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SUMMARY:Gateway to Growth Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join the ICN National Office for a comprehensive online workshop designed to equip Australian businesses with advanced skills and expert resources. In today’s dynamic economic landscape\, accessing specialised expertise is crucial for staying competitive. \nThe Gateway to Growth Summit brings together industry leaders to provide practical support in business development\, procurement\, governance\, and innovation. This 5-hour interactive session mirrors a typical business development journey—moving from strategic growth to operational excellence. \nREGISTER HERE – Early Bird Pricing until 30 Jan 2026 – Discounts for Gateway Premium members. \nAbout the Event\nThis summit delivers valuable insights across critical business capability areas through six strategic partner presentations: \n\nBusiness Growth and Strategic Development: Moving from surviving to thriving.\nProcurement and Tender Excellence: Mastering the art and science of bidding for government and corporate contracts.\nDigital Capability: Positioning your business for major projects and market growth.\nSocial Procurement: Connecting certified social enterprises with growth opportunities.\nComplex Project Leadership: Navigating modern business challenges beyond standard project management.\nInnovation and Manufacturing: Utilising innovation and automation to improve competitiveness.\nProfessional Profiling: Learning how to stand out using the ICN Gateway platform.\n\nKey Takeaways\n\nExpert Insights: Access specialised expertise in business development\, governance\, and advanced manufacturing.\nPractical Support: Receive actionable advice and downloadable resources to help your business thrive.\nWinning Strategies: Gain the “Digital Confidence” and bidding skills needed to secure major project contracts.\nFuture-Ready Tools: Understand how to integrate AI and automation into your existing processes.\nEnhanced Visibility: Learn professional profiling techniques to increase your brand exposure within the ICN network.\n\nAbout the Speakers\nThe summit features a lineup of senior subject matter experts from respected industry leaders: \n\n25eight: Meet Sam Hurley\, an expert in empowering small and medium-sized businesses to thrive.\nBidWrite: Nigel Dennis is a specialist in the art and science of high-stakes bidding.\nIonyx Digital: Matt Shaw will take you through digital positioning and supplier capability.\nSocial Traders: Abigail Peak will help you bridge the gap between social enterprises and procurement opportunities.\nICCPM: Naomi Mathers is an authority on mastering complexity in modern business projects.\nARM Hub: Michael Hunter will take you through the drivers of innovation and how future-ready suppliers can invest early.\nICN National Office: Your partners in building a professional profile that stands out on the Gateway.
URL:https://loed.com.au/events/gateway-to-growth-summit-2026/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Business in the City of Logan,Industry Development
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SUMMARY:A Blueprint for Tendering Success
DESCRIPTION:If successful tender outcomes are a vital revenue source for your organisation and you need to uplift your tendering performance\, join this free ICN Lunch and Learn webinar to learn how. \nHosted by ICN with strategic partner BidWrite\, you’ll: \n\nLearn how to create a standout profile on Gateway which puts you in front of the buyer\nDiscover how an award-winning tendering consultancy ‘unpacks’ the tendering function\nGain insights into the vital elements that underpin successful\, sustained tendering performance\nWalk away with a self-diagnostic framework to identify key areas to improve tendering outcomes for your organisation.\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from bidding experts and equip yourself\, or your team\, with a blueprint for sustained tendering success.
URL:https://loed.com.au/events/a-blueprint-for-tendering-success/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games,Procurement and tendering
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250624T130000
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SUMMARY:Grow your business into new or existing markets
DESCRIPTION:In this complementary webinar brought to you by the experts at Industry Capability Network and 25eight\, you’ll understand how to identify business opportunities to expand your business into existing or new markets\, what you can do to capitalise it and position your business ahead of the competition to increase contracts and engagements. \nIndustry Capability Network have powerful procurement and supply chain tools to help SMEs win more work on large projects.ICN has a network of Industry Specialists across the country and has a pulse on upcoming projects. \n25eight have supported over 10\,000 Australian business increase their strategic leadership skills to position their business for growth in domestic and international markets. As a strategic partner of ICN\, 25eight works with SMEs to capitalise on identified opportunities and position their business to stand out from the competition and increase their chance of success of growing into existing or new markets. \nTogether\, ICN and 25eight will provide tips and tools you can use to grow your business as well as provide examples of how this has worked for others in different sectors. Learn about a dedicated business accelerator that helps ICN subscribers work through their strategy and connect with the target industry as well as hearing about live and upcoming projects to understand what opportunities are on the horizon and have all of your questions about winning big project work answered. \nLeave with a better understanding of what you can do this next financial year to position your business for growth.
URL:https://loed.com.au/events/grow-your-business-into-new-or-existing-markets/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Business in the City of Logan
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250131T110000
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SUMMARY:Preparing for the Net Zero Economy
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nAn increasing number of small to medium businesses are struggling to keep up with evolving climate reporting requirements and how and when to start preparing for the transition to a net zero economy. \nJoin us for this informative webinar\, where we will break down the new mandatory climate disclosure obligations\, explain how this will affect smaller businesses\, as well as highlight some of the exciting new opportunities within the net zero economy. \nICN’s National Climate Director – Dr Vanessa Rauland will help you to: \n✅ Unpack the essentials of upcoming mandatory climate reporting for businesses \n✅ Understand the downstream impact on your business as a supplier \n✅ Learn how to prepare your business and take proactive steps \n✅ Understand the emerging opportunities in Australia’s net zero transformation \n 
URL:https://loed.com.au/events/preparing-for-the-net-zero-economylogan-small-business-conference-showcase-5/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Business Development,Networking
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SUMMARY:Preparing for the net zero economy
DESCRIPTION:An increasing number of small to medium businesses are struggling to keep up with evolving climate reporting requirements and how to prepare for the transition to a net zero economy. Even if you don’t meet the threshold for mandatory climate reporting\, it’s important to get started on your climate journey\, as your company forms part of your client’s supply chain and thus\, you’re likely to get asked for climate data soon. \nJoin Dr Vanessa Rauland and Nele Ilves who will help you bridge the gap and offer support to businesses embarking on their climate journey. \nVanessa and Nele will: \n✅ Unpack the essentials of upcoming mandatory climate reporting for businesses \n✅ Understand the downstream impact on your business as a supplier \n✅ Learn how to prepare your business and take proactive steps \n✅ Understand the emerging opportunities in Australia’s net zero transformation \n  \n 
URL:https://loed.com.au/events/preparing-for-the-net-zero-economy/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Circular Economy
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SUMMARY:GPT as a thinking partner
DESCRIPTION:“GPT as a Thinking Partner” Webinar: Unleashing the Power of AI in Business. \nJoin us for what promises to be a transformative Webinar presented by ICN. We’ll be delivering valuable insights from industry specialists to help you transform the way you approach Artificial Intelligence\, including ChatGPT and other Large Language Models. \nHighlights include:\nIntroduction to ChatGPT and Large Language Models \n\nGain insights into the diverse applications of ChatGPT and other large language models in the business landscape.\n\nCase Study: Revolutionizing Bid Preparation with AI \n\nExplore real-world examples of how generative AI is revolutionizing the bidding profession and creating positive changes in the industry.\n\nKey Takeaways:\n\nGain insights into ways that AI could be leveraged by business.\nUnderstand how AI can enhance strategic planning and bid preparation.\nLearn from real-world examples of AI implementation in business operations.\n\nSpeakers:\n\nAidan Nuttall: Strategy Facilitator and Execution Practice Lead\, Waterfield Consulting.\nNigel Dennis: CEO and co-founder of bid consulting firm BidWrite\nBettina Venner: Manager Supply Chain Development and Head of ICN SA.\n\nThis session will be recorded.
URL:https://loed.com.au/events/gpt-as-a-thinking-partner/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Business Development,Business in the City of Logan
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