar of events- add yours to the list!

 

Put Your Town on The Map
A mapping of partner events happening across the nation!
Get yours on the map!

 

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Partner Forum Questions

Getting Started

1. If there was one piece of advice for young entrepreneurs, what would that be?
2. What needs to change in Australia to better support the next generation of entrepreneurs getting something started?
3. What do you know now that you wish you knew then that would have helped getting something started a lot easier?

 

Ideas@Work: Intrapreneurs

1. If there was one piece of advice for young intrapreneurs, what would that be?
2. What needs to change in Australia to better support the next generation of intrapreneurs getting something started?
3. What do you know now that you wish you knew then that would have helped getting something started a lot easier?

 

Global Connections:

1. If there was one piece of advice for young entrepreneurs from both (Country) and Australia, what would that be?
2. What needs to change between Australia and (Country) to better support the next generation of entrepreneurs getting something started?
3. What is the biggest opportunity for entrepreneurs from both (Country) and Australia now?

 

Local Connections: Partner Salon-
Eight conversation starters: pick a time, invite people in and tell your story...

1. How do you define ‘Entrepreneurship’?
2. How did you start out as an Entrepreneur?
3. What was your biggest business challenge and how did you overcome it?
4. Who has been your most influential mentor and why?
5. What motivates and sustains you?
6. If there was one piece of advice for young entrepreneurs, what would that be?
7. What needs to change in Australia to better support the next generation of entrepreneurs getting something started?
8. What do you know now that you wish you knew then that would have helped getting something started a lot easier?

 

University Networks
1. What programs does your institution offer to develop the next generation of entrepreneurs?
2. What student bodies and campus activities take place supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs and getting something started?
3. What needs to change in Australia to better support the next generation of entrepreneurs getting something started?