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Your First Website, No Code, No Fuss, Just Done
A website is your business’s online home—but getting one built can feel costly, complicated, and overwhelming. The good news? You can create a simple, professional website yourself without writing a single line of code. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to plan, design, and publish your own site using beginner-friendly tools. Perfect for small and solo business owners who need to get online quickly, affordably, and without the tech stress. This workshop will cover: Website essentials – What every small business site needs Choosing the right platform – Squarespace, Wix, Shopify and more Structuring your site – Pages, navigation, and user flow Design basics – Easy ways to make your site look polished Adding content – Copy, images, and calls-to-action Going live – Domains, hosting, and launch tipsBy the end of this workshop, you’ll walk away with: A plan for building (or improving) your website The skills to design and publish your own site Confidence to manage and update your site yourselfPresented by: Lauren Duffy About the Presenter: Lauren is a full-stack digital marketer with over 15 years of experience across both B2B and B2C sectors, including e-commerce, tech, health and wellbeing, and the arts. She specialises in customer acquisition and retention strategies, with deep expertise in email marketing, search engine marketing, and paid social campaigns. As a Digital Advisor with Business Foundations, Lauren works one-on-one with small businesses through the Australian Government’s Digital Solutions Program, helping them build digital capability and confidence. Known for her practical, down-to-earth approach, she’s passionate about making marketing feel achievable – and even enjoyable – for time-poor business owners. This workshop is presented by Business Foundations in partnership with Brisbane City Council.
AI Masterclass for Business
Is your business currently using Artificial Intelligence (AI), or considering how to responsibly adopt AI to support your team and operations? AI is rapidly reshaping the way businesses operate. This practical masterclass has been designed to support Brisbane small business owners and managers to understand, plan and apply AI in a way that is appropriate, secure and aligned with their business goals. Brief overview: Join us for a full-day, hands-on masterclass focused on building practical digital capability for Brisbane businesses. Delivered in a small group environment, this session provides tailored guidance and real-world application rather than theoretical discussion. Participants will learn how to translate emerging AI technologies into practical tools that improve efficiency, reduce administrative burden, and support informed decision-making. In this interactive session, you will: Build a Real AI Strategy Develop a structured approach to AI adoption using Advancer’s Six Pillars of AI Readiness. This framework helps you assess your current capability, data readiness and risk considerations, ensuring AI is applied where it delivers real operational value. Vibe Code” Your Own Business Web Tool Learn how modern AI tools can be used to prototype and build simple, functional internal business applications without the need for traditional coding. Create AI Agents That Do the Heavy Lifting Move beyond basic use of generative AI and learn how to design task-specific AI agents that can assist with routine administrative work, internal processes, customer enquiries and workflow coordination. Future-Proof Your Local Visibility Understand how customer search behaviour is changing, including the shift from traditional search engines to AI-driven “answer engines.” Learn practical steps to ensure your Brisbane business remains visible, credible and discoverable when customers rely on AI tools to find local services. You will leave the session with a self-built functional business app, simple automation workflows, AI agents configured for common administrative tasks and a clear, practical roadmap for responsible AI implementation. Facilitator: Llew Jury - Managing Director, Advancer AI AI agency leader, entrepreneur and multiple-exit founder with 25+ years experience across Australia, Europe, Asia and NZ. Managing Director of Advancer – The AI Agency, helping 100+ Australian businesses drive AI-led growth through automation, agents and custom AI, alongside workforce transformation, change and upskilling. Brisbane City Council funds free business support delivered by expert providers as part of its commitment to supporting the growth and sustainability of Brisbane businesses. Participants must work in a business located within the Brisbane local government area. Unsure of your local Council? Visit the Queensland Electoral Commission website to check your local government area.
Mentoring for growth - Nundah
*** This event has booked out *** Need some help in taking the next step in your business? The Queensland Government’s Mentoring for Growth program will be at the Nundah Small Business Hub to deliver free, face-to-face Mentoring for Growth (M4G) sessions for local businesses. Whether your business is well-established or just starting out, this program can help with your business opportunity or challenge to growth. Register now for a confidential mentoring session where you will be matched with volunteer business experts who can give you information, tips and resources to help you get your business to where you want it to be. Experienced M4G mentors can help you with anything related to your business. Should you have any questions, reach out to us via email.