Great ways to get your business humming and more

Hello shiny people
May has been slightly glorious and while Aussies prepare for Winter next week, I thought I’d use this unseasonably warm weather to spring up and say hi!
There are some pretty cool things happening at and around Unashamedly Creative, so I thought I’d use it as an excuse to pop by, start (or restart) our conversations and see what you have been up to.
Ready?
Great, let’s do this thing!
Business Bootstrappers Sydney Meetup
Calling all startups, solopreneurs, small business operators and anyone bootstrapping their way through business in Sydney. Let's get together and chew the fat! I am bringing together freelance and business so you guys can meet, talk and be merry for one evening. Very informal, very fun and a chance to meet like minded people to discuss what you care about with an audience that gets it. See you for a burger and a brew in June. RSVP here.
The EOFY is almost here
With a new budget looming and the potential of giving Tony some dollars towards his next plane, I’d like to introduce you to a potential alternative.
I’m running a Budget Smuggling Promo! From advice, courses and coaching through to assessing your online presence and getting you into spiffy new marketing digs, I’ve got you covered.You can get tax deductible assistance and re-invest in your business as opposed to paying for Ton'y next mad-cap scheme.
PLUS loyal email friends, if you book ANYTHING in the email, I’ll also offer you the option to take a $1K re-write of your website. So if you’ve been considering refreshing your online presence, now is a great time. To book the online refresh, you need to click this link now.
AND if you are under 30, worried about your future due to changes to uni, TAFE or support, I am offering FREE help you get freelancing or into solo entrepreneurship. Forget waiting 6 months for assistance and let’s get you in charge of your own destiny. Look for the ‘Unemployed? Become a Future Entrepreneur’ heading for details.
All details for the promotions and the course for under 30’s are available via the Budget Smuggling Landing Page. Get into it now!
Delicious brainfood
Feel like some tasty blogs and other things?
Word nerd and work stuff:
My rant to businesses and co-working joints trying to cash in on the freelance industry
Want better advertising? Take a leaf out of Jim Henson's book
Do your own thing: the battle vs internal and external
Why no one comments on your blog
Life and inspiration
Inertia is the antithesis of creativity
Faking cultural literacy
Here is everything that is wrong with the under 30 obsession
Use your misery to motivate you

A personal friend of mine and fellow freelancer, Ryan Linnegar, has some desks available in his awesome studio (Studio 306) in Enmore, Sydney.
If you’re looking for a place, check this out and get in touch with Ryan now.

UX course @ General Assembly
For those looking to transition into UX, full-time or as freelancers, 10 week course will equip you with; a portfolio of work to present to potential clients (including a real client-led project), job skills training, and interview prep, alongside access to companies within the GA network.
http://ga.co/uxdi

Business is tough.
It’s stressful and not given much recognition in this country. I want to make a change for our scene by highlighting the challenges we face in terms of mental health. But I need your help.
Please take the time to answer this survey now.

Build a great product
The gang from brainmates are putting on a mini-product camp as part of Vivid on June 6th. If you are looking to touch base with other startup people to learn or if you have a rocking product you want to release, you should check it out.
Book to learn the essential steps to creating great products and services now.

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