Have you ever had an idea for a business but never really knew how exactly to bring it to life? Join us for the ‘How To Start A Side Hustle’ webinar where you will learn how you can build and launch your own business as a young person in Queensland.

In this webinar, we’ll be hearing from three inspiring young entrepreneurs that have brought businesses to life at a young age as they share their stories, advice and top tips for other young people wanting to do the same.

After hearing from three young entrepreneurs that are making it happen, we’ll then dive into a short masterclass on how to start a side hustle as we look at how we can get businesses up and off the ground quickly and easily as young people, and how we can tap into some of the support networks available for young entrepreneurs here in Queensland.

Whether you’re still looking for the perfect idea, or you’ve already got a business that you’re looking to grow, this webinar has been designed to provide young people with the inspiration, tools and advice they need to bring their business to life!

This webinar has been made possible thanks to the Office Of The Chief Entrepreneur through Advance Queensland and the Queensland Government and is being run as part of the Next Gen Awards. The webinar is free to attend for all young Queenslanders and their educators. Make sure to get your ticket now!

This webinar will feature presentations from:

Lili Jacobsen | Founder Of Wattle Woman
Lili Jacobsen is a proud Gubbi Gubbi descendant who comes from a lineage of painters, crabbers and fishermen. From beautiful handmade earrings to painted canvas and Slab artwork, her goal with Wattle Woman is to inspire people to open their eyes to a beautiful multiculturally inclusive Australia with her work. Lili's unique blend of Aussie native Flora and fauna and First Nations cultural designs aims to convey this message. She wants you to proudly wear her First Nations art and culture as a badge of modern Australian pride. She started her business when she was just 17 years old and now at 21, her business is thriving and growing so much that she has just moved into her first professional studio space.

Chloe Alley | Founder Of By Chloe
My name is Chloe, I’m 16 years old and I began my business By Chloe in 2019 when I was just 11 years old. My heat wheats are made from 100% cotton, wheat and dried lavender. Each one has an inner lining which holds the wheat and I hand pick a variety of cool fabrics for the outer bag to appeal to my customers. Heat packs are a product that everyone can use to help with relief from aches, pains, and injuries or just for comfort. Recently, I have been working on the idea of running a handmade market solely for the Young Entrepreneur’s. My aim is to create a market opportunity for young business owners like myself.

Felix Hall | Co-Founder & Product Lead At MindMuse.chat
Félix recognises that we are all within ships sailing towards dangerous, reef filled waters. Impact, innovation and compassion are the brands which power his fleet. Utilising these he’s helped others steer to safer water when looking at climate and energy management, mental health technology, and improved health and wellbeing within developing nations, to name a few. Félix has won or was a finalist for 13 highly competitive startup or problem solving programs, been a crew member to 7 startups and is a founder of two, and has been helping grow the student entrepreneurship community locally, nationally and internationally. Having started out his journey whilst still in high school, working outside class and extra-curricular times, he’s now been in the startup space for 7 years. His devotion to supporting others through entrepreneurship has seen him been named a Liveris Academy Scholar as well as the 2022 UQ Student Entrepreneur of the year.

About The Office Of The Queensland Chief Entrepreneur:

The Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur supports the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur, Julia Spicer champion innovation, connect ecosystem stakeholders, attract investment, and build the resource base for accelerating innovation through entrepreneurial action, across Queensland, to help grow an inclusive and sustainable Queensland economy and community. We are excited to be involved in the Next Gen awards, promoting entrepreneurship opportunities for our next generation of entrepreneurs. To find out more, head to: https://www.chiefentrepreneur.qld.gov.au/

About Your Moderator:

The tech-head prodigy behind BOP Industries, Scott Millar is a young entrepreneur taking the world by storm. Compared to a young Steve Jobs after turning a year nine business project into a thriving business, Scott is a 23-year-old CEO that has taken an alternative career pathway, turning down scholarship offers after finishing high school to run his company full time, now with a growing presence around the world. As Queensland’s Young Small Business Leader and one of Australia’s top 30 CEO’s under 30 years of age Scott is on a mission to inspire the next generation, showing them the exciting things they can do regardless of their age, postcode or skillset.

To find out more about Scott, head to: www.bopindustries.com/meet-scott

About The Next Gen Awards:

This masterclass is being presented as part of the 2023 Next Gen Awards Program. As a national awards program, the Next Gen Awards have been designed to showcase the next generation of top young talent. With award categories recognising young people and educators across the country working to innovate and create, the awards aim to highlight innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders working to make a start on their chosen career pathway early. To find out more and to nominate head to: www.bopindustries.com/next-gen