Female Founders News: What do instagram models and large databases have in common?

What do instagram models and large databases have in common?

They both require validation and use filters.

In the coming decade, data will be at the heart of transformative technologies that will affect every sector. The 'Next Data Decade' will change how businesses collect, analyse and act on information to drive positive change and deliver future products and services in new and personalised ways.

So, what business decisions can you use data for? Instead of letting your data sit in dashboards and databases that never get used, you can use it to strengthen your business’ growth strategy to make better decisions such as:
- Finance: What’s the most cost-effective way to hire staff? Or the cheapest way to promote a new product?
- Growth: How do you improve customer loyalty? What product/services is likely to impact your business’ goals?
- Marketing and sales: Which advertising channel gets the best ROI? Which sales activity generates more leads?
- Customer service: What’s a cost-effective way to handle enquires? How can you improve response times?

Data literacy can empower founders to make fact-based analytic decisions that are grounded in reality rather than decisions based on just tradition or gut feeling. Our upcoming workshop on August 27th with Griffith University's Regional Innovation Data Lab Program Director, Dr Tom Nik Vanherlst will enable you to leverage the data and the information you capture to make strategic data-driven decisions.

To register, visit: https://impactinnovation.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6PNMhpXlTw-rAnslVmt7KQ

If you haven't already taken part in the Female Founders Impact program now might be the time to sign up for free mentoring opportunities through the Mentor Match and Personalised Pathways programs. These programs are designed to help you connect, grow and sustain your business to take advantage of recovery and further growth opportunities.

Have you signed up for our Female Founders Facebook Private Group? If you have, thank you! If you haven't, head on over and sign up now. We update this page with workshop and webinar details, good news stories and advance notice of special events. Join the private group on Facebook via this link.

We can also help promote you and your business online. If you are interested in having your business profiled on the Female Founders Impact Program website, please send your details through to us at femalefounders@impactinnovation.com.

You can read about the wonderful Female Founders on our website: https://impactinnovation.com/female-founders/learning-links/

This practical and informative webinar will give participants the opportunity to explore their own financial health and provides simple strategies for them to take away and immediately implement in their business.

“Knowing where your money goes gives you freedom and choice around where you want it to go”

Join Kellie Dyer and Melissa Meagher, founder of Talking Money, on August 20th at 12pm to improve your budgeting skills so you can unlock future opportunities.

Do you have a plan on how to create value for your business using existing data and information?

This workshop will focus on:
⮚ Reviewing your data assets to unlock hidden potential
⮚ Steps for implementing data analytics in your business
⮚ How to promote a data-led culture within your business

Join us to hear how you can leverage your data to realise improved revenue, reduced costs, more customer engagement, higher employee satisfaction and reduced risk by using their information and data more effectively.

In this webinar, Gerard Doyle from Fractal will discuss the 'Pirate Metrics' framework and deep dive into each stage with strategies, examples and tips.

Gerard is a three-time business founder with 20 years marketing experience in helping businesses navigate rapidly evolving marketplaces that are always under the threat of disruption. He has vast international experience working with startups as well as some of the biggest global brands, including HP, GM, Microsoft, Coca Cola and Burberry.

Join Kellie Dyer and Gerard Doyle as we discuss why you should consider adopting pirate metrics within your business. AARRR!

The Ekka is usually a chance for the country to come to the city. It's an annual celebration which allows the wonderful Queensland farmers and regional businesses to showcase their products and talk with us about their lives and work. And who doesn't love patting the animals, seeing the fresh produce displays and tucking into a Strawberry Sundae?

For the first time ever, the Ekka is being offered online. A mammoth business model change and pivot for all involved and we're so delighted that our August plans can still involve showbags, baby animals, Bertie Beetles and strawberry sundaes.

Ekka Online launched on August 7 and will run for 10 days, streaming live music, a 360-degree animal nursery, baking demonstrations, dog shows and all sorts of other classic Ekka activities. Businesses have used this opportunity to pivot and disrupt their business models. You will still be able to eat strawberry sundaes, with pop-up stalls at Brisbane Showgrounds, King George Square and other sites across the city. We've also heard that some of the pop-ups will also have dagwood dogs!

Strawberry Sundaes are also available as DIY at-home kits! Ekka is using four tonnes of strawberries and 10 tonnes of fresh ice-cream to produce 60,000 sundaes with all the proceeds going towards The Common Good, a medical-research initiative of the Prince Charles Hospital Foundation.

To see what's happening at the online Ekka, visit: https://www.ekkaonline.com/

WOMEN IN CLEAN ENERGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
The Women In Clean Energy Fellowship is back for a third round! This program is specifically designed to equip women with the skills, know-how and network to take the first steps in entrepreneurship. The program will run online between September and December 2020.

Applications are open (closing August 20) and we are actively recruiting women in Australia to participate in the program. To find out more and apply, visit: https://energylab.org.au/wicef

CATALYSR ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
Catalysr runs intensive entrepreneurship programs for migrants and refugees wanting to build Tech startups & social enterprises. Starting with a Startup Bootcamp, you’ll be paired with an Entrepreneur in Residence who will act as your mentor throughout the program. The program’s weekly time commitment is approximately 2 - 3 hours (outside of normal business hours). After the program, you'll become a part of our community of 300 alumni where you can get support, access resources and networks and share your journey with other Migrapreneurs.

This Accelerate Program is best suited to Migrapreneurs that are:

Using their business to solve problems they’re passionate and/or obsessed about.
Adaptable, resourceful and open to new ideas.
Determined, resilient and tenacious.
Supportive and empathetic to others.

The Accelerate Program is three months long, will be offered to up to 25 startups and will run from the 31st of August - 16th of November 2020. For more information visit: https://catalysr.com.au/accelerate-program

About the Female Founders Impact Program

The Female Founders Impact Program is designed to assist women at different stages of their entrepreneurial lifecycle. Our goal is to increase the participation rates and business skills of women and girls in Queensland, along with providing support to women who are:

⮚ starting out or have a good business idea/concept but need to work on their business skills and capability
⮚ looking for mentors
⮚ wanting to attend networking events
⮚ seeking connection with a community of female founders

If you'd like to share your founder story, discuss opportunities to collaborate or if you're seeking general advice on how to start or scale an idea, please join our diverse community of Female Founders on our Facebook group here.

Any questions about the Female Founders Impact program please reply to this email or visit the Female Founders website.

Best regards,

The Female Founders Impact Program Team

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