Home topics news News News Entrepreneurs fill Small Business September gap Lorna Brett August 16, 2012 Two entrepreneurs are filling the gap left by a decision on the behalf of the NSW Government to cut funding for small business events, launching an initiative called September Small Business Month. In March, Dynamic Business broke the news that the NSW Government was cutting all its small business events programs, including Small Business September, MicroBiz Week, the Young Entrepreneurs program and the Women in Business mentoring program. Now, Kate Tribe and Sean Grobbelaar have taken it upon themselves to replace the hugely popular Small Business September program, which had in the past attracted over 20,000 SMBs, start-ups and micro businesses. The pair believe in the concept and know how to run quality events, and have organised over 40 workshops as part of the September Small Business Month, each to be led by high-profile speakers. “Tickets sales have been amazing, which is a great sign. We are very excited to see small business owners grow in our new format,” Grobbelaar said. Tickets cost $20 per workshop or $199 for a 20 coupon pass to any one of the 40 workshops, making it an accessible event for all businesses. According to the founders, the success of this event will go a long way to proving to the NSW Government that a little bit of entrepreneurial thinking goes a long way in helping local businesses to grow. When it was announced that the event programs were