Welcome to Groei.Us. We are glad you are here.
The Groei.Us community is a group of like-minded regional, rural and remote small to medium business owners (if you are urban we would still love for you to join us).
This is a space to share ideas, gain knowledge, provide peer to peer support but most importantly to get to know other business owners/founders like you .. across Australia and NZ and in your region (if you don't know them already)
We hope you enjoy being part of this community...please make it yours. Post ideas, share our story and your expertise. We can all learn from each other and together we can grow sustainable small businesses and strong communities.
When you join the groei.Us community you can access a range of curated knowledge for solo, micro and small businesses like you.
* Get access to our weekly SME Forum recordings. Engage with our speakers who moderate our topics and are there for you to continue the conversation.
*Join us on our fortnightly fireside chats a virtual networking event for small business owners.
You can also upgrade to the MapMakers or Pathfinders memberships
Mapmakers is an annual strategy membership program for small business owners - set your horizons and 90 days goals.
Pathfinders is an accountability membership for small business owners meeting in confidential, virtual small groups
We wish to thank all of our partners, regional and program facilitators, coaches, content providers, hosts and moderators.. without you this community would not exist.
If you are not already connected to our partners please connect with them through their social media :
The Rural Woman
WiRE - USQ
Startup Onramp
The below terms contain the agreement between you and GEI Education Pty Ltd ACN 632 917 492 trading as GROEI and Growth Education Institute (‘GROEI’) in respect of joining GROEI’s memberships and your participation as a member (“the Terms”). In consideration of GROEI providing services to you as a member, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the Terms and you express your agreement to be bound by them.
Our current membership descriptions, tiers, benefits and pricing will always be stated on our website located at www.groei.com.au (Website). All applications for Membership must be made by registering via groei.Us. This will create a membership account for you.
All information you provide during the application process must be accurate and complete, and it is your responsibility to keep your details up to date. It is your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of any password you create for accessing your account.
We will send you a confirmation email on receipt of payment of the applicable membership fee. Your membership is deemed accepted on the day you receive the email.
Once your Membership is accepted by us, the Terms, our services terms and conditions (available at https://groei.com/terms-of-service/) (‘Service Terms’) and our Privacy Policy (available at https://groei.privacy-policy/) (as each amended from time to time) will govern your continued membership of GROEI and use of our services.
Membership Fees
The membership fee may be paid in various ways depending on the type of membership purchased, including but not limited to an ongoing monthly direct debit, payable monthly in advance, or an annual fee.
The membership fees are as advertised on our Website at the time of purchase, and GROEI in its sole discretion reserves the right to change any membership fees on at least one month’s written notice to existing members. Any special offer or discount offered may be withdrawn or changed without notice. All prices include GST unless otherwise specified.
Once paid, membership fees are non-refundable. If you purchase an annual membership, your fees are non-refundable if you wish to cancel your annual membership early. If you purchase a monthly membership, you will be liable to pay those fees due only up to the date of cancellation as set out in clause 3.2 below.
Auto Renewal and Termination
If you pay annually, your annual membership will be automatically renewed each year, on the anniversary of the date you joined GROEI (‘Anniversary’) unless you wish to terminate your membership. If you wish to terminate your annual membership, you must give us at least 5 business days’ notice prior to the Anniversary by logging into your account settings and selecting ‘Cancel’. If we do not receive notification from you, your annual membership shall be auto-renewed and the applicable membership fee payable. You shall be charged for the entire year during which cancellation is requested and no refund for any months remaining will be provided.
If you pay month by month, your monthly membership will continue month by month until such time you wish to terminate by logging into your account settings and selecting ‘Cancel’ at least seven (7) business days before your next billing cycle. Cancellation of a monthly membership will be effective immediately. You shall be charged for the entire billing cycle during which cancellation is requested and no refund for any part-month remaining will be provided.
For auto-renewals, the applicable membership fee for the forthcoming year/month will be charged to the same credit card you used on joining, unless you specify otherwise.
General Membership Terms
By signing up and being granted membership by GROEI, you will have access to a range of content, special offers, the Groei.Us Community Group and other benefits (“Member Content”) available via the Website, Groei.Us Community and through direct communications between us and you, as set out in more detail in the membership benefits specified on our Website (and varying depending on the type of membership you purchase).
All Member Content is subject to copyright law and our Service Terms apply equally to Member Content as to any other Content accessed on or through the Website or Groei.Us Community Group. You may, subject to the Terms, personally use public pages on the website provided that such use is for your own use and not for commercial exploitation.
Members must seek permission from GROEI or the relevant copyright holder before sharing or distributing any Member Content accessed through the Website, the Groei.Us Community Group or any other services provided by us. In the event of failure to seek and be granted permission to share or distribute any Member Content, GROEI has the right to terminate your membership, in accordance with the Service Terms, and take further action as may be appropriate to protect any and all intellectual property rights GROEI has in the Member Content.
GROEI reserves the right to change the features, content or services related to any membership without notice to you in order to improve the quality of the membership offered to you or for any other reason, at its sole and unfettered discretion.
Membership is to be used by a sole individual (pursuant to the provided login credentials) and is non-transferable. Membership benefits including logins, access to content and services are linked to a specific user, and cannot be shared with other non-users.
Privacy
Personal Information provided by you during the Membership application process and throughout the duration of your Membership will be held and dealt with in accordance with our Privacy Policy (available at https://groei.com/privacypolicy). We strongly urge you to read our Privacy Policy in conjunction with these Terms and the Service Terms.
Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions and warranties relating to your membership.
Under applicable State, Territory and Commonwealth Law (including, without limitation the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (“CCA”)), certain statutory implied guarantees and warranties (including, without limitation the statutory guarantees under the CCA) may be implied into these terms and conditions. You are a consumer within the meaning of the CCA, GROEI’s liability is limited to the extent permitted by section 64A of the CCA.
If GROEI is required to replace goods and/or services under the Terms or the CCA, but is unable to do so, GROEI may refund any money you have paid for the goods and/or services.
Nothing in the Terms is intended to have the effect of contracting out of any applicable provisions of the CCA and the Fair Trading Acts in each of the States and Territories of Australia except to the extent permitted by those Acts where applicable.
Miscellaneous
The Terms, Service Terms and Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of the State of Queensland and each party submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Queensland.
If any provision of the Terms shall be invalid, void, illegal or unenforceable the validity, existence, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, prejudiced or impaired.
No waiver of any term shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Any failure to assert any right under the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right.
These Terms, the Service Terms and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between GROEI and you in relation to membership.