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.
Mackay manufacturers looking to capitalise on the advantages of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are invited to hear from an expert in the industry at a free breakfast event, hosted by the Mackay Manufacturing Hub.
Attendees will hear from University of Queensland Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Tim Miller, on how AI can be implemented within a business.
Providing funding for small and medium-sized high-growth businesses to buy highly specialised equipment, enabling them to unlock growth potential, increase production, expand their workforce, and maximise economic returns to move them into the next stage of growth.
Covering tender budgets, risk management, including a spreadsheet template, key things to remember when tendering and tips for tenders.
These workshops are for Indigenous businesses registered with Trading Tracks.
Our Small Business Month Celebration Luncheon is a definite highlight on our event calendar! Join the Chamber team, with special guest Dominque Lamb (Qld Small Business Commissioner) and many more special guests!!
This workshop will assist you to create a one page strategic plan and a grant want list (template provided), gathering proof for grants, statistics, data and support letters, checklists and tips for grants.
This workshop is for Indigenous businesses registered with Trading Tracks
This workshop is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have a business idea and want to break down the key elements or building blocks of their idea in describing their business model.
The one-page business plan helps provides focus in outlining the proposal to the person with the business idea and others who may be interested.
Workshop participants will be assisted in developing their one-page business plans if they have attended other IBA’s Business Essentials workshops where they will have considered their business building blocks.
This workshop is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business operators and entrepreneurs who want to better understand and use marketing in supporting customers to buy their product or services.
After completing this workshop, you should be better informed about the fundamentals of marketing and how you may apply those marketing principles to increase customer awareness and potential to buy from your business.
Along with a dynamic gathering of industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries committed to driving real change towards a cleaner, more sustainable future; the summit will transform regional businesses and industries thinking.
This will fast track our region’s approach to climate -positive action.
The launch of the Business Chamber marks the beginning of a collaborative journey aimed at fostering economic growth, innovation, and networking opportunities within the Isaac region.
Brand and Marketing specialist, Jessica Ritchie will be the keynote speaker. Jessica moves organisations and small businesses from bland to reMARKable through her powerful MARK methodology.
Gain valuable insights, tools, and strategies that you and your staff can implement to continue making safety a priority in the ever-changing workplace.
Come along to the 2024 Safety Conference and prepare to make better safety choices.
This year’s Safety Conference theme is ‘The Why of Safety’.
This workshop is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business operators and entrepreneurs who want to better understand and use marketing in supporting customers to buy their product or services.
After completing this workshop, you should be better informed about the fundamentals of marketing and how you may apply those marketing principles to increase customer awareness and potential to buy from your business.
For over 30 years the Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition (QME) has been at the heart of the mining sector in Mackay. Returning to the Mackay Showgrounds in 2024, QME will be the ultimate showcase of supplier innovation and excellence and will illustrate the world class capabilities of Mackay and the broader Central Queensland region. Includes a free-to-attend seminar series that addresses the current needs of the industry and will provide direct benefit to many mining functions.
Meet face to face with leading suppliers that will keep you at the forefront of the mining industry.
The Knowledge Forum brings together pioneers of supplier diversity with Australia’s leading Indigenous entrepreneurs and business voices – creating a space for important conversations relevant to the Indigenous business sector and the broader Australian landscape.
Connect is Supply Nation’s annual flagship event that brings together Indigenous businesses, corporate organisations and government departments to foster new business opportunities and celebrate the success of the sector.
For the first time ever, Australia’s leading event for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, will be held on the lands of the Turrbal and Jagera peoples in Brisbane.
The Indigenous Business Tradeshow provides the opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses to showcase the calibre, diversity and vibrancy of their products and services to some of Australia’s leading corporate organisations and government departments.
The Tradeshow is a hub where passionate entrepreneurs and buyers from across the country will come together to conduct business, engage, and learn.