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Mission: To encourage and facilitate business
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Newsletter
November
2008
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From the SEC
Crew… Planning is underway for the SEC to present general
interest/adult education short courses that will cover a broad spectrum of
skills, knowledge and hobbies in the New Year. A flyer will be distributed in December
giving details, so please register your interest early so you won’t be
disappointed.
Ron, Liz and Lynne |
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Here’s How to get your business off to a Flying Start ... Your First
Steps to Business Success is a FREE two-and-a-half hour seminar that will
give you the knowledge to confidently take your important early steps in
business. Your
presenter for this seminar will be Paul Coker, the senior business advisor
for the Capital Region BEC. Paul has
17 years experience in business and industry facilitation and development and
previous roles include six years as Manager of the Canberra Business Advisory
Service. Location: Snowy Enterprise Centre, 38 Bombala St.,
Cooma Time/Date: 9.30am
to 12.00noon, 19th November 2008 Bookings: To secure your place ring 1300 650 058. Please note
that bookings are essential and must be made no later than 48 hours before
the scheduled starting time. Seats are
limited, so book NOW! Succession and Exit from a Small Business Attention Farmers & Graziers – don’t miss out This one
day workshop will introduce you to ways that can assist you in changing the
ownership structure of your business, while, at the same time, helping to
maximise its value. It
presents options to consider for your future. Workshop
highlights include exploring options for business succession that provide
suitable solutions to the ownership transition problem. Where traditional family succession
arrangements are not available, the alternative options will be discussed. Date: Tuesday 2nd
December from 10am to 4.00pm, at the SEC. Cost: $55.00 includes
lunch. Book now with Liz or Lynne on
6452 5392, or ask for more detailed information. Coming soon .... A selection
of short courses to stimulate your creativity and provide an opportunity to
learn new skills, at very reasonable prices. Courses
planned to commence in February 2009 include Sustainable Gardening, Craft,
Quilting, Patchwork, Embroidery, Painting or Drawing, Scrapbooking and more. The
pamphlet will be available by mid-December, so call Liz or Lynne at the
office on 6452 5392 to receive a copy of available courses. |
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Better Business Tips from the DSRD Website: www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au Surviving in business requires a range of commercial, personal and management skills. To survive in tough times means careful management of your business and being extra alert to financial, operational, management and marketing issues. The points below will get you thinking about these issues.
Money Tips: Remind
your staff never to pay accounts if they have not been provided with a
tax invoice bearing an ABN. Never
assume that your staff understands the
importance of collecting valid invoices and receipts – or you could find
yourself at the end of the financial period with a very large pile of
non-claimable receipts. Keep in
mind that bottom line profitability is often dramatically affected by the
sum of many deceivingly small expenses.
Phone Liz or Lynne at the Snowy Enterprise Centre 6452 5392 to
arrange training or business support services. Sales: The
sales process can be improved by making sure that Office Management: Sometimes
employees know more about what’s happening in the company than you
do. Give them a chance to have
their say and always show you’re interested. A suggestion box, regular staff
meetings or brainstorming sessions, or even Friday afternoon drinks can
give staff a chance to contribute ideas. Never underestimate the pool of skills
that your employees can contribute to your bottom line success. People/Staff: Don’t
neglect training. Try one of your
local workplace training organisations for upgrading basic skills in your
workplace. If you are a regional
business requiring specialised training, have only a few employees and
can’t afford to send them to major centres, invite your competitors to
join with you and share the cost of bringing a professional trainer to
your area to train all of your staff jointly. Working together will only improve the
performance of all of your businesses.
Or contact the Snowy Enterprise Centre and seek their professional
assistance with your training needs. |
Ø Free Business advisory service The SEC provides a free business advisory service to local start-up
and existing business. Ø Training and meeting rooms The Snowy Enterprise Centre, centrally located in 38 Bombala Street
Cooma, has an attractive training room and a smaller meeting room available
for hire. Ø Offices The Snowy Enterprise Centre has offices available for daily,
short-term or long-term rent. Ø Virtual accommodation Use the Snowy Enterprise Centre as your business base for reception
and message services and have access to the meeting room for client
appointments. Ø Business Incubator Program This program is for businesses who are still
becoming established and profitable. They pay lower rental and receive access
to business counselling and support services. Ø Business administration services ·
MYOB or
Phoenix data entry ·
Typing,
editing and assembly of resumes,
reports, correspondence and other business documents ·
Photocopying
and binding ·
Secretariat
and administrative services for organisations Ø Business Counselling and Training SEC manager and business coach Ron Wiggins has had over 15 years
experience in training needs analysis, organisational review and designing,
delivering, monitoring and evaluating training and HR development projects. |
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