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Connecting Business, Real Estate & Finance Professionals - Network
Fri, Sep 25, 8:30 AMAbout **Novia Private** Network **Novia Private** is a Exclusive Private Network for Professionals and Decision-makers across **Business, Real Estate, and Finance.** It is designed to foster high-value connections, share market insights, and open doors to strategic collaborations. The network brings together **Brokers, Accountants, Lawyers, Real Estate Agent, Entrepreneurs, Developers, Investors, and Advisors** who are shaping the future of the industries. Whether you're expanding your Network, portfolio, growing your business, or seeking trusted partners, Novia Private offers a casual focused environment to ***connect, Referral, exchange business , ideas, and build lasting professional relationships.*** **Event Introduction** Welcome to tonight’s Novia Private Networking Event — an exclusive gathering of professionals from the worlds of **Business, Real Estate, and Finance**. This is more than just a networking session — it’s a space for genuine conversations, new perspectives, and shared ambitions. Whether you’re a business owner, developer, advisor, or industry professional, tonight is about building valuable connections with peers who understand your world. **Join us** in a casual focused environment to ***Connect, Referral, Exchange business , ideas, and Build lasting professional relationships.*** We’re excited to have you here and look forward to the opportunities and relationships that will grow from tonight’s event. Contact: lily@noviaprivate.com #BusinessNetworking #FinanceProfessionals #RealEstateInvesting #PropertyNetworking #SydneyNetworking #PrivateNetworking #ProfessionalNetworking #NoviaPrivate
Real Estate Investment Skill: From 101 to 201: 1 Day Session in Sydney
Thu, Oct 8, 2:00 PM**Overview** Learn to analyze real estate deals, calculate ROI & cap rates, and build a smart investment portfolio in this hands-on 1-day workshop **Ready to secure your spot? 🎯 Register now and complete your payment securely via Stripe Checkout!** [Click Here](https://buy.stripe.com/8x2bJ1aam1YGeG4aeg2oE43) **The Details** **Duration:** 1 Day \| 8 Credits **Delivery:** Classroom / In-house **Language:** English **Includes:** Course Completion Certificate **Refreshments:** Lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided during the session **Course Overview:** **Everyone's Buying Property. Almost No One Knows If It's a Good Deal.** Here's the uncomfortable truth: most people don't lose money in real estate by picking the *wrong* property. They lose money by never learning how to tell a good deal from a bad one in the first place. They see a listing, get excited, do some quick mental math, and hope for the best. Meanwhile, the investors actually building wealth? They're running numbers, reading market signals, and walking away from 8 out of 10 "opportunities" — because they know exactly what they're looking at. This one-day workshop teaches you to think — and calculate — like they do. *** **The Moment Everything Clicks** Picture this: someone hands you a property listing. Instead of guessing, you pull up the numbers — cap rate, cash flow, yield — and in minutes, you know exactly what it's worth, what it'll cost you, and whether it belongs in your portfolio. That's not a fantasy. That's Module 3, by lunchtime. *** **What's Standing Between You and Your First (or Next) Smart Investment?** * You don't know how to evaluate a property beyond "it looks nice" * Terms like cap rate, leverage, and yield feel like a foreign language * You've never run a real financing scenario — just guessed at numbers * You don't have a system, just instinct (and instinct isn't a strategy) * You want to grow a portfolio, not just own one lucky property Sound familiar? You're exactly who this was built for. *** **Inside the Workshop** **Think Like an Investor** — Property types, market dynamics, and the core concepts (appreciation, cash flow, equity) that separate strategy from guesswork **Spot Deals Worth Chasing** — What actually drives property value, and how to size up residential vs. commercial opportunities **Run the Numbers That Matter** — Calculate ROI, cash flow, cap rate, and yield with confidence — no finance degree required **Dodge the Expensive Mistakes** — Read market cycles, assess real risk, and learn what trips up first-time investors **Master the Money Side** — Mortgage basics, leverage, funding options, and a live financing simulation to make it real **Build a Portfolio, Not Just a Purchase** — Diversification, risk balance, and long-term vs. short-term strategy **Leave With a Plan, Not Just Notes** — Your own investment criteria checklist and a concrete next step *** **Not Just a Lecture** This is a hands-on workshop — role-plays, a live financing simulation, case study breakdowns, and group exercises. You'll be doing the analysis, not just watching it happen on a slide. *** **Who's in the Room** Beginners taking their first real step into property investing. Finance professionals sharpening their edge. Small business owners planning long-term wealth. Anyone tired of feeling like everyone else understands real estate better than they do. No prior experience required. Just curiosity and a willingness to do the math. *** **Bring Your Whole Team** Want your finance team, leadership group, or firm speaking the same investment language? This course is available as a **private, customized group session** — tailored to your organization's focus, industry, and experience level. Delivered in-house or virtually, with group pricing for teams of any size. 📩 [corporate@mangates.com ](corporate@mangates.com)to build a session around your team. **Your Next Deal Deserves Better Than a Guess** Register now and walk out knowing exactly how to size up a property, run the numbers, and build a plan — not just a wish list. 📩 [info@mangates.com](info@mangates.com) \| 📞 \+61 \(0\) 2 80155605
The AI Project Brain: NotebookLM to Align Business Goals, SEO & Development
Wed, Sep 30, 8:30 AMThe most expensive bug in a WordPress project often isn't hidden in the code — it's hidden in communication. When business requirements, SEO strategies, UX decisions, and developer specifications are scattered across emails, Slack conversations, Google Docs, and meeting notes, projects slow down, scope creeps in, and teams waste time rebuilding features that could have been avoided. That challenge becomes even more common as projects grow. Developers spend valuable time searching for information, clients receive inconsistent answers, and important decisions become difficult to track because no single source contains the full picture. In this practical session, Georgia Tan, Co-Founder of Switch Key Digital, demonstrates how to build a centralised "Project Brain" using Google's NotebookLM. By bringing together client goals, UX wireframes, SEO documentation, and project requirements into a single AI-powered knowledge base, teams can quickly find answers, stay aligned, and make better decisions throughout the entire project lifecycle. **You'll walk away with:** ✅ A practical framework for building a centralised AI-powered project knowledge base using NotebookLM ✅ Faster ways to find answers across project documentation without digging through emails and chat history ✅ Techniques for turning SEO audits and business requirements into clear technical specifications for developers ✅ Better strategies for keeping clients, strategists, and development teams aligned while reducing scope creep **🎯 Who's It For?** WordPress developers, digital agencies, project managers, SEO specialists, and anyone involved in planning or delivering WordPress projects who wants to improve collaboration and documentation. This session is ideal for teams managing multiple stakeholders, client requirements, and technical documentation. **Format** * In-person Event * Arrive 6:30 for pre-networking * Talk starts at 6:45. 👉 **Host:** Georgia Tan, [Switch Key Digital](https://www.switchkeydigital.com/)
SYDNEY 🔥 Awesome Business Networking @ Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour
Wed, Oct 7, 2:00 AM**🔥Lassie & Edward Zia's Business Community is hosting a Business Networking Event @ Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour!🔥** **[Book into our coming events + donate to support our work here x](https://linktr.ee/edwardzia)** Join like-minded people in Business for a fun and relaxing Networking Lunch and afternoon of Networking that you won't want to miss! Our Business Community includes a diverse range of friendly and supportive Professionals, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, CEOs, Managing Directors, Boss Ladies, Thought Leaders and Influencers, open and ready to meet like-minded individuals, to connect and grow their Networks! (Not suitable for students) Our events are all about fostering and empowering meaningful connections, getting everyone out of their homes and offices to build a stronger Network within our Communities. **The Event:** Our gatherings are free to you and pretty casual, with minimum structure to allow natural flow of conversations. [Please make a donation, we really appreciate your support.](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ExcellenceAbove) Come along, grab lunch, introduce yourselves, make new friends, and connect with each other on your phones via Linkedin. Our leaders will give a brief introduction after lunch, feel free to move around and speak to everyone before and after, and enjoy a coffee and or beverages of your choice throughout the event too. **Before the event** Make sure that you have registered and updated your professional profile and install the LinkedIn app on your phone, our preferred social media platform for high quality professionals and Business Partners. **After the event:** Touch base with those you have met and connect with any you may have missed on the day. Schedule a coffee meet and or come along to our next event to re-connect with others. **Parking:** Located in Darling Harbour, prepaid parking directly beneath Novotel Darling Harbour is available at Wilson Parking, provided that you book online 1 day prior, for $16. **First time with Us?** You're in good hands! We've been running networking events in since 2015 and beyond **About Us** Our Meetup Business Community has over 16k members and has become one of Australia's largest Business Networking Meetup groups. We host regular Networking events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and zooms throughout the year, supporting a network of ever-growing businesses. With over 16,000 members in our Business Community, you have the best chance of meeting like-minded people to grow and scale your Network faster. **[View all upcoming events here!](https://linktr.ee/edwardzia)** ### Frequently Asked Questions **What is the dress code?** Smart Business casual and be photo ready. **Do many people attend by themselves?** Many of our attendees come by themselves and friends, colleagues and first timers are always welcomed. **How can I make contact with any questions?** Simply direct message [Edward Zia](https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardzia/) with any further questions. We aim to create High Value and the best Business Networking Events available out there! **Meet - Like - Know - Trust** **Your Network is your Networth!** 🌏🌏🌏💙💙💙🔥🔥🔥 If you love our High Quality Business Networking Events, please Sign up to become a Member of the **[Awesome Influencer Vault](https://edwardzia.teachable.com/p/theawesomemarketingvault)** and help us keep them Running! We really appreciate your ongoing support!
From Chaos to Confidence
Wed, Oct 7, 8:00 AMSchedule --- • 19:00 - 19:30 General networking starts. Setup space, open the first. Brief Introduction Round (Who are you? What do you do?). FREE drinks • 19:30 - 20:00 What bugs you (i.e. Lean Mastermind)? • 20:00 - 21:00 Topic of the day (see speaker details below). Q & A • 21:00 - 21:15 Last drinks. Closing down. Carry on partying elsewhere. **Details** --- General get together. Share the latest news in the entrepreneurs community. Have a drink with like minded people Exchange stories from the trenches and tips on how to run a better business. **Lean Mastermind Session** --- Share a Challenge or an idea you have for your start up / business How can we help you resolve your problem or help you improve on your idea? ## **Topic of the Day: From Chaos to Confidence** How Smart Content Management Keeps Your Business Compliant, Efficient and Ready to Grow ## **Speaker of the Day: Bruce Wren CEO of revelr.ai** Bruce has created and sold several companies before. Revealr.ai is his latest project and deals with turning the 40 year old PDF into an "online twin". ## **Audience** Suitable for those with a growing business looking to share solutions and experience to accelerate growth and value. Bring a friend/aspiring entrepreneur. **Format** --- Casual get together/Mastermind **Sponsors** --- Thanks for [WOTSO](https://wotso.com/locations/manly) for hosting the event and Michael from https://www.magaconsult.com/about for nourishment (i.e. free drinks and nibbles). Thanks to Amazon Web Services for their ongoing support: [https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started](https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started)
We 🧡 RYDE Awesome Networking Meetup @ West Ryde Hotel
Thu, Oct 1, 2:30 AMWe 🧡 RYDE is our legendary Neighborhood & Business Community. We aim to bring local residents, businesses and lovers of Ryde together to make new connections, new friends and build a strong supportive network. **[To learn more, join our Facebook Group here!](https://www.facebook.com/groups/rydevoice)** #MacquriePark #Eastwood #WestRyde #Denistone #Meadowbank #Ryde Our Networking Meetups are fun, social, and casual. A great opportunity to meet and catch up for lunch and more with great locals. This is FREE from us, and please make sure to purchase food and drinks to support our hosts at West Ryde Hotel Your guests are most welcome too! The more the merrier. This event is hosted by Lassie & Edward Zia. **[Learn more about our events + support our work here! ❤️🤛](https://linktr.ee/edwardzia)**
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