Inspiring and Supporting business leaders of tomorrow

Welcome to the Young Business Network.

The Young Business Network (YBN) is the central portal in Western Australia providing business information and support for young entrepreneurs 18-25 years and encourages you to join the rising tide of young people in business today.

YBN congratulates young Western Australians who start a business as a career option, and provides inspiration and support to help develop successful young business operators.

New Sensations

Speaking of Leadership
Alicia Curtis
Convincing people she had a viable business idea was one of the first challenges faced by Alicia Curtis. (Read more...)

» Read more in our New Sensations pages.

Latest News

WA Business Icon is a fantastic experiential learning opportunity for young Western Australians aged 18-25, running in a similar style to 'The Apprentice', 40 contestants are given a series of tasks with eliminations after each round. The final four contestants will battle it out in front of a live audience of 450 people to claim the title of WA Business Icon 2008 and take home a fantastic package of prizes. Entries close this Sunday (31st August) so make sure you head online and apply. With fantastic prizes up for grabs, networking opportunities with the big CEO’s such as Richard Goyder (Wesfarmers), Sam Walsh (Rio Tinto), Rick Hart (Rick Hart) and an experience which you will never forget, what do you have to lose?

www.wa.australianbusinessicon.com  

The WA Business Icon 2008 winner will receive this fantastic prize package: $5,000 Holiday package to Broome courtesy of WA Tourism Council A five hour “Kicking for Goal” professional development package valued at $1700 A one hour session driving around in a Stretch Hummer with 13 of your mates courtesy of DreamHOST Executive Transport
Discuss this news item

» Read more YBN news.

Latest Events

Intensive Winning Grants Seminar

Ibis Hotel, Ruby Room
334 Murray Street, Perth WA
16 October 08
9am - 12:30pm

Cost: $95 per person

A Seminar for volunteers, staff and fundraisers on how to win the MOST GRANTS EVER for your community organisation.

This course provides the answer to all your grant seeking questions. Learn the secrets for easily winning more grants for your community organisation, and find out how to drastically increase the number of grants you can apply for without pushing yourself (and your group) into an early grave.

You Will Learn:

  • The best ways to present your proposal - tell the story of your project and your group to the greatest advantage
  • How to develop your statement of need - choosing data to support your project proposal
  • How to develop an "organisation template" - to save time in writing applications
  • How to humanise your story - presenting a compelling picture
  • How to navigate the grants landscape - sorting out which grants are best for your project
  • How to write a proposal - every word matters; style, treatment and content
  • Making friends and long-term relationships with grant makers - managing relationships, acknowledging funders
  • Giving the grantmaker what they want - how to tailor your proposal for multiple grantmakers
  • Creating winning project plans & realistic budgets - ensure project plans and budgets get the proposal across the line
  • Meeting different requirements from different sources - different levels of government, philanthropic and corporate

Key Benefits:

  • Australia's best value-for-money training
  • Australia's most useful and practical grants training
  • Training developed specifically for the community sector context
  • Convenient locations - training provided in capital cities and regional centres throughout
  • Australia and in other locations by arrangement
  • Practical grantseeking solutions that can instantly applied in your organisation
  • Associate Membership of the Australian Institute of Community Practice and Governance for all course participants
  • Engaging, experienced, approachable presenters and highly practical, interactive training

Discuss this Event

» Read more YBN events.