About this Event
The 2026 BEDA Pathfinder Early-Stage Growth Workshop series is a structured immersion of 4 x one hour workshops designed to help early-stage businesses strengthen their strategic foundations, prioritise growth opportunities, and build the capability needed to scale with confidence.
This new workshop series features inspiring local industry business leaders whose role is to share real examples of how they have navigated strategic approaches and challenges.
The fourth and final of these new Early-Stage Growth workshops centres on People, Culture & Growth Capability. Our highly successful industry leader keynote speaker featuring will be sharing their growth story, with a focus on building team and cultural foundations for scale.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
This workshop involves:
· A focus on building the team and cultural foundations required for scaling
· Clarifying roles, identifying capability gaps, and establishing simple performance frameworks.
This workshop is ideal for:
Participants who are owners/MDs of businesses with $500k-$1.5M revenue and 5-20 staff across sectors including manufacturing, professional services, retail, hospitality, and tech. They are past the survival stage but hitting growth ceilings. These businesses need strategic frameworks, not startup advice.
PRESENTERS:
This Panel Session will be facilitated by Dr Sam Bucolo (Spark Consultants), with our industry leader keynote speaker to be announced soon.
About Facilitator Dr Sam Bucolo (Spark Consultants):
Dr Sam Bucolo is an experienced business advisor and innovation leader with over 30 years supporting SMEs to strengthen competitiveness, unlock growth opportunities, and build the capability needed to scale. His career spans senior roles across industry, government, academia, and the not-for-profit sector, giving him a unique ability to translate strategy into practical execution. Sam has held Professorial and University Leadership roles at UTS and QUT, establishing major research centres and cross-industry innovation programs. As Chair of the Australian Design Council, he leads national efforts to embed design-led innovation across business and government.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Brisbane Business Hub, Level 20 /, Brisbane City, Australia
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