Being the wanted entrepreneur Colin is, a last minute important trip see’s him out of the state over the current event date, 18th of April. But never fear, you’ll still get to benefit from his wisdom. We’ve moved the event to the following Tuesday, 23rd of April.

Apologies for the hassle. Hopefully this is ok with those that have already rsvp’d. If not, please just let me know tim@startuptasmania.com

We’re all really looking forward to Colin’s presentation on the importance of assumptions made when testing a new concept/idea. For more info and to reserve your spot and set your startup sails visit: http://www.meetup.com/StartupTasmania/events/110453872/

There will also be opportunity before and after the presentation to network with other like minded people.

Have numbers in front of you but not quite sure how to make sense of them? Can you afford to take that next step with your start-up? Looking at growth options this year? Want to learn how to use your numbers to make better decisions for your start-up?

Aaron Wallace and Emma Petroulas from Nudge Accounting in NSW will be visiting The Typewriter Factory to talk about using numbers to make better business decisions. They will discuss the key accounting metrics startups and small businesses should be focussing on, what they mean and how they can be used to increase business performance and pitch for funding.

This event is free to attend and open to the public, *and* The Typewriter Factory will even supply food and drinks! It starts at 5:30pm, so arrive a bit before that, and should be done by 6:30pm.

The Presenters

Emma Petroulas is the Client Happiness Director at Nudge, online accountants for small business. She sits on the Youth-Board of SME Australia, is a regular contributor for Shoe String StartUps and Dynamic Business Magazine, and also lectures in Small Business at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Aaron Wallace is the Online Operations Director of Nudge and lectures in International Accounting at the University of Technology, Sydney. He worked at KPMG and loves bringing big business ideas to growing start-ups and small businesses.

Nudge are online accountants for small business. Nudge helps start-ups and small businesses Australia wide use their numbers to make better business decisions. Their monthly packages include Xero or MYOB, monthly bookkeeping, monthly performance summaries plus your quarterly BAS’s, business tax return and financial statements. Everything that a growing start-up or small business needs. For further information, see nudgeaccounting.com.au/

Cost: FREE, food and drinks will be provided. Book your place through Eventbrite now.

Thanks again to Robin for a much needed education into the importance of IP protection and commercialisation.

Before and after Robin’s talk, plenty of new connections were made and hands shook while Startup Tas members (and non members) networked over a drink, delicious sushi and my personal favourite, Thai pineapple stacks, in The Typewriter Factory’s very atmospheric co-working loft. It was great to see so many new faces hungry for startups in Tasmania bounce projects and ideas off one another.

If you missed out, get excited because we have another speaker event lined up for later this month! (details to come).

Our next networking meetup is breakfast at Jam Jar in Battery Point on the 21st of Feb from 7:45am. Hope to see you all there!

We just found out from Innovation Bay that the applications for the 2013 Advance Innovation Program will be closing at 5pm next Monday, 10 December 2012. So keep reading if you don’t want to miss out!

For the  25 start-ups  selected, the program includes:

• 3 x workshops in Australia where participants will develop their pitch and receive critical feedback on their business model from experienced Australian entrepreneurs and investors
• 8 x 1 hour mentor sessions via Skype from a successful Australian based in Silicon Valley
• 5 x days in the US, beginning in Los Angeles with a full day of talks and panels. Attendees will get the inside scoop on local companies, people, incubators, investment, hot issues and learn the role of key players such as Mucker Labs, Science, Launchpad LA, Cross Campus and Amplify
• Participants will then head to Silicon Valley for three days, to spend time with mentors, practice pitching, showcase their company, have countless opportunities to network, attend the Lounge Chair Series and experience Silicon Valley in a way that is totally unique, leaving them inspired to build a successful global start-up

Sounds great? That’s because it is! Now proceed to the Application Form!

This is a great opportunity so also please don’t forget to share  this information with any budding entrepreneurs that may be interested too!

Just in case, here’s more information about the Advance.org Innovation Program for 2013. Good luck!

About the Author: Byron Teu is one of the co-founders of Startup Tasmania. He is a serial entrepreneur and is addicted to building Startups. Byron is on Twitter! You can follow him via @byronteu