Join us for our November Breakfast Meeting "And the cupboard was bare...."
Guest speaker: Kim McCosker from "4 Ingredients" worldwide phenomenon as she tells us the ingredients of the success of a global business, with very much a local focus.

The Sunshine Coast Business Women's Network is delighted to bring you Kim McCosker to present at our November breakfast meeting. Kim McCosker is the owner of 4 Ingredients, the biggest selling self-published cookbooks in Australian publishing history. 4 Ingredients started as a cookbook with the same title. It was self-published in March 2007 with phenomenal popularity having spawned 7 further cookbooks, TV-Shows, DVD’s, Cookware ranges, iApps, endorsements, International publishing and production deals, and one of the country’s fastest growing online databases.

From inception, Kim has been the managing partner, mortgaging her house to start the business. She has loved, nurtured and steered all things 4 Ingredients. Caloundra based and recent winner of SCBWN Outstanding Business Woman of the Year, Kim runs the business around the globe with the books translated into 6 foreign languages and the TV show now aired in 22 countries.

4 Ingredients is a successful brand built on saving busy people around the world time and money in the kitchen.

Date: Tuesday 8th November
Venue: Peregian Springs Golf Club **NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE**
Time: 6.30am registration for 7.00am start. Finished by 8.30am
Cost: $37 members, $54.50 guests
Bookings must be received by 5pm Thursday 3 November

Breakfast Sponsor
High Heels & Steel Caps Accredited Business Training delivers a high level of on the job training to business owners and employees wishing to gain a formal qualification and develop new skills. High Heels & Steel Caps provides formal training tailor made specifically for you and your business.
How it works and the benefits to your business:
• Focused In house training specific to your business
• No down time or costly travel and accommodation expenses
• Better information retention and productivity through team interaction and discussion during in house training
• Training that is specific & consistent with company policy and procedures
• Staff Loyalty and retention created through perceived value and subsequent ownership associated with providing quality training for your team. In addition High Heels & Steel Caps facilitates and leads seminars for Women Returning to the Workforce or wishing to redefine their career goals.

Professional Development Workshop - Members FREE!
3 Top Secrets To Avoid Feeling Fat Frumpy & Fatigued - Sculptlife Personal Training
Time: 8.30am - 9.30am (directly following the November breakfast)
Venue: Peregian Springs Golf Club
Cost: MEMBERS FREE (please RSVP with breakfast booking)

Bianca Aiono of SculptLife Personal Training will be talking about the biggest mistakes most women make when trying to lose weight and regain their energy.

Many business women are pressured trying to fill many different roles, of mother, wife and friend without looking after their own energy levels first. This makes a big impact on their performance and their quality of life. Prepare to have all the conventional assumptions on how to lose weight dissected as Bianca reveals the truth about how to have long lasting weight loss success.

You will be equipped with easy to apply knowledge on how to include the best time effective exercise into your busy routine. Being a time poor business woman herself Bianca believes she has a Phd in Yo-Yo dieting and has discovered the most practical ways to align your body and energy levels with a high performing career.

Professional Development Lunches
Professional Development lunches are an excellent way to build your network and relationships with other SCBWN members in a small group environment. Don't forget to bring your marketing material with you as you have the opportunity to speak about yourself and your business for five minutes.

Next PD luncheon: FRIDAY 18 November, Kawana Hotel

Please contact the host to reserve your place.

NEWSFLASH....NEWSFLASH... Leadership Development Program

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 2012 START
SCBWN would like to announce the Leadership Development Program will now COMMENCE in FEBRUARY 2012 and run through to APRIL 2012 instead of the original dates October 2011 through to Februrary 2012.

The network proudly presents popular key note speakers Robyn Taylor from the IKEA franchise fame and Caroyln Miller who you will recognise as one of the panelists from the popular show "The Gruen Planet", as well as top university lecturers who are successful in their own right in business. REMEMBER the Leadership Development Program is A FIRST OF ITS KIND BEING DELIVERED HERE on the Sunshine Coast where you will learn valuable business tools and strategies to elevate you as a LEADER in your business and the broader community.

Venue: Crowne Plaza Pelican Waters

Revised Program Dates:
Sunday 5 Feb & Monday 6 Feb 2012
Sunday 18 Mar & Monday 19 Mar 2012
Sunday 22 Apr & Monday 23 Apr 2012

Points to NOTE:
** EACH weekend a SUNDAY EVENING DINNER is held as a separate function & includes the key note speaker. ALL members & guests are welcome!
** The PAYMENT PLAN option has been designed for ALL SCBWN MEMBERS! Please feel free to utilise it.

For program outline, more information on presenters, keynote speakers & University Lecturers and cost, please click the link below.

SCBWN Annual Golf Day.... and the winners are....
The highly anticipated 2011 SCBWN Annual Golf Day was held at Peregian Springs Golf Club on Friday October 7. In spite of the forecasts, the weather turned on perfect conditions, and the day was opened by John Williamson from Southern Cross 10, with an early BBQ breakfast and a special guest appearance from “The Green Dragon” from St George. With over 80 women in attendance competing in an 18 hole competition or participating in the “novices” Clinic, an early 8am tee off soon provided a variety of entertainment as competitors faced minor “challenges” throughout the 18 hole course thanks to our hole sponsors! A very successful day was once again enjoyed by all, followed by a typical Peregian Springs style gourmet BBQ lunch, an entertaining sponsors “Lob for Loot”, an enjoyable AUCTION, a long list of raffles and prize presentations.

18 hole competition winners for 2011 were:
1st place: Maroochy Surf Club
2nd place: Sunshine Coast TAFE
3rd place: Heritage Building Society
Bradmans Awards / Wooden Spoon: Quest / Weekender
Best Dressed Team: High Heels & Steel Caps
Nearest to the Pin 1: Vicky Sheridan
Nearest to the Pin 2: Michelle Buckman
Straightest Drive: Leah Williams
Corporate Shoot Out: Nicola Baynes – Sunair

Clinic competition, highlighting those with most golfing potential:
1st. Jasmin Marcolin (Events Centre)
2nd. Julie Jacobson (Holmans)
3rd. Dr Gayle Mayes (SC Uni);
4th. Kerri Doherty (High Heels & Steel Caps)

SCBWN welcomes Peregian Springs Golf Club aboard as a Bronze Sponsor of the Network!
We thank our valuable sponsors and media partners for their involvement in this year’s annual golf day and their continued support of the Sunshine Coast Business Women’s Network:
- The Events Centre Caloundra
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Telstra Business
- The Weekender
- Peregian Springs Golf Club
- Heritage Building Society
- Figure 8 Wellness
- High Heels & Steel Caps
- Quest Community Newspapers
- MIX FM

A special thanks to our competition prize donators, The Boatshed Restaurant, Peregian Springs Golf Club, Drummond Golf, Golf Pro Di Pavich, Goal Power, Revival, Telstra and Sunshine Coast Grammar.... And a HUGE thank you to ALL of our raffle prize donators.

The Golf Day’s success was largely due to those who continue to support the SCBWN, so THANK YOU again. Your donated raffle prizes were extremely generous this year and very highly sought after, raising a whopping $705 on the day going directly to go to the SCBWN Bursary.

Please keep your eyes on the SCBWN website for 2012 Annual Golf Day date announcements.
Until next year….
2011 SCBWN Golf Day Committee

 

Member Offers

Members Offers are designed to encourage you to "shop locally" and support Sunshine Coast women in business. All current SCBWN members can place and access offers at any time via the members area of the website.

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