Purpose is that reason why your business exists!

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3. Sign-in
Phone use &
phone numbers
Program & Timing
Meals & breaks
Toilets
Fire escape

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Use the post-it notes on your business canvas
throughout Sister School. Write your ideas, what
you have learnt & how you plan to apply it in
your business.

5. Each Session, write
how you will apply
what you have learnt
to your business

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Use this booklet to write your ideas,
what you have learnt & how you
plan to apply it in your business.
This booklet also includes the
“Buzzwords” or key business terms
used in this session.
Remember to bring these resources
to each session.

9. WHAT WE WILL COVER & WHAT ACTIONS/ INSIGHTS YOU’LL LEAVE WITH
Re-visit the My Big Idea workshop and assess the viability of your business
idea via the passion, market and consumer test
Refine your business idea and “your why”, or motivation
Recognise how your story (your why) can be a powerful asset in your
business
Understand the Sister School journey and create a Sister Code

11. At My Big Idea workshop you may have had one clear idea or a number of
ideas that you wanted to test. You put these ideas through the passion, market
and consumer test. We are now going to spend a bit of time reviewing these
tests based on where your business idea is right now.

12. You can only build a
thriving business if you find
the “sweet spot” between
passion, profit and skill

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What is the problem
or issue that you are
solving for “the
market” or your
customers

14. What is your solution to the problem/ issue? Has this changed or developed
since My Big Idea?

15. Is your business idea
something that consumers:
1. Are willing to pay for
2. Want
3. Think is usable
4. Think they need.
Look objectively at what you
are offering – how well does
your product or service offer
connected with the potential
customer’s needs?
We’ll be looking at this in
much greater detail in Session
#2. Market Test Ideas.
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16. ACTIVITY: Complete this sentence…

17. ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
In small groups, share your business ideas OR listen to a Sister School
participant/ guest speaker presents their idea, answering the questions below:
1. What is your business idea?
2. What is the problem you are solving?
3. How will your idea provide a solution to consumers?
Group feedback instructions: The only feedback allowed is “building on”
feedback. For example “I love your idea, I think that would really help busy
mums in inner city urban areas” or “That is a huge problem you are solving and
I loved it when you were clear on the specific niche customer”.
Safe &
confidential
space for
sharing ideas

18. VIDEO SERIES:
Alex-Oobi- Part 2
Kirsty- Mineral Lifestyle- Part 1

19. VIDEO SERIES:
Sarah- Little Flowers- Part 1
Kate- Uberkate- Part 2

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21. INSTRUCTIONS: Reflect on WHY you are here at Sister School. What is the
one word or statement that best describes your hopes or motivation for coming
to Sister School and/or starting a business. Write that word on your triangle
and decorate it however you like. When you are finished we will hang it on the
wall and view the gallery of inspiration as a group.

22. Write down “your why”, or your motivation, on your canvas
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23. INSTRUCTIONS: Break into teams. In 3 minutes, your team must use 20 strands
of spaghetti, 1 meter of tape and 1 meter of string to build a free-standing, self-
stranding structure that is able to support a marshmallow.

24. Support
Business network
Peer learning & collaboration
Community of Sisters, Business Coaches & Supporters

26. What is important to you, that will make Sister School a ‘safe place’ to learn,
share and grow? How are we going to treat each other? As a group, we
need to come up with our own Sister Code. What would you like to add?

27. Check out the BOOKLET and BUZZ WORDS S used in Session 1. Use this
booklet throughout Sister School to review the sessions and prepare for
upcoming sessions.
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