# Small business conferences and expos in Australia and New Zealand

Source: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/
Events listed: 14
Publisher: Speakers Bureaus Directory, an independent directory. Nobody pays to appear and a listing is not an endorsement.

Each event was checked on the organiser's own website. Every listing gives the next date, who the event is for, and how speakers get onto the program.

## NSW Small Business Month

- Statewide program, Across NSW and online, Australia
- Next edition: October 2026
- How speakers get on: Presenters are booked by the Collaboration Partners that host each event, not by the program itself. Councils, chambers of commerce and industry associations are the route in.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/nsw-small-business-month/

## The Bookkeeper Event

- Conference, Sunshine Coast, Australia
- Next edition: 8 to 10 October 2026
- How speakers get on: No speaker application is published, and the 2026 program was already confirmed when this page was checked.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/the-bookkeeper-event/

## CCIWA Small Business Summit

- Summit, Perth, Australia
- Next edition: Monday 26 October 2026
- How speakers get on: No speaker application is published, so the chamber itself is the route in.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/cciwa-small-business-summit/

## The Business Show Australia

- Expo, Sydney, Australia
- Next edition: 25 to 26 November 2026
- How speakers get on: There's no public speaker application. Approach the organiser through the contact details on its own site.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/the-business-show-australia/

## Start Your Own Business Expo

- Expo, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia
- Next edition: 6 to 7 March 2027, Brisbane
- How speakers get on: There's no public speaker application. The organiser, Specialised Events, is the route in.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/start-your-own-business-expo/

## Retail Fest AUS

- Conference and expo, Gold Coast, Australia
- Next edition: 11 to 13 May 2027
- How speakers get on: It runs a Become a Speaker form on its own site.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/retail-fest-aus/

## FANZ National Franchise Conference

- Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand
- Next edition: 15 to 18 June 2027
- How speakers get on: No call for speakers is published. The association takes enquiries from sponsors and exhibitors.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/fanz-national-franchise-conference/

## Online Retailer Conference & Expo

- Conference and expo, Sydney, Australia
- Next edition: 21 to 22 July 2027
- How speakers get on: Speaker enquiries go to the conference producer, who is listed on the event's own Meet the Team page.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/online-retailer/

## COSBOA National Small Business Summit

- Summit, Sydney, Australia
- Next edition: 2027, dates not yet announced
- How speakers get on: There's no call for speakers. Places on the program are by invitation, and most go to people from government and the regulators.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/cosboa-national-small-business-summit/

## Geelong Small Business Festival

- Festival, Geelong, Australia
- Next edition: 2027, dates not yet announced
- How speakers get on: The festival takes expressions of interest to host an event in 2027, through its own site.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/geelong-small-business-festival/

## Hospitality New Zealand Conference

- Conference and trade show, Rotorua, New Zealand
- Next edition: 2027, early bird tickets on sale
- How speakers get on: No speaker application is published, so the association itself is the route in.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/hospitality-nz-conference/

## NZ Franchise & Small Business Expo

- Expo, Auckland, New Zealand
- Next edition: September 2027, dates not yet announced
- How speakers get on: Register interest in speaking through the form on its own site.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/nz-franchise-small-business-expo/

## Queensland Small Business Month

- Statewide program, Across Queensland, Australia
- Next edition: 2027, program not yet announced
- How speakers get on: Events are hosted through a Collaboration Partner Program, so the partner organisations book their own presenters.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/queensland-small-business-month/

## SmallBiz Melbourne

- Expo, Melbourne, Australia
- Next edition: 2027, dates not yet announced
- How speakers get on: There's no public speaker application. Enquiries go through the event's own contact page.
- Page: https://speakersbureaus.directory/events/smallbiz-melbourne/

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