From Idea to Impact: Business Foundations Breakfast

Ready to turn your idea into a thriving business?

Join us for our Business Breakfast, a comprehensive three-hour event designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners build the essential knowledge, confidence, and connections to succeed.

This interactive session brings together experienced mentors, industry experts, and like-minded entrepreneurs for an engaging morning of learning and collaboration. You’ll gain practical insights through expert presentations and then dive deeper with Q+As and the opportunity to connect with fellow entrepreneurs.

Whether you’re refining your business model, exploring funding options, or looking to connect with your local entrepreneurial community, our Business Breakfast will equip you with the tools and inspiration to take your next step.

What to expect:

• Engaging presentations from a range of business experts from a range of relevant backgrounds including marketing, legal, and accounting
• Opportunities to connect and network within the local business ecosystem
• Light breakfast and refreshments

Who should attend:
Aspiring entrepreneurs, early-stage business owners seeking guidance, and professionals looking to pursue business with support and community.

Take the first step toward your business success—start smart, grow strong, and build with confidence.

This event is kindly sponsored by the City of Monash.

Info: Gill Di Pasquale, Team Leader of the Economic Development Unit at the City of Monash will cover how local government can assist small businesses. She will be joined by Allira Cundy, CEO of Eastern Innovation Business Centre.

Info: Your brand and products are at the heart of your business – but are they protected?
Mitchell Zadow, Managing Principal and Accredited Specialist (Commercial Law) at Sharrock Pitman Legal Pty Ltd, will break down the essentials of intellectual property, from copyright and trademarks to designs and patents. Learn how to recognise and respond to potential infringements and take confident steps to safeguard your business’s creativity and innovation.

Info: Mary Bahrami is a Chartered Accountant and founder of MBR AXIS, an advisory firm dedicated to startups and small business. With 18 years’ experience spanning KPMG Melbourne and boutique consulting, she has worked hands-on with SMEs across retail, hospitality, manufacturing, medical, architecture, law, e-commerce and tech. As an assessment and examination marker for Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and a regular mentor in incubator and accelerator programs, Mary is known for making tax and finance clear, practical and founder-friendly. In this session, she’ll share the key things to get right when starting your business so you can launch with confidence and avoid common pitfalls.

Info: Jill is the founder of Standout On Purpose. She is a strategic growth partner who provides Fractional Chief Marketing direction, fusing Brand Strategy, Marketing Strategy, and Business Development into a single, cohesive system. Her goal is simple: to ensure your business achieves sustainable, intentional growth by eliminating the execution gap and respecting your bandwidth. In her session, she'll dive into the strategy, break down the three pillars, and you'll start workshopping one of them immediately. This is the first essential move to ensure your business is structurally sound and authentically positioned from day one.

Info: Speakers will be available to answer questions from the audience if they have not done so already. Attendees are invited to enjoy refreshments and connect with other guests.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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