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Brilliant Idea: Two Years On

Brilliant Idea: Two Years On celebrates the achievements of an exciting and innovative initiative to support business development in the ACT with a focus on new ideas, products and services from local entrepreneurial women.  Over two years, 20 new businesses were started, support given to 11 businesses for growth and over 19 new job opportunities alongside...

Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art Opens New Actor's Studio

Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art, winner of the 2011 Canberra Business Point Award in the Creative and Design section, is proud to announce the opening of a new studio for actors in Narrabundah. Read on...

2012 International Women's Day

The ACT Government celebrated this year’s International Women’s Day with an awards ceremony at The Street Theatre.  The 8th of March around the world marks a day recognising the achievements of women, their contributions and challenges. Read on...

Recognition for Brilliant Businesses

Congratulations to Brilliant Idea women entrepreneurs whose businesses were recognised  as finalists and winners in the 2011 Canberra BusinessPoint Awards. Read on...

Soroptimist International Canberra sponsor new loan fund for women entrepreneurs

Monica Gallacher, founder and owner of Canberra Holistic Massage, the first recipient of a new loan fund given out by Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre as part of the Brilliant Idea program, spoke to fund sponsors, Soroptimist International of Canberra. Read on......

ACT Microcredit Loan recipient Lynnette Dickinson launches new book

Lynnette Dickinson's story is a triumph of human spirit. Confined to a wheelchair through numerous complications, Lynnette used meditation and yoga visualisation methods to free her mind, and eventually her body. Read on...

Samitomoto announces crowd funding project

Sam Simpson-Morgan is pleased to announce the Samitomoto crowd funding project with Pozible! This is to raise funds to print the next run of Samitomoto drawing games, leading into Christmas! Read on...

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"Have you got talent?"

Elizabeth Scott, ACT Microcredit Loan participant and CADA Managing Director has put a call out for actors to ‘strut their stuff’ in front of industry pros. Read on...

Soroptimist International of Canberra support for ACT women entrepreneurs

A new Growth Support Loan Fund for women entrepreneurs has been established by Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre through the sponsorship of Soroptimist International of Canberra. Read on...

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Celebration of a Brilliant Idea

Over 100 people from the Canberra community representing businesses, government, community services, media and arts and cultural organisations attended Brilliant Idea: One Year On at Questacon – The National Centre for Science and Technology on the 13th of April 2011.

Fifteen entrepreneurs kicked off the event in host Questacon’s Flexible Space with...

Brilliant Idea: One Year On

Celebrating the ACT Women’s Microcredit Program with brilliant ideas from local entrepreneurial women

Brilliant Idea: One Year On celebrates the achievements of an exciting women’s initiative to support the creation or expansion of businesses with a focus on new ideas, products and services from local entrepreneurial women.  The Brilliant...

Loan Recipient Elizabeth Scott, Director Canberra Academy of Dramatic Arts launches The Actor’s Craft

ACT Microcredit Loan recipient Elizabeth Scott, Director Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art, launches The Actor’s Craft, Canberra’s first full-time actor training program. This new vocational training program started on the 14th of February and included an introduction and training by the Academy’s patron, well-known actor Willaim Zappa. Read the feature in the...

International Women’s Day 2011

This year marks the centenary of International Women’s Day.  A special insert featured in "The Chronicle
on the first of March with a calendar of events to mark the 100th anniversary in the ACT.  The Brilliant Idea program is featured here.

A Brilliant Odyssey Continues

Lighthouse welcomes the interest of mentors who are willing to share their business experiences and knowledge with Brilliant Idea participants.  Monthly peer group support sessions are held the last Tuesday of the month at Lighthouse, providing women entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from each other in an informal and interactive environment.

The End of a Great Year

One of the year’s highlights for Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre was being selected to deliver the ACT Microcredit Program for women on low incomes. The Brilliant Idea program of mentorship and peer support was developed to compliment the financial support of the ACT Government for business ideas and development through no-interest loans up to $3000.

Since the program was launched...