Starting 28 May, the Australian Businesswomen's Network presents the Social Media for Small Business webinar series, which is designed to dispel the myths about social media and arm small business owners with skills and know-how to make social media a powerful force for business development and bottom line results. Each 90-minute webinar will include relatable [...]
Life as a startup can be a roller-coaster ride. But, you don’t have to ride it alone. Thousands of Australians start businesses every day, for many different reasons. But, starting is just a small part of the journey. What does it take to make a great business? What challenges will you need to overcome and [...]
Should your small business have a blog? As the Internet continues to shape the way we do business and the way we communicate with our clients and our communities, blogs are becoming a credible way to connect with your audience and to build your authority. A good blogging strategy is a powerful arsenal in your [...]
The details for this event will be announced soon. Register to receive dates and details. Read more about the Mentoring Program, here. The Australian Businesswomen’s Network (ABN) has run mentoring programs since 1998. We believe that a mentor can be your short-cut to success as you grow your business. A mentor can gude and support [...]
“How do you find the time to manage all of this social media stuff?” That’s one of the most common questions I’m asked whenever I present. And sometimes, I get the sense that people are hoping that it’s so complicated and time-consuming that they’ll have a great excuse NOT to do it. Not to learn [...]
Social media is a helpful communication tool for businesses as it allows them to communicate directly with customers and engage them in conversations. Social media can also help you to increase your customers’ brand awareness and find new contacts or business opportunities. If you want to become active on social media, but don’t know [...]
When we think of business travel, our immediate thought may be of overnight trips interstate or perhaps a week long international stint. But for thousands of women each year, a business trip involves being away for home for much longer, and often, travelling alone on these extended stays. This situation is one that occurs more [...]
Collaboration is an essential ingredient for teams to operate in the high performance space, yet few people really experience it. Most people experience compromise and mistake it for collaboration - people hang on to their own agendas when they engage in conversations or participate in meetings and the result is political game playing and manipulation. [...]
Trischel
Trish Springsteen is Managing Director / Senior Trainer of Trischel where confidence brings success; and is a member of Women's Network of Australia, Connectworking, Opportune, CBEC and the Australian Institute for Learning Practitioners.
Trish has been involved in training since 1993. She has a Bachelor Business (Health Administration) and holds Cert IV in Workplace Assessment and Training and has accreditation as an Extended Disc Practitioner. Trish is experienced in leadership, management communication, business skills and communication coaching.
Her passion is women and communication, gender communication, women and leadership and personal development. She has been actively involved in designing training courses for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne corporations for the last 10 years. Trish has been a keynote speaker at conferences, an MC at community events, Gala Dinners and weddings and undertaken speaking engagements to community and business organisations. Trish is skilled and comfortable with speaking on a wide range of topics to a diverse audience.
Trish has spoken on communication, conquering the fear of public speaking, personal development and positive thinking, leadership and gender communication. Having personally experienced the fear of public speaking and being lost for words when facing questions, Trish is passionate about helping others conquer their fear of speaking and communication.
Trish enjoys helping women develop their communication, leadership and presentation skills. Her speaking events include Communication Training for IQ Business Group in Sydney and Melbourne, Leadership Training for Tonkin in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane, speaker at Business Swap in Sydney and Brisbane, speaker at Womens Network Australia (Hobart), Connectworking and Terri Cooper events and speaking at the 2010 National Laundry Conference in Sydney. In addition to being a professional speaker and author of many articles and books on the importance of effective communication for business, Trish is a recognised expert in the field of communication training.
With over 15 year experience in Communication, Training and Public Speaking, Trish knows how to lead people to move out of their comfort zone, change their thinking and give them the confidence and communication skills they need to succeed.
She specialises in providing training for staff, managers and directors that empowers companies to increase revenue while building credibility and gives them the confidence and skills needed to increase their interpersonal skills, effectively communicate and deliver charismatic speeches and presentations. Most importantly Trish loves what she does and she has fun doing it.
For most of last Friday, a big chunk of inner Melbourne was in gridlock – all because a driver realised at the last minute that they were in the wrong lane to exit the CityLink tollway. Their swerving car collided with a semitrailer. The fact that the incident happened on a bridge made the outcome [...]
I’ve already explained how your homepage is your most important page when it comes to conversions. It really makes or breaks whether your website is a killer converter or if it’s a digital lemon. Then comes the ‘about us’ page. A couple of people have disagreed with me on that one, so I’ll gracefully accept [...]
Diversity Council Australia (DCA) research released today found that women aged 45 years plus represent a sizeable and growing segment of the labour force - but Australian organisations are failing to fully harness their skills and talents. According to Nareen Young, CEO of the Diversity Council of Australia, there is a strong business case for [...]
Why is having a social media strategy important? This podcast looks at good Aussie examples of small businesses with great strategies and Nathan Bush of BCM Partnership shares some great resources. Plus, we examine Google+ and why you should get onto it for business. Mentioned in episode Crowdbooster Google + new [...]
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Congratulations to Australian Businesswoman Network's member and blogger Cat Matson of Alito. Matson was featured in the "Ask the Experts" section in the April 2011 edition of Smarter Business Ideas Magazine. Cat answered the question: My business partner is not pulling his weight. I do all the work while he takes 50 percent. What should [...]
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The EMDG Scheme is a key Australian Government financial assistance program which supports exporters of a wide range of industry sectors and products, including the export of intellectual property and know-how. For further information about your eligibility, or assistance in completing your application, visit www.austrade.gov.au. R&D Tax Concession is a broad-based, market driven tax concession [...]
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