2020 has seen many small businesses transform the way they work. Whether they are working from home or reaching customers in new ways or in global markets, businesses have embraced digital connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jo will join Business NSW and NBN to discuss how COVID-19 will change the businesses in the future and what’s needed for businesses to reboot, connect and recover.

John O'Duinn, Senior Strategist at Civic Actions and Author of 'Distributed Teams' joins us to discuss distributed teams & how remote work is influencing global decentralisation.

John has worked in distributed companies of one form or another for 28 years, led distributed teams for 14 years, run workshops and mentored distributed companies for 7 years. If you're running a remote team, you will not want to miss this one!

Rural Aid's Community Builders series brings together rural and regional community leaders, business owners, primary producers, councillors and community organisations to exchange ideas and information to broaden the collective knowledge base in rural Australia. 

Jo will be joining a panel on 'Attracting and supporting women in small towns' on October 22nd at 4pm. 

The Law Society of NSW is pleased to host Rural Issues Day on 23 October 2020.

Rural Issues Day 2020 offers online panels and presentations tailor-made to bring you up to speed on the topics that matter most to rurally based practitioners.

Jo joins a panel moderated by fellow remoter Emma Heuston from The Remote Expert discussing talent retention in regional areas.

In conjunction with Central West Farming Systems, we will be running a Capacity Building Program for women in the Condobolin area in 2021. 

We're heading to Condo shortly for an introductory session as we run you through what the program entails.

It's free to attend and there's no strings attached. If you're interested in attending the intro session, let us know by completing the form below and we'll keep you informed!

2020 has been the most challenging year of this century, for many people globally. To support yourself during these changing times, Deborah Fairfull will share with you, practical wellbeing strategies that you can implement straight away and start feeling a positive difference. Learn how to feel resilient and strong in navigating life’s unexpected events, to move forward in the best way possible.

Having lived and worked regionally whilst raising a family, Jo Pilon knows first hand the complexities of geographical isolation and careers. 

With an empty nest, Jo turned to study and from there found multiple challenging career options. 

Networking is a commonly thrown around as the key to unlocking your career success. But for many people networking doesn't come naturally and can be very daunting.

In the session, Robyn will cover the basics of networking and give us some tips for leveraging conversations. We'll cover strategies to be remembered positively without being too pushy, conversation starters when meeting strangers, tips for preparing for meetings and more.