Helping new and growing businesses in the Western Downs commercialise innovative ideas by connecting them to full-time business mentors. Business Navigator is a Shell’s QGC business program delivered in partnership with Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise.
Business Navigator was developed following extensive community feedback. Communities in the Western Downs said supporting local businesses and building a strong, diversified economy was important to them.
Business Navigator aspires to meet this need and enhance the capability of new and growing businesses in the region.
Business Navigator aims to support regional economic development by:
The program links local businesses with full-time coaches, or ‘navigators’, who assist them in turning their ideas into reality. The navigators provide one-on-one coaching to help turn ideas into a commercial product. Businesses also have networking opportunities and the chance to pitch their ideas at the program’s business innovation competition.
Business Navigator is supporting 45 businesses across 20 industries in their growth journey.
About Shell's QGC Business Navigator Program
Title: SHELL’S QGC BUSINESS NAVIGATORS PROGRAM
Duration: 2:19 minutes
Description:
A short video of various small business people in the Western Downs, Qld, talking about Shell’s QGC’s Business Navigators Program and Pitch.
SHELL’S QGC BUSINESS NAVIGATORS PROGRAM Transcript
[Background music plays]
Bright, uplifting electric guitar music
[Text displays]
Business Navigators Program
[Video footage]
Drone shot showing a main road and bush country in the Western Downs.
Shell’s QGC and TSBE logo appears onscreen.
[Video footage]
Scene shows horse and small business owner.
[Text displays]
VICKI MAYNE Equine Assisted Learning Business
[Vicki Mayne]
We’ve all got wonderful ideas that are ticking around it’s just having that confidence and wondering whether or not you’ve got that support network to actually do that and that’s what the Business Navigator Program does.
[Video footage]
Camera follows Vicki, the small business owner, walking up stairs into educational room on farm property with various people. Various people in educational room learning.
[Text displays]
SIMON NISH Social Performance Manager Shell Australia
[Simon Nish]
The heart of it is two business coaches who live and work in the Western Downs who are providing coaching services to entrepreneurs in the Western Downs who either want to start a business or want to grow their business.
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2 BUSINESS COACHES
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SUPPORTING 45 SMALL BUSINESSES
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ACROSS 10 INDUSTRIES
[Video footage]
Scene shows TSBE business coaches in front of Business Navigator Western Downs sign with various shots of coaches working along side of the Western Downs small business owners.
[Video footage]
Various shots of a Western Downs small business owner and their business idea outside and on the Business Navigators pitch stage in the Western Downs.
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NATHAN PFEFFER Parkour Training Business
[Nathan Pfeffer]
My business idea is No Limits Parkour. I had this idea for a youth drop in centre to teach kids parkour in a safe way that is fun. The coaches Neil and Suzie are just absolutely fantastic to work with. I’ve had a few meetings with Neil where he’s pointed out some different ways that I could make the business sustainable and profitable and something that could turn into a self sustaining model.
[Video footage]
Scene shows various shots of Nathan doing Parkour and teaching a young adult how to do the same stunts.
[Video footage]
Scene ends with a steady cam shot showing Nathan performing another Parkour stunt.
[Vicki Mayne]
We have a unique learner based educational and training experience with horses called Equine Assisted Learning. We’re a unique business growth opportunity that hopefully might inspire other farmers to look at sustainable drought proof incomes.
[Video footage]
Scene shows a series of shots of the equine assisted learning paddock. We start with a panning drone shot showing the paddock with various people learning from Vicki the small business owner. Camera is then on the ground with various people being educated on the equine assistance program by Vicki instructing and encouraging them.
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NEIL DALY Lead Business Coach
[Neil Daly]
There’s so much of an asset base in the Western Downs. There are so many skills and expertise and we’re seeing people coming forward from those perhaps more traditional industries with game changing ideas and that’s why we’re here to help.
[Video footage]
Scene shows various Western Downs small business people pitching their ideas on stage and in the judging room in front of various people and judges.
[Background music plays]
Bright, uplifting piano music
[Video footage]
Drone footage of Chinchilla, Western Downs.
[Simon Nish]
The other part of Business Navigators Program is the pitch challenge. It’s using prize money and a pitch competition to draw out the hidden talent of the Western Downs, which we know is there, to come forward with their ideas around new businesses or growth businesses.
[Video footage]
Scene shows a series of shots of the night time Business Navigators pitch event. Shots show that there are various people attending the event and Simon is addressing an audience along with awardees shown together on stage in receiving prizes.
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GEORGE HARRIS & BRIDGET WARD Theatre Performance Workshop Business
[George Harris and Bridget Ward]
Personally I’m very nervous. It’s always nerve-racking presenting your work and what you’ve created but also very excited cause we got this far and didn’t expect it.
[Video footage]
Shots of George and Bridget standing on stage presenting their business idea in the Business Navigator Pitch Challenge to a crowd of people.
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SUZIE WOOD Business Coach
[Suzie Wood]
This program is so unique and it just fits so well with the Western Downs, because it is about increasing diversity and that is what is going to make a sustainable region.
[Video footage]
Scene shows footage of a small business owner pitching their idea, various judges talking in a panel discussion and Simon handing out an award to a finalist, on stage. Crowd applauds.
[Vicki Mayne]
I’m blown away with Shell’s QGC’s commitment to that social interaction to actually help boost other local businesses to build a thriving community.
[Video footage]
Scene shows a series of shots of a panel of judges on stage giving feedback and encouragement to contestants. Vicki receiving her award from Simon and Vicki standing with Simon and her fellow finalists in her small business pitch category with their awards.
[Video footage]
Business navigator finalist on stage presenting small business idea to a panel of judges and crowd.
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NAOMI GEARON Online Legal Business
[Naomi Gearon]
It will bring new opportunities, new employment opportunities and new tourism opportunities to the area. It’s really exciting!
[Video footage]
Crowd applauding to the group of finalists, competitors and judges on stage which participated in the Business Navigators Pitch Program.
[Video footage]
Fades out of the group of finalists, competitors and judges on stage, to white.
[Video footage]
Shell’s QGC logo appears onscreen on white background.
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