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CONNECT MEMBERSHIP -
THE BUSINESS SOCIAL
You've built something real
Now let it grow
You've put in the work. But somewhere between the early days and now, it started feeling harder - not easier. The truth? Building a business in regional WA is genuinely tough when you're doing it without your people. CONNECT changes that.
YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN THINKING THIS
Does any of this sound familiar?
These are the thoughts that run through the mind of almost every woman we work with. If you're nodding along - this page was written for you.
Surely this shouldn't feel this hard still. I've been at it for years."
"I'm working constantly but I'm not even sure the business is actually growing."
"I feel like I'm guessing half the time. There's no one around me who really gets it."
"I wish someone could just sit down with me and help me look at this properly."
HERE'S THE TRUTH
You're not failing.
You're just doing it alone.
Running a business in regional WA is genuinely different. Your network is smaller. Your business peers - the ones who really understand what it means to be the decision-maker, the bookkeeper, the marketer, the mum, the community member - they're hard to find.
Most of the business support out there was built for city women. It doesn't account for the commute to the nearest city, the tight-knit community where everyone knows your business (literally), or the very real challenge of finding time to work on your business when you're so deep in working in it.
You don't have to figure this out by yourself. Not in the regions. Not ever."
CONNECT was built specifically for women like you. Women who are capable and hardworking - who just need the right structure, the right tools, and the right community around them to take their business to the next level.
THE CONNECT MEMBERSHIP
Your toolkit. Your community. Your rhythm.
CONNECT is the foundation of everything we do at The Business Social - your professional home base, available online to any woman in business across regional WA.
Your Community
Finally - women who actually get it.
A private community of regional WA women in business where you can ask the real questions, celebrate the real wins, and know you're not alone.
Your Rhythm
Quarterly planning sessions, 90-day focus frameworks, and annual goal-setting that gives your business a clear direction - not just a to-do list that never ends.
Supporting business wellbeing.
Your Knowledge
Monthly expert workshops, a growing resource library, tools and templates built for regional business reality - practical, not theoretical.
Education that fits your life.
EVERYTHING YOU GET
What's included in CONNECT
Every single thing inside CONNECT is designed to help you work smarter, feel less alone, and move your business forward - on your terms.
Monthly Expert Workshops
Business and wellbeing workshops with industry experts - practical, relevant, and delivered online so location is no barrier.
Quarterly Business Planning
Guided quarterly planning sessions with a clear 90-day focus. Stop winging it — start building with intention and direction.
Wheel of Life Workshops
Quarterly wellbeing check-ins that look at your whole life - not just the business numbers. Because you matter too.
Annual Planning Session
Start each year with clarity. Your annual planning session gives you the big-picture vision and the practical roadmap to get there.
Private Member Community
Your private Facebook community — a safe space to ask questions, share wins, collaborate and get honest advice from women who truly understand.
Business Directory Listing
Get your business seen. Your featured listing in our online member directory connects you with other members and potential clients across regional WA.
Tools, Templates & Resource Library
Access a growing library of business tools, planning templates, mentor content and resources - ready to use, built for real regional women.
Discounted Hire HQ Rates
Need a professional space to meet clients or run a workshop? CONNECT members get discounted rates at Hire HQ — a workspace built for business women.
Preferred Supplier Opportunities
Be considered for events and community contracts within The Business Social network - real opportunities to grow your business through our community.
IS THIS THE RIGHT INVESTMENT?
"Is it
really worth it?"
We know money matters - especially in regional small business where margins can be tight and every dollar counts. Here's an honest answer.
If you join CONNECT and actually show up - use the planning sessions, engage in the community, implement the tools - the return is real. Our members gain clarity on their direction, feel less isolated, and make better decisions.
"I don't have time."
CONNECT is self-directed and online - you engage when you can. One 90-day planning session could save you months of working in the wrong direction.
"Am I even ready for this?"
Yes. CONNECT is for women who are already in business and want to grow - not just beginners. If you've been running your business for 1+ years, you're exactly who this is for.
"The budget is tight right now."
We get it...but at $55/month - less than a weekly coffee catch-up - CONNECT is designed to be accessible. And the clarity, knowledge & connections you gain are worth far more.
Less than $2 a day for a community, a plan, and a toolkit built for you.
Monthly expert workshops (business + wellbeing)
Quarterly business planning sessions
Quarterly Wheel of Life workshops
Annual planning session
Private member community (Facebook group)
Featured business directory listing
Full tools, templates & resource library
Discounted Hire HQ workspace rates
Preferred supplier opportunities
The Investment
CONNECT MEMBERSHIP
12-month membership contract
$55 /month
Is CONNECT right for you?
Let's be honest about who this is for
You've been running your business for 1+ years and feel like you've hit a ceiling
You're in live and work in the regions and crave genuine connection with women who actually get it
You're capable of implementing - you just need structure, clarity and the right tools
You want to work smarter, not just harder - and finally feel like you have a plan
You value authenticity and want support that feels real - not corporate or intimidating
You're ready to stop putting strategy in the "I'll get to it later" pile
CONNECT is for you if…
CONNECT isn't for you if…
You're looking for a quick fix or passive resource - CONNECT rewards the women who show up
You're not yet in business - this is for women already running something, not pre-launch
You want one-on-one intensive mentorship - that's our Accelerator program
You're in the city and have access to regualr support - CONNECT is built specifically for regional women
You aren't quite ready for community, support and advice
You've been running your business for 1+ years and feel like you've hit a ceiling
You're looking for a quick fix or passive resource - CONNECT rewards the women who show up
You're in live and work in the regions and crave genuine connection with women who actually get it
You're not yet in business - this is for women already running something, not pre-launch
You're capable of implementing - you just need structure, clarity and the right tools
You want one-on-one intensive mentorship - that's our Accelerator program
You want to work smarter, not just harder - and finally feel like you have a plan
You're in the city and have access to regualr support - CONNECT is built specifically for regional women
You value authenticity and want support that feels real - not corporate or intimidating
You aren't quite ready for community, support and advice
Before CONNECT I was just spinning my wheels. Having the quarterly planning sessions gave me a structure I didn't even know I was missing. I finally feel like I know what I'm working towards.
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Kara Stalker
Carnarvon
I didn't realise how isolated I was until I joined. The community in CONNECT is genuine - these are women who actually want to see each other succeed. It changed my whole experience of being in business.
Louise Riley
Exmouth
The workshops are genuinely useful - not just fluffy content. Real business stuff, delivered by people who understand what it's like out here. Worth every cent and then some.
Taryn Soullier
Geraldton
Founded by regional women
Built by women who
live this too.
The Business Social wasn't created by big-city consultants or corporate strategists. It was built by women who run their own businesses in regional Western Australia - who know exactly what it means to juggle a business, a family, a community and a life, all at once.
We created CONNECT because we looked around and saw incredible women building incredible things - quietly, in isolation, with no one in their corner who truly understood the unique reality of regional business.
That changes here. We are your people. And we built this for you.
"We lift up the women who lift up our towns. When one of us grows, we all grow."
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