Kalano Business Incubator in Katherine, Northern Territory | Business service

Kalano Business Incubator

Locality: Katherine, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8972 2588

Address: Lot 508, McKeddie Road 0850 Katherine, NT, Australia

Website: http://www.kalano.org.au

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25.01.2022 Last week we brought six (of eight) new business owners to the Katherine October Business Month workshops 1) Getting Creative with Your Mobile 2) Grow Your Business with Facebook 2) Instagram Stories School. These new entrepreneurs learned how to use their mobile for business. Nobody had used Instagram before boomerang was a hit and you can imagine the laughs! It was a lot to absorb but we are looking forward to taking things to the next level - getting these lads and ladies set up to sell their products and services online. Thank you NT Government, FacebookBusiness, Dante St James, Google Clickstarter, Treeti Business Consulting and Knotts Crossing Resort for making this happen. We are keen to find out what your next business workshops are.

24.01.2022 Position Vacant

23.01.2022 Thanks Venndale Rehabilitation Centre Kalano for the shout out! Looking forward to posting more updates of our own. So much is happening and we are so proud of our new business owners! If you're interested in Ananais's art, please send us a message. Today we are helping him get set up online so he can ship across Australia and even internationally!

23.01.2022 This past Monday our group of CDP women visited Mimi Aboriginal Arts & Craft. Michael Miller hosted us and shared with us how the ladies can get their art in the gallery here in Katherine but also in their galleries across Australia. It sounds like Mimi has started up some of its own projects, which we are looking forward to hearing about in the new year. We found it interesting that they are short on female artists in this region when we know there are so many talented ladies. Visiting local businesses is proving to be a great way to engage CDP participants, build momentum for the Incubator program, increase our outreach through word of mouth, and educate clients about all of their options/opportunities. Thanks MIMI for having us!

22.01.2022 There's a lot of interest in starting a business selling art! So, we're doing some homework. Did you know what these symbols mean? Thanks, MIMI Arts for the light reading.

22.01.2022 10 days left! The Australian Government wants your feedback as they are providing $40 million over 4 years for the Indigenous Tourism Fund. Your input will help us better understand the experience, needs and expectations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Indigenous stakeholders, and the Indigenous tourism sector. Your input will also help to define the design of the fund ensuring it provides value, focuses on gaps and barriers to success and increases opp...ortunities in the Indigenous tourism industry. Online survey: https://www.niaa.gov.au//indigenous-tourism-fund-consultat More information: https://www.niaa.gov.au//indigenous-tourism-fund-discussio

20.01.2022 I have to say, very pleased to hear the enthusiasm of Venndale Rehabilitation Centre Kalano participants after today’s introduction to the Business Incubator. I can’t wait to share with you one very exciting project by one very talented individual. Stay tuned!

19.01.2022 100+ Facebook likes 23 expressions of interest in starting a business I’m becoming known as the girl in the office that jumps out of her seat to do a happy dance. Who else is excited? This guy. #celebratingsmallvictories

19.01.2022 It's been a busy few months for the family of emerging artists based in Kybrook farm. From collecting pandanus and natural dyes out bush for weaving to painting dreamtime stories from their own country. The culture is strong with this mob, They’ve taught us alot on this journey since we started working with them through the incubator. You have the opportunity to learn about their culture and stories this month at Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre. Their pain...ting and weaving art will be showcased in two Exhibitions curated by Brendan Penzer. Dreamtime Stories of Animals Creating Land will run until the 28th of March and Twine and Twine Again will run until the 18th of April. This Friday, 6th of March at 6pm is the official Launch for both Exhibitions. Come down, have a yarn and show your support for this talented mob!!

18.01.2022 Starting a business isn’t as scary as it sounds. We’re here to help you step-by-step so you can make your own money, set your own schedule and be your own boss. If you know someone that has a hobby or trade, mention the Incubator program. It’s worth a shot! ... Questions? Answers: Anna Martin, Business Development Officer Visit me at Kalano or give me a shout! (08) 8972 2588 [email protected]

17.01.2022 So, you have art and you're not sure where to sell it. We want to help you sell your art online. It's easier than it sounds and we will help you step-by-step. Bonus? No commission rates! You keep all those hard-earned dollars (less the tax). #investinyou

17.01.2022 A few weeks ago we took the ladies at CDP who have expressed an interest in becoming an entrepreneur to a local business (of their choice) in Katherine. They experienced an Aboriginal cultural experience at Top Didj to see what tourists pay the big bucks for! It is timely as the NT Government is about to invest BIG dollars into Aboriginal Tourism and yet of the 144 Aboriginal businesses in the NT only 52% are Aboriginal-owned/operated. Manuel hosted the activity and rocked... it! Would you believe he works 7 days a week during tourism season and is still smiling to tell the tale? He taught us about his traditional upbringing, how to make fire, paint with plant fibres (traditional brushes), sang for us, played the didgeridoo and taught us to spear throw. Best of all he shared his story on how he started working with Top Didj and all the adjustments he had to make in his lifestyle. Imagine the stories! Manuel makes for a great mentor and role model for anyone interested in business or sharing culture. Afterward we had a yarn about the challenges and barriers of getting into business and possible ways to overcome them. I’d say our first excursion was a success! If you’re interested in collaborating with us, please drop us a line by sending a message, leaving a comment or shooting an email to [email protected]

16.01.2022 This past Monday we took The Mob out to Nitmiluk Tours to learn about different opportunities and upskilling for business. It was especially informative for one of the Business Incubator clients as she intends to set up her own camping/cultural tourism business in Timber Creek. This is the Katherine Gorge in Jawoyn Country. The Jawoyn people believe that the deepest part of the second gorge is where the rainbow serpent went back into the earth after carving out the gorge and rivers, which is why they don’t swim in that part and offer fish to the serpent when passing by. The Jawoyn people understand that other people have different cultures, so they allow others to swim. Business Incubator Monday > your Monday

16.01.2022 Got that side hustle? Thinking about making it a business? Questions? Answers: Anna Martin, Business Development Officer... Visit me at Kalano or give me a shout! (08) 8972 2588 [email protected] See more

16.01.2022 About one and a half months ago, Kalano’s Business Incubator travelled to Kybrook Farm just outside of Pine Creek to meet with Ananias Naborlhborlh and plan for the GYRACC K-Space exhibition featuring his chosen theme, Dreamtime Stories and Animals Creating Land. Ananias was missing in action that day, which became a blessing in disguise. His next-door neighbour and family member, Sebastian Wesley, invited us into his home and backyard where Rodney Naborlhborlh, Brayden Mi...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Yikes! Indigenous artists preyed on and sent into debt by ‘carpetbagging’ art dealers, inquiry told. As the Incubator continues to work with artists here in Katherine and the greater region, this story is all too familiar and we are feeling incredibly protective of our entrepreneurs and community members. So, what can we do about it? Educate. Educate. Educate! Stay tuned, friends. We are in the early stages of developing an exciting project to help combat artist exploitation. Read more: https://www.abc.net.au//senate-inquiry-hears-of-i/10106774

15.01.2022 Today we visited Top Didj Gallery & Cultural Experience to learn about their business -- how you might engage as a visitor or business owner to sell your art. Alex and Petrena have been in business for over 20 years and, by the sounds of it, they have seen it all! We’re looking forward to visiting them again with the ladies at CDP so they can learn first-hand what it’s like to start a business. Alex and Petrena will share what they believe are some of the challenges and barriers in starting Aboriginal-owned businesses. Together, we will discuss and explore how to overcome them.

14.01.2022 Become your own Boss through Kalano’s new Business Incubator Program! Start your own business AS your CDP activity! Become your own boss. We’ll give you the support, tools and guidance every step of the way. Ask us about YOUR funding opportunities.... Questions? Answers: Anna Martin, Business Development Officer Visit me at Kalano or give me a shout! (08) 8972 2588 [email protected]

13.01.2022 on the road again! Today we set off to Darwin to attend the 9th Indigenous Economic Development Forum. We’ve received the program details are looking forward to hearing about Business on Country, Investment Attraction, Economic Opportunities and the Keynote Presentation Australia’s First Indigenous Owned Commercial Satellite Ground Station. Read more: https://dtbi.eventsair.com/aedf2019/

09.01.2022 Congratulations Robert Conway on registering your ABN and creating your new business Facebook page! Robert will be featured as an emerging artist at the Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre K-Space gallery in February 28 - March 28, 2020 with Ananias Naborlhborlh. Please like and share his page! We are looking forward to seeing more of his beautiful work. Robert is very gifted at storytelling. ... More on the K-Space Gallery exhibition: Title: DREAMTIME STORIES & ANIMALS CREATING LAND Description: This exhibition provides an entry point into the artwork of emerging artists Ananias Naborlhborlh and Robert Conway. Exploring dreamtime stories and animals who created the land, Naborlhborlh and Conway’s artworks feature stylised animal and spirit figures. With tradition and contemporary motifs and application these artworks represent the artists’ country, culture and creation stories. Exhibition Launch: 6pm Friday 6 March https://www.facebook.com/Barulum-109349930556476/

09.01.2022 Did you know that you can learn how to start your own business or work on growing your existing business as your CDP activity? Questions? Answers: Anna Martin, Business Development Officer Visit me at Kalano or give me a shout! (08) 8972 2588... [email protected] See more

05.01.2022 You’re already on it. Why not make some money at it? Most businesses use Social Media to market their services and products. That’s where you come in. You can get paid to make posts for them. Sound good but you don’t know how to use social media for business? Take online courses for FREE!... In CDP? Do it as your CDP activity. Become a Social Media Marketer. Become a Boss. Questions? Answers: Anna Martin, Business Development Officer Visit me at Kalano or give me a shout! (08) 8972 2588 [email protected]

04.01.2022 Giv’r It’s Canadian for, Go hard and give it all you got. Hi, my name is Anna Martin and I’m the new Business Development Officer at Kalano. I’m also Canadian.... The Business Incubator program and I are here to help you start your own business and learn how. But before you trust me with your business, I think it’s only fair to share with you a little bit about me. 1. My nickname in high school was Nana (because I dressed like a Grandma). 2. I’ve owned two of my own businesses and started a non-profit organisation. 3. I have two brothers, one sister, a brother-in-law and three rascal nephews. 4. I have a hunting license. 5. Before arriving at Kalano, I was in Canada working with my elder Vince and his charity White Buffalo (Indigenous), where they do traditional healing for youth (ice fishing, hunting, sweat lodges, etc.). The photo is Vince and I at his home in Shawanaga First Nation. He gifted me some tukka. You’ll be seeing me around Kalano and Katherine. Please don’t be afraid to say hello!

03.01.2022 Only one more sleep until the opening of the Dreamtime Stories and Animals Creating the land and Twine and Twine Again exhibitions. Come down and check out some of the amazing weaving art on show in Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre. The grand opening of the two exhibitions is tomorrow night at 6pm-8pm with finger food & drinks

02.01.2022 Big shout out to Robert Conway! A new business owner and talented artist. Robert has some big dreams and we are looking forward to helping him on his journey. Robert also wanted to give a big thank you and shout to Ken at Katherine Office Supplies who helped him purchase his first items for his business, and gifted him a workbook to start recording all of his business information and sales. Pretty amazing to see the Katherine business community supporting these new Indigenous start-ups. Thank you

02.01.2022 Missed out on the Twine and Twine Again (Weaving our way) exhibition before the COVID19 shutdown at Godinymayin? Here are the available works from Kybrook Farm... Community artists Amy Namarnyilk and Wendy Namarnyilk. The Kybrook artists are supported by the Kalano Business Incubator program. Artwork enquires, email Curator at [email protected] ....................................................... Twine and Twine Again takes you on a journey through time, place and culture through the prism of traditional and contemporary indigenous women’s weaving styles and techniques. Curated by Brendan Penzer with Jayne Nankivell, Twine and Twine (Weaving our way) traverses the top-end from the Big Rivers Region, Daly River, Tiwi Islands, Kakadu, Arnhem Land, Gulf and Roper regions. The exhibition features an array of artworks from artists at Anindilyakwa Arts, Buku-Larrnggay Mulka, Djilpin Arts, Durrmu Arts Aboriginal Corporation, Jilamara Arts, Kybrook Farm Community, Mardbalk Arts & Culture, Marrawuddi Gallery, Merrepen Arts, Milingimbi Art and Culture Centre, Mimi Aboriginal Arts & Craft and Numbulwar Numburindi Arts.