Events listed below are either of relevance to the local business community or are delivered or sponsored by the Local Buying Program or Local Buying Foundation.

Coffee Connection

Singleton  |  26 Sep 2024  |  7.30 - 9.00am

Our Coffee Connections is a great start to your day – to sit, have a chat and coffee with those likeminded business owners and a great chance to network too!

Indigenous Business Month Starts

National  |  1 Oct 2024

Indigenous Business Month collectively calls upon First Nations business owners and their non-Indigenous allies, to gather online and in community, to celebrate First Nations businsesses, our stories, and our ways of doing business.

AEMEE Annual Conference – Save the Date

Fremantle  |  2 Oct 2024 - 3 Oct 2024

Ticket details will be announced soon.

Aboriginal procurement policy for Aboriginal suppliers

Gosford  |  7 Oct 2024  |  12.30 - 3.30pm

While winning government and corporate contracts can help grow your business, the process of applying for these opportunities can often be complex for the unprepared. This workshop will help you get ready by breaking down the process into simple and practical steps.

Marketing Fundamentals

Online  |  10 Oct 2024  |  10.30am - 1.30pm

The purpose of this workshop is to help find ways to make your business stand out. We will uncover how to build your brand, target your audience and start a marketing strategy.

Green Mining

Online  |  14 Oct 2024  |  2.00 - 2.45pm

Green Mining: Exploring Electrification & Decarbonisation Trials will feature Austmine Members championing the eco-friendly transformation of mining operations. Attend this session to learn about groundbreaking trials, developments, and strategies that are propelling the industry towards electrification and decarbonisation.

First Nations Employment and Economic Development Forum

Melbourne  |  15 Oct 2024 - 17 Oct 2024  |  8.30am - 500pm

he 2024 First Nations Employment and Economic Development Forum provides a platform for collaboration and problem-solving, bringing together corporations, community and First Nations business leaders. This national Forum is proudly backed by the state and regional based members of National Indigenous Business Chambers Alliance Working Group. 

Whether you’re from remote or regional Australia, working to improve First Nations employment outcomes or a First Nations entrepreneur looking to grow your business, this forum offers networking and educational opportunities for you.

Marketing Fundamentals

Online  |  16 Oct 2024  |  6.00 - 9.00pm

The purpose of this workshop is to help find ways to make your business stand out. We will uncover how to build your brand, target your audience and start a marketing strategy.

Create a Lean Business Plan

Online  |  29 Oct 2024  |  10.30am - 1.30pm

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together all of the Business Essentials workshops and prepare a Lean Business Plan to focus your goals and showcase your business.

Create a Lean Business Plan

Online  |  30 Oct 2024  |  6.00 - 9.00pm

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together all of the Business Essentials workshops and prepare a Lean Business Plan to focus your goals and showcase your business.

The Summit

Hunter Valley  |  11 Nov 2024 - 12 Nov 2024  |  8.00am - 4.00pm

Formerly known as the ICF, the premier annual event of the NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (NSWICC). Over two days, 500+ delegates from government and industry supply chains gather to connect with Indigenous businesses

Marketing Fundamentals

Online  |  12 Nov 2024  |  10.30am - 1.30pm

The purpose of this workshop is to help find ways to make your business stand out. We will uncover how to build your brand, target your audience and start a marketing strategy.

Create a Lean Business Plan

Online  |  21 Nov 2024  |  10.30am - 1.30pm

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together all of the Business Essentials workshops and prepare a Lean Business Plan to focus your goals and showcase your business.

2024 Inaugural StayWell Summit

Kingscliff  |  26 Nov 2024 - 27 Nov 2024  |  8.00am - 6.00pm

The inaugural StayWell Summit is designed specifically for Indigenous Businesses to reignite and recharge on the breezy seaside atmosphere of Kingscliff in NSW, just the place to restore balance. It is an opportunity to come together to connect, reignite the fire, address fatigue and burnout, and proactively address holistic wellbeing. This is a unique and safe space to pause operations to experience the richness of cultural connection with on-country experiences, and facilitated sessions designed to strengthen and support mental wellbeing in business and personal life.

Marketing Fundamentals

Online  |  3 Dec 2024  |  10.30am - 1.30pm

The purpose of this workshop is to help find ways to make your business stand out. We will uncover how to build your brand, target your audience and start a marketing strategy.

Create a Lean Business Plan

Online  |  12 Dec 2024  |  10.30am - 1.30pm

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together all of the Business Essentials workshops and prepare a Lean Business Plan to focus your goals and showcase your business.