WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Co-designing an Information Gateway for Women Entrepreneurs`

AGENDA

• 11am - Welcome

• 11.15am - Introductions

• 11.35am - Mapping the ecosystem – Rapid prototyping Group work

• 12.30 – Working Lunch

• 1pm – Ecosystem map for NSW – Group work switch

• 1.30pm – Pitching the new vision for a gateway

• 1.50pm – Closing remarks

• 2.00pm – Close

WELCOME AND PURPOSE

• Caroline Lenehan | Director, Industry Connect

NSW Department of Industry | Industry Development

• Anne-Marie Elias | Chief Disrupter | Social Change Strategist Innovator Speaker

INTRODUCTIONS

• Each participant to state who they are and what they do and why they are here

• I’m Anne-Marie, I’m an entrepreneur and consultant in social change, I bring

innovation, tech and start up to solve government problems. I am here because I want

better engagement between government and entrepreneurs.

WORKSHOP PURPOSE

Co-design a Female entrepreneurship portal connecting users to

resources, services & connections spanning the entrepreneurial journey

from ideation, education, incubation and growth.

WORKSHOP TOOLS

Tom Chi – Rapid Prototyping

• Time limited process – minimise the time to try

• Fastest path to a direct experience to the outcome you want

• Rapid learning – just do it

• Disruptive – start with vision, create new

• Resourceful – minimal scaffold required

• Collaborative – feedback loops

Ash Maurya - Modified lean canvas

LEAN CANVAS (ADAPTED FROM ASH MAURYA BUSINESS MODEL LEAN CANVAS)

Problem Solution Value Proposition B2B Deliverables Customer

Segments

Key Metrics Early Adopters /

Champions

Channels

MAPPING THE ECOSYSTEM

• TABLE 1 : Audit of new and existing policy, programs and initiatives supporting

women in business

• TABLE 2 : Women Entrepreneurs’ ecosystem

RAPID PROTOTYPE -MAPPING THE ECOSYSTEM

• Work in groups to deconstruct the plethora of information 4 Groups

• Identify themes and gaps

• Switch groups

GATEWAY FEATURES Education & Information

Networking

Incubation and Finance

Growth

Gateway

4 Groups

EDUCATION AND INFORMATION

• Ideation

• Information

• Education

• Public and private

NETWORKING

• Leadership

• Business

• Entrepreneurial

• Women specific and general

• Public and private

INCUBATION AND FINANCE

• Women specific

• General

• Public and private

GROWTH

• Women specific

• General

• Public and private

NEXT STEPS

• Closing remarks

• Caroline Hutchings | Manager, Strategic Engagement

NSW Department of Industry | Industry Development

• Suzy Matthews | Director Small Business Engagement

Office of the NSW Small Business Commissioner

• Anne-Marie Elias | Chief Disrupter | Social Change Strategist Innovator Speaker