LABEN AUSTRALIALatin American Business & Entrepreneurship Network

Tuesday Nov 19 2013

AGENDA

• Refresher. Why LABEN – What – Who – How we connect – How LABEN can help your business 12Min

• Business areas we need help on? Open discussion 8 Min

• Open Networking session 35 min (3 min intervals).

• Guest Speaker 5 Min

• What’s next 3 Min

• Un Mojito por favor! 5 Minutes

Why LABEN

Latin Americans: We are a minority!

Why LABEN

Latin Americans: We are a minority!

Why LABEN

- Australian Population 22.6 million.

- Aus business owners 1.8 million (abs 2010)

- Latin Americans living in Australia 100.000

- Estimate 2% are business owners: 2.000

- 40% of those live in Sydney: 800

- Most of us know just a few Latin American business owners.

- Opportunity to meet them and network with them.

- Share the same lifestyles, values and feelings.

- Ultimately help each other.

“Opportunity not just to create business opportunities but personal relations too”

Why LABEN

✔ Australian living is expensive

✖ Average income as an employee might get you by but will not offer a foundation to your family.

IMP IMPERATIVE IMP

✔ Need to create, build and sell successful businesses

✔ Great traders (property, shares, businesses)

✔ Be smart with the way we consume our earnings/profit.

✔ Find a rich partner…. who is a Mojito addict

Why LABEN

Deserters

Students

Will to Children

Investors

Retirees

Un-employed

Business Owners

Sub-employed

Employed

Entrepreneurs

MojitoAddicts

Why LABEN

Students

Un-employed

Sub-employed

Employed

Entrepreneurs

Business Owners

Investors

Retirees

LABEN

What is LABENIt is a face-to-face business & entrepreneurship network for Latin Americans who reside in Australia.

What is a face-to-face business network?Participants meet face-to-face to promote business, share knowledge, share business contacts (when appropriate) and help each other on business challenges.

What it is not.- It is not a place to actively talk about religion, politics

or racial issues.- It is social but we encourage business talk.- It is fun but it is not a party.

How do you recognize LABEN? New logo

Who should attendLatin Americans who are actively engage in business or entrepreneurship ventures

“The secret of living is giving”

and who like to promote their businesses, help other Latin American business owners/entrepreneurs by either sharing experience, knowledge/best practices.

And - if appropriate - offer referrals and business contacts to others participants.

Who should NOT attend

X Students

✔ Mojito lovers are welcome!

X Kids-Teens

X Anyone who can distract you or stop you meeting other business owners.

X People just interested to hard sell.

How LABEN participants connect

✔ Monthly face-to-face events.

✔ Facebook page. Facebook.com/labenaustralia

To review:- Online directory- Others

How LABEN can help youFriendly space to:

All of these with a Latin spice (common language, culture and values).

✔ Facilitate referrals and business contacts exchange.

✔ Sharing your business acumen and knowledge

✔ Learning new, more effective ways of doing things.

✔ Building personal relationships.

✔ Providing inspiration and mentorship to other members.

✔ promote your business

✔ Knowing who offers what

✔ Finding out who knows how to…

Calendar & Progress so far

Apart from NetworkingWhat else do we want from

this group…?

Prioritizing Business topics Options:

1. Marketing and sales (Digital marketing, Sales strategies, Social media, Pricing & Promotion strategies)

2. Operations (IT Solutions, Cost control, Supply Chain etc)3. Finance (Budgeting, cash flow, financing)4. Leadership Development (Ppl management, Talent retention)5. Business strategy and planning, general business trends6. Accounting and taxes7. Business law (Corporate contracts, industry codes, fair trade)8. Procurement, Logistics & Distribution9. Successful Latin American business stories in Australia10. Government Support/Grants11. Others?

What’s next…

✔ Keep promoting volunteering opportunities: Media Liason officer – Fundraising Manager - Photographer – Host – Community Manager - Data Entry - Graphic Designer

✔ 4 February 2014 6pm Next network session: will present findings from survey.

✔ Website Build

✔ LABEN – Legal status.

✔ Keynote speakers review

✔ 3rd Dec Christmas Dinner 730PM

✔ Sponsors and donations are very important

Please promote the network!

Open Networking Session

Meet at least 10 new people!3 Minutes Intervals

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