Clear, achievable, inclusive advice that will work

What is holding back your business?

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Maybe the issues aren’t clear. But you know things aren’t quite right, or not yet amazing. Maybe plans aren’t working out. But you don’t know how else to reach for your goals.

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We offer a little perspective (or a lot) so you can see what’s really going on, and how you can fix the roadblocks. With our help, you can pick up your business and land it closer to your vision.

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This kind of journey—to find the real, the possible, the next— takes The Business Collective.

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We’re a spin on the usual consultancy

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Started by Deb and Danielle, The Business Collective is a business and communications consultancy with a simple mission: clear, achievable, inclusive advice that will work.

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Once we hear your story, we build the exact team that you need—whether one person, a few or many. That is, you get only the right specialists with the right skills, connections and ideas.

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Because we can scale and flex, we’re a good fit for any business size and sector. We’ve worked with small for-purpose organisations through to multinational retailers. Along the way, we’ve helped some really niche services, including a cemeteries trust!

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Right, let's be frank and fearless

We’ll encourage you to look at your business with eyes wide open. What is really going on? What is the business doing, versus what it’s meant to do? Or what it could do?

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Some of our analysis may be hard to take. But our advice is always clear, and our approach is supportive. That’s the real value of The Business Collective: using our collective smarts, collective courage, collective effort to make progress.

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Your wins will be authentic. Not bandaids and not gloss, but success that is deep and ongoing.

Here's what we do

Communications Consulting

  • Strategy and planning

  • Contractor placement

  • Community advocacy

  • Writing and editing

  • Creativity, storytelling and writing training

Coaching

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  • Leadership communication

  • Executive presence

  • Leadership development

Conference Curation

  • Content design

  • Facilitation

  • Event management

  • Speakers

  • Speaker coaching

  • Conference collateral

  • Networking training

PLUS the bits and pieces that support these services

In all these areas, we're a great partner if you want to look anew or be divergent.

If that's not quite you (yet), let's find the space where you're comfortable.

We have worked with

Victorian Government . Local government authorities . Commonwealth Bank . Netball Victoria . Seqirus . VicHealth . Greater Melbourne Cemeteries Trust . Stockland . Arup . Superfriend . RSPCA .

Do these stories sound familiar?

Your organisation’s new strategy is a change of direction that requires the team to build relational communication skills. The team must learn to connect with clients.

 

About Us

Deb and Danielle are curious

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Curiosity fuels how we work. By wanting to know more, and wanting to know better, we can stay a little ahead of the game.

What else makes us tick?

Deb's Bio
Danielle's Bio

Deb and Danielle are both past presidents (2015–17 and 2017–19 respectively) of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Victoria. The role is about giving back to the business communications industry, setting the agenda for change, and meeting business specialists from all over the world.