Hobsons Bay City Council would like to encourage our business community to enter the 2017 Business Excellence Awards and is hosting two information sessions at the Civic Centre, Altona for potential business award applications on Wednesday 12 July at 4pm and 6pm. Come along to a free session, ask questions and gain tips on what makes a great submission. Please rsvp via business@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
In this eWorks edition, there is further information about events in Hobsons Bay as part of the Small Business Festival, coming up in August. Tickets for these events are moving quickly.
Our Business Planning Essentials workshop on Thursday 27 July will introduce you to business frameworks that will assist business success. A good business plan creates a clear vision for business and can be a vital tool when seeking finance, and engaging staff.
There are also a number of new sustainbility grant opportunities and funding programscurrently available to local business.
If you have any questions about doing business in Hobsons Bay or feedback as to what you would like to hear about in future editions of the eNewsletter, please contact us on 03 9932 1285 or email business@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au |
There are six events in Hobsons Bay as part of the Small Business Victoria Festival in August/ September. For more information and to purchase tickets, click on event heading links below.
NBN and cloud apps
Discover how cloud technology is taking business to the next level, improving service delivery, speeding up response times and delivering greater satisfaction to clients. Presented by FLYONIT PTY LTD.
Wednesday 2 August
9.30am to 10.30am
Free
Laverton Community Hub
Marketing muckups and how to avoid them
Marketing expert Ailsa Page will help you to learn from the marketing mistakes of others so that you can skip them yourself and jump straight into a more efficient and successful approach for your business. Hosted by AP Marketing Works
Tuesday 8 August
8am to 10am
$20 - $30
Newport Community Hub
Advanced Digital Strategies For Your Business Workshop
Learn how to develop a strategy to help grow your business through your online activities and make your products and services easy for potential customers to find. Presented by Small Business Victoria. Hosted by Hobsons Bay City Council.
Thursday 10 August
9am to 12.30pm
$30
Hobsons Bay Civic Centre, Altona
Understanding risk in small business
This session will look at how to identify risk, measure it, and plan to avoid it. The hosts will be Insurance and Risk Management specialists who assist businesses at the time of a loss and the aim of this session is to ensure you have the appropriate knowledge and coverage in place because it is far too late after. Hosted by LMI Group - Ashleigh White.
Thursday 10 August
9.30am to 12pm
$5
The Office, Williamstown
Sisters doing it for themselves
An inspiring panel showcase of successful female business owners from the West. Hear their stories, motivations, challenges and their tips for business success. Meet up with other people in business through the facilitated networking time and have your questions ready to ask the panel. Light refreshments will be served. Hosted by AP Marketing Works.
Monday 14 August
6pm to 8.30pm
$25 - $35
Newport Community Hub
West is Best - Business Networking: Getting Social Media Savvy
Over light canapés and drinks, connect with like- minded locals and listen to dynamic guest speakers Cherie and Catherine from The Digital Picnic as they provide insights that will help you and your business get social media savvy. The relaxed and inclusive environment that West Is Best is known for will not only help enhance your connections but will also, as always, make for an enjoyable event.
Hosted by West is Best Business Improvement Group.
Supported by Hobsons Bay City Council
Wednesday 30 August
5.30pm to 8.30pm
$38
The Substation, Newport
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Presented by Small Business Victoria
A clear business plan is an essential determinant of long-term business success. Get the tools, templates and support you need in this tried and tested workshop that will introduce you to essential business frameworks.
Business planning helps you to think ahead to identify and manage future issues and more importantly discover and explore new opportunities. A good business plan creates a clear vision and roadmap for your business, which can be a vital tool when seeking finance, leasing premises, getting permits and engaging staff.
This tried and tested Small Business Victoria workshop has been helping Victorian business get started for over 10 years and will introduce you to the business frameworks that will fast-track your success.
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Several Australian businesses have confirmed infections by the recent ransomware attack including Hobart’s iconic Cadbury factory, as its parent company Mondelez confirmed its international network “is experiencing a global IT outage”.
Australian Cyber Security Minister Dan Tehan has issued an urgent warning to small businesses to update their cyber security.
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New materials efficiency grants for manufacturers
The Victorian Government's Boosting Business Productivity program now has a materials efficiency grants component, which is open to manufacturing businesses.
Sustainability Victoria is offering support to manufacturers wanting to find materials efficiency solutions to their waste problems, which will result in more efficient use of materials and less waste sent to landfill.
Grants of up to $13,000 per business are available. Up to $10,000 can be used for expert advice from a materials efficiency assessor. A $3,000 incentive is also on offer for businesses to put in place materials efficiency solutions.
Eligible businesses must have the potential to significantly improve materials efficiency and have less than 200 full time employees.
An assessor will work with each business to tackle the root cause of its waste problem, understand the ‘true cost of waste’ and develop a business case for investing in cost-effective solutions.
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The Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) is working with the Office of Environment and Heritage and Sustainability Victoria to give Victorian businesses the information they need to bring down energy costs through sensible energy efficiency investments.
With electricity and gas prices skyrocketing, businesses are looking for ways of reducing their energy bills. These programs give energy users the basic tools they need to manage their energy use and make cost effective energy efficiency investments.
Thanks to Sustainability Victoria, fee subsidies are available for the programs below, and you can register for both programs to access further discounts.
Introduction to Energy Management
24 August 2017, Melbourne
The cost of energy and the efficiency of its use have become major factors in operating any business. Learn the ins and outs of energy management, so your business can maintain its competitive advantage and increase productivity.
Building the Business Case for Energy Efficiency
31 August & 1 September 2017, Melbourne
Identifying energy efficiency projects is a key step in reducing business costs and increasing productivity. The next step is to ‘sell’ the business case within your organisation so that you get the resources you need to implement your projects.
For more information click on the program names above or contact EEC via email training@eec.org.au or phone 03 8327 8422. |
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Where government buyers and digital specialists do business.
Do you know a local ICT company interested in doing business with government?
The Digital Marketplace is an initiative under the National Innovation and Science Agenda. The purpose is to make it easier for smaller businesses to compete for the government’s $5 billion a year spend on information and communications technology (ICT) products and services where government buyers and sellers can connect and have the procurement interactions they need — at the level of simplicity or complexity appropriate to their circumstances — and to make the outcomes of those interactions more transparent.
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Kororoit Creek Trail opening
Lower Kororoit Creek has been a focus for Toyota Australia for many years. Together with the Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek and Hobsons Bay City Council, Toyota has worked to highlight the natural beauty of the area. With the end of manufacturing at Altona, Toyota wanted to leave a lasting legacy that would benefit future visitors to this area.
On National Tree Day 2015, Toyota announced that it would fund construction of approximately 2km of a proposed 7.5km shared trail as well as site specific public art.
Geoffrey Ricardo’s 'Spirits of Time and Place' was selected from submissions received from artists around Australia. The work comprises of eight sculptures, which explore the symbols and metaphors of the area. This section of the Kororoit Creek Trail – ‘Toyota Way’- is dedicated to the many Toyota employees who have worked at the Altona manufacturing plant.
Hobsons Bay City Council, Toyota Australia, the Victorian Government and Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek invite you to the opening of the first major section of the Kororoit Creek Trail in Hobsons Bay.
Join in planting 2,300 trees, plants and native grasses along the banks of the creek to celebrate National Tree Day and be among the first to view Geoffrey Ricardo’s public art commission ‘Spirits of Time and Place’.
All planting participants are requested to wear suitable clothing and, if possible, bring a hammer and trowel as planting equipment is limited. There will be a free BBQ lunch and entertainment for the all who attend.
When: Sunday 30 July 2017
Where: G.J. Hosken Reserve, Blackshaws Road Altona North. Mel Ref 40:H12
Schedule of events:
10am to 12pm - National Tree Day Planting Activity led by Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek and Toyota Australia
12.30pm to 1pm - Welcome to Country Smoking Ceremony, speeches and ribbon cutting for the opening of the trail
1pm onwards - Guests invited to explore the trail and enjoy a tour of the public artwork with artist Geoffrey Ricardo
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