IM News
Black Coffee continues to support Indigenous business
Next January will officially be the fifth anniversary of our coffee mornings. The first event held on January 16, 2015 was called the Indigenous Business Networking - Friday Coffee Morning. I positioned the event under the SEQICC and it was held at my local cafe Open...
Call for participants: User testing (Brisbane, Cairns, Bamaga)
Iscariot Media is helping to find participants for user testing across three locations for a new website designed that will be launched later this year. The website will have a national focus and has been developed as a historical and educational resource. Focus group...
Call for Participants: Indigenous Parents and Families
Iscariot Media is helping to find participants for four research focus groups conducting research across Queensland into the development of a government policy related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. Focus group regions, time and dates...
Digital Tracks rolls out across South East Queensland
Earlier this year, Iscariot Media started the roll-out of Digital Tracks - a program for Indigenous businesses in South East Queensland. Delivered in partnership with TAFE Queensland, Digital Tracks is about breaking down the barriers about technology for Indigenous...
World Indigenous People’s Forum, Rotorua, New Zealand
The World Indigenous Business Forum is an international gathering of Indigenous business owners, stakeholders and researchers. Established in 2011 and conceived by the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute in Canada, this annual event is hosted in a different...
The 4th Annual Indigenous Business Month
It's amazing what can happen when just a few people say 'let's do this'. For the 4th year in a row, we are celebrating Indigenous Business Month this October. The fourth annual Indigenous Business Month this year will celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
Call for participants – Indigenous business owners and their attitudes to business: A small study
Iscariot Media is helping to event manage three research focus groups that explore Indigenous business owners attitudes to business. This Queensland Government sponsored research project that will help inform understanding of Indigenous approaches to business. Cairns...
Indigenous Business Networking with the Black Coffee Mornings
A few years ago I had this idea to have a weekly Indigenous business networking event - free and informal but value driven by the serendipity of new and unexpected faces. Fast forward a few years and 15 odd coffee events, and I (representing the SEQICC) have teamed up...
Supporting Indigenous Business in Queensland
It is well known that Indigenous businesses are more likely to employee Indigenous people. Thus supporting the growth of Indigenous businesses is an important strategy in community development. Last night the Queensland Government announced the establishment of the...
Happy Indigenous Business Month 2016!
We're excited and proud to again be supporting Indigenous Business Month. Indigenous Business Month came out of discussions we'd had as the Murra Indigenous Business Masterclass of 2015. It was on our last day and we were working together as a group to decide 'where...