BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240220T063000Z DTEND:20240220T083000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:After 5 Networking | Thinking Digital Innovation | 20 Feb 2024 DESCRIPTION:Join us for summer networking and discussion as part of our Better Business series.\n\n\n\nThinking Business Digital Innovation \n\n\n\nWe kick off 2024 with a focus on how your business can improve its use of digital solutions to improve productivity\, reduce costs and be more productive.\n\n\n\nThe digital landscape for any business is broad and is part of every day business processes. For example\, it could involve how you manage your accounts\, conduct your marketing\, project manage\, taking and processing e-transactions\, provide training - even how you manage your owned digital assets such as the your company website and socials. Can it be done better\, faster\, more efficiently? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDigital Innovation can be a key business driver\n\n\n\nOver the last five years\, SMEs report taking many forms of innovation: developing new ways to get work done (47%)\, improving marketing and sales (46%)\, delivering customer service (45%)\, introducing new products and services (43%)\, and enhancing processes and operations (42%). 79% of SMEs agree that digital technologies are important or very important for driving innovation.*\n\n\n\n*Based on a May 2023 Digital Journey of SMEs In Australia by Meta\n\n\n\nKeynote Presentation\n\n\n\nOur guest speaker will be Martin Rogers\, CEO of Realise Business. Realise Business specialises in assisting businesses to grow and digitisation is a key opportunity. That opportunity can help your business be more competitive and lead to even greater success.\n\n \n\nThe most recent bi-annual Cisco Digital Readiness Index reported in Nov. '22\, indicated Australian businesses overall slid 4 places from 12th to 16th compared to other global economies. Why? Principally due to those businesses moving faster with digital innovation than our own Australian businesses.\n\n \n\nMartin and his team of business advisors are responsible for delivering the Australian Government-sponsored Digital Solutions program. Attend this event to learn about and have the opportunity to apply for government-sponsored one-on-one advice\, webinars and workshops to any small business on their key business digital needs around websites\, online selling\, social media and digital marketing as well as data protection through cyber security. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nInterested in increasing your business profile?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAren't we all. So here's some quick tips:\n\n\n Attend this networking event \n Meet at least five new contacts\n Here's some images taken at a recent After 5 Networking event taken by Michael Thompson Photography.\n\n\n\nThis CBD business community is working for business\n\n\n\nThis Chamber of Commerce is actively involved in advocating for businesses\, providing access to training opportunities\, identifying collaboration opportunities and supporting businesses by providing access to information and local and government support.\n\n\n\nMembership Counts\n\n\n\nMembers and Non-Members are welcome to participate in our events and programs.\n\n\n\nHowever\, a strong Chamber\, needs strong Membership. So if you are not yet a Member join online and start to access the benefits of Membership which include: \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Increasing your visibility through inclusion on the Member Directory\n Connecting you through networking and other events\n Providing access to business legal and HR services to support your business\n Access to discounted accredited training and skills education through BSI Learning\n Access to the Members-only digital marketplace\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nSee which business are already CBD Sydney Chamber Members \n\n\n\nEvent Calendar\n\n \n\n\nChamber Sponsor and Corporate Members BSI Learning | Bank of Sydney | Datasite | De Lorenzo | Optus Enterprise & Corporate | Realise Business Academy | Retail Doctor Group | Softlabs | Worklogic\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter 5 Networking Sponsors \n\nDatasite | Realise Business Academy \n\n \n\n \n\n Deliver your next project with effortless speed. Discover next-generation M&A technology\, evolved in the world's most trusted data room. Do it all in Datasite\, where deals are made.\n\n\n\n \n\nPrograms are designed to help you achieve your definition of business success in a way that works for you\, as well as for your business.\n\n\n\nSupported by X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Join us for summer networking and discussion as part of our Better Business series.
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\nThinking Business Digital Innovation \;
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\nWe kick off 2024 with a focus on how your business can improve its use of digital solutions to improve productivity\, reduce costs and be more productive.
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\nThe digital landscape for any business is broad and is part of every day business processes. For example\, it could involve how you manage your \;accounts\, conduct your marketing\, \; project manage\, taking and processing e-transactions\, provide training - even how you manage your owned digital assets such as the your company website and socials. Can it be done better\, faster\, more efficiently? \;
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\nDigital Innovation can be a key business driver
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\nOver \;the last five years\, SMEs report taking many forms of innovation: developing new ways to get work done (47%)\, improving marketing and sales (46%)\, delivering customer service (45%)\, introducing new products and services (43%)\, and enhancing processes and operations (42%). \;79% of SMEs agree that digital technologies are important or very important for driving innovation.*
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\n*Based on a May 2023 Digital Journey of SMEs In Australia by Meta
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\nKeynote Presentation
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\nOur guest speaker will be Martin Rogers\, CEO of Realise Business. Realise Business specialises in assisting businesses to grow and digitisation is a key opportunity.  \;That opportunity can help your business be more competitive and lead to even greater success.
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\nThe \;most recent bi-annual Cisco Digital Readiness Index \;reported in Nov. &rsquo\;22\,  \;indicated Australian businesses overall slid 4 places from 12th to 16th compared to other global economies. Why? Principally due to those businesses moving faster with digital innovation than our own Australian businesses.
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\nMartin and his team of business advisors are responsible for delivering the Australian Government-sponsored Digital Solutions program. Attend this event to learn about and have the opportunity to apply for government-sponsored one-on-one advice\, webinars and workshops to any small business on their key business digital needs around websites\, online selling\, social media and digital marketing as well as data protection through cyber security.  \;
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\nAren'\;t we all. So here'\;s some quick tips:\n\n
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  • Meet at least five \;new contacts
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  • Here'\;s some \;images \;taken at a \;recent After 5 Networking event \;taken by \;Michael Thompson Photography.
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\nThis CBD business community is working for business
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\nThis \;Chamber of Commerce is actively involved in advocating for businesses\, providing access to training opportunities\, identifying collaboration opportunities \;and supporting businesses by providing access to information and local and government support.
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\nMembership Counts
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\nMembers and Non-Members are welcome to participate in our events and programs.
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\nHowever\, a \;strong Chamber\, needs strong Membership. So if you are not yet a Member \;join online \;and start to access the benefits of Membership which include: \;
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  • Increasing your visibility through inclusion \;on the \;Member Directory
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  • Connecting you through networking \;and other events
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  • Providing access to business legal and HR services to support your business
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  • Access to discounted accredited training and skills education through \;BSI Learning
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  • Access to the Members-only digital marketplace
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See which business are already \;CBD Sydney Chamber Members \; \; \; \; \; \;
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Chamber Sponsor and Corporate \;Members \; \;BSI Learning \;| Bank of Sydney | \;Datasite \;| De Lorenzo | Optus Enterprise &\; Corporate | \;Realise Business Academy \;| \;Retail Doctor Group \;| \;Softlabs \;| Worklogic
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\nAfter 5 Networking Sponsors \;
\nDatasite \;| \;Realise Business Academy \;
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\n \;Deliver your next project with effortless speed. \;Discover next-generation M&\;A technology\, evolved in the world'\;s most trusted data room. Do it all in Datasite\, where deals are made.
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\nPrograms are designed to help you achieve your definition of business success in a way that works for you\, as well as for your business.
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\n LOCATION:The Atrium Business Sydney Offices Entry via Level 6 8 Chifley Square (corner Phillip St & Hunter St)\, UID:e.2865.489 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260915T133207Z URL:https://business.cbdsydneychamber.com.au/events/details/after-5-networking-thinking-digital-innovation-20-feb-2024-489 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR