Introductory offer $99 (normally $149)

Do you want to learn how to plan and give your business the best chance of succeeding?

The Business Model Canvas is a strategic management and entrepreneurial tool. It allows you to describe, design, challenge, invent, and pivot your business model. It is a new and easy-to-use method to identify and understand the strategy, activities and resources needed to help make your business successful.

This approach is growing in popularity and has been used in a number of entrepreneurial places including Silicon Valley, where it has been used to great success. The Business Canvas gets to the core of your business and does so in a simple, visual and insightful manner. When used effectively, the Canvas will flow into your full blown business plan.

Register for the Business Canvas Workshop now to take advantage of this introductory price offer. If you cannot make this date, we will be looking to run the Business Canvas Workshop monthly, so please get in touch and we will keep you informed about the next Business Canvas Workshop we run.

Some comments from previous participants:

"Easy to use and understand".

"A simple tool for validating your business idea".

"Makes you focus on what your customers, rather than what I want. An important lesson to learn".

5-8 pm, Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre, Unit 6, 65 Tennant Street, Fyshwick

Introductory price of $99 (normally $149)

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About the Presenter

Cindy Reese Mitchell 

Cindy has over 10 years experience in sales, marketing, commercialising technologies and in the management of growth companies. She possesses well-developed networks in to the ACT innovation ecosystem, including, but not limited to: the ACT Government, small business, research instructions and venture capital, Angel investment and business service provider communities.

She has worked as a seed fund investment manager and in senior management roles at large corporates in Australia and in the United States. She has an established track record in identifying, growing and managing intellectual property assets at all stages of development and has played a fundamental role in the identification and strategic planning of 100's of commercial ventures. Through patient mentoring and frank assessment, Cindy has personally assisted in raising substantial sums in government and private funding for her clients.

Cindy has a passion for the scientific method-- having been involved in the execution and presentation of peer-reviewed research from her early teens, including graduate level research in microbiology, chemistry and medical entomology. Despite a love of the laboratory, she found her real passion was working with scientists (and inventors) to better articulate and communicate their ideas. Today, dealing with cutting edge and emergent technologies, she finds an opportunity to apply her unique experience in business development, communication and passion for science.

At Lighthouse, Cindy is responsible for providing strategic business advice to high-growth businesses, particularly those enabled by technology. Her areas of particular expertise are around helping get businesses investor-ready, sales and marketing.