{"id":36836,"date":"2023-10-20T14:46:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/inaugural-rare-birds-startup-conference-aiming-to-inspire-female-entrepreneurs-we-should-be-thinking-bigger-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:46:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:46:29","slug":"inaugural-rare-birds-startup-conference-aiming-to-inspire-female-entrepreneurs-we-should-be-thinking-bigger-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/inaugural-rare-birds-startup-conference-aiming-to-inspire-female-entrepreneurs-we-should-be-thinking-bigger-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Rare Birds startup conference aiming to inspire female entrepreneurs: “We should be thinking bigger” – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With a vision of building\u00a0an international community of one million women entrepreneurs by 2020, Rare Birds will host its first conference in partnership with\u00a0Vivid.<\/p>\n

Rare Birds<\/a> founder Jo Burston says the two-day event is aimed at inspiring Australian women to build global businesses.<\/p>\n

From June 8th to 9th, Rare Birds Con 2016<\/a> will see the likes of XERO chief marketing and business officer Andy Lark and Digivizer CEO Emma Lo Russo take stage to share advice on solving a fundamental question: “How do I do business with the world.”<\/p>\n

In addition to keynote talks and panel discussions with \u201csuperstar\u201d speakers, the event will also feature workshops and a pitching competition to give entrepreneurs at various stages tacit advice, motivation and practical tips to build strong ventures.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll cover core stages of getting in, growing up, getting on and getting out,\u201d\u00a0Burston tells\u00a0StartupSmart.<\/em><\/p>\n

After visiting conferences around the world, Burston says Rare Birds Con will be a one-of-a-kind event for women in the sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was nothing I found specific to support women entrepreneurs,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a great big hole there I wanted to fill and with such great alumni from the two Rare Birds titles, I wanted to give them a voice to share their stories, journeys and know-hows on running their businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two-day conference will bring together\u00a0hundreds of people from the startup world, innovation, government and both local and international community leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cEntrepreneurship is a new global game and a viable career path that many Australians can consider from student age,\u201d Burston\u00a0says.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung women who don\u2019t know where to start or need the confidence, sometimes just need to see someone who looks like them doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vivid is\u00a0one of the world\u2019s largest creative ideas festivals attracting millions of people to Sydney and Burston says she expects more than 500 attendants at Rare Birds Con.<\/p>\n

\u201cEntrepreneurship is a combination of creativity and ideas which fits in really well with the Vivid scene,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Burston says she hopes the conference will one day become an iconic national event inspiring and empowering women to grow postcode businesses into global companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll walk away with connections to like-minded people who can help you on your journey or an idea to do something a bit different tomorrow to get a better outcome for your business,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the University of Sydney Business School<\/a>, Sydney tourism site Destination NSW<\/a>,\u00a0the state government and XERO, Burston says she’s\u00a0excited to see a diverse mix of people come together to create better businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should be thinking bigger,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo see bigger, we need to have vision and that vision comes through the experiences of other people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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