Cut the admin.
Start building your own app.
Bring one business problem and spend 2 hours turning it into the first version of a software tool you can use.
A free, live online workshop with Tom Adam from curiousGrowth, using Base44.
Saturday 21 November 2026
1–3 pm Sydney time (AEDT)
Based in Canberra? This workshop is for you. Business owners from elsewhere are welcome too.
What’s the task you’re tired of doing manually?
Perhaps you’re copying information between programs. Chasing updates. Keeping a spreadsheet alive because nothing else quite works the way your business does.
You know the process. You know where it gets frustrating.
This workshop is about taking one of those problems and starting to build something around the way you actually work.
I started with a problem in my own business
I run Canberra Martial Arts & Fitness.
Over the past 6 months, with bugger all technical knowledge to begin with, I’ve taken an idea and turned it into working software for my business.
I expect it to save us about $5,000 a year by replacing other software we no longer need.
Now I’m preparing to offer that software to other businesses – something I wouldn’t have imagined when I started.
I’m running this workshop to help other business owners take that first step.
Bring your idea. Build alongside me.
This is a practical workshop. You’ll be at your computer, working on your own idea while I guide you through the process.
We’ll work through how to:
- –Choose a manageable problem to tackle first.
- –Describe what your app needs to do.
- –Use Base44 to start building it.
- –Test the first version and work out what needs changing.
The aim is to leave with a first version you can keep developing. How far you get will depend on the complexity of your idea.
Base44 are providing building credits for everyone who attends.
You don’t need a big app idea
A useful starting point could be:
- –A quote follow-up tracker.
- –A checklist for recurring jobs.
- –A dashboard that replaces a spreadsheet.
- –A tool for tracking customer requests.
- –A simple system for organising work.
Choose one task you understand well. We can start there.
What you’ll need
- –A laptop or desktop computer with internet access.
- –Your phone nearby.
- –One business problem or software idea.
- –The full 2 hours to participate and build.
You don’t need to know how to code.
Your questions
Is the workshop really free?
Yes. There’s no charge to attend, and Base44 are providing building credits for attendees.
Do I have to be in Canberra?
No. I’m based in Canberra and inviting local business owners first, but you can join from elsewhere. The workshop runs from 1–3 pm Sydney time (AEDT).
Will I finish an entire app in 2 hours?
That depends on your idea. We’ll focus on a manageable first version you can test and continue developing.
Can I attend on my phone?
You’ll need a laptop or desktop computer so you can build alongside me.
Reserve your free place
Cut the Admin – A Base44 Build Workshop
Saturday 21 November 2026
1–3 pm Sydney time (AEDT) · Live online
20 places available.
Bring the task you’re tired of doing manually. Let’s start building a better way to handle it.