The Better Workplace Management Series consists of three separate workshops: Recruitment and Retention, Workplace Policies, and Managing Employees, which together cover the main issues facing businesses today.
Each interactive workshop is a separate complete unit, so choose to attend the full series (at a discounted rate), or just the workshop that suits your particular requirements.
SPECIAL OFFER - Enrol in all three workshops from this series at a discounted price of just $225 (incl. GST), a saving of $75 - and also receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Workplace Policies - Write Your Rules
Date: Thursday, June 18
Time: 9.00am - 1.00pm
Venue: Mittagong RSL Club, Cnr Hume Hwy and Bessemer St, Mittagong
Cost: $99.00
RSVP: Email win@oir.commerce.nsw.gov.au or call 131 628, extension 4612
Managing Employees - Problem-Free Workplace
Date: Thursday, June 25
Time: 9.00am - 1.00pm
Venue: Training Masters, 1/44 Manning Street, Kiama
Cost: $99.00
RSVP: Email win@oir.commerce.nsw.gov.au or call 131 628, extension 4612
Serviced offices available
Are you looking for serviced offices in the CBD of Wollongong for a reasonable cost?
Illawarra ITeC has fully serviced office space available now
No LEASE – Monthly Rental Agreement only.
Run your business from established offices in a prime location or utilise Illawarra ITeC’s virtual office facility.
Benefits include:
• Short term / Long term availability
• FULLY services offices
• Reception/Mailing/Cleaning
• Your phone answered in your business name
• Business name signage
Additional services available:
• Broadband Internet Access
• Undercover parking available
• Training/Casual Interview Rooms for hire
Premises located at:
1/336 Keira Street (Cnr Keira and West Streets) Wollongong NSW 2500.
Contact Sarah on (02) 4223 3100 to arrange an inspection and discuss rates.
Marketing Workshop
It is not enough to just have a fantastic product or service; you also need to be able to understand how to market your product or service to potential customers and clients.
This two-and-a-half-hour workshop will help you understand the different aspects of marketing, how your product / service fits into the whole market and how you can market your business more effectively. We will discuss:
• Conducting Market Research
• Who is Your Target Market / Competitors
• The Four Ps of Marketing
• SWOT Analysis
• Requirements of Developing a Marketing Plan
Time: 9.30am to 12noon
Date: Thursday 2 July
Cost: $40.00 – light refreshments included
Basic Bookkeeping Workshop
It is very important for any small business owner to know how to keep sound financial records but more importantly understand how to use those financial reports to make informed decisions.
This workshop will provide an overview of record keeping responsibilities and provides practical exercises in the tasks required to manage a business through record keeping. You will develop an understanding of financial control and the importance of cash flow and how to complete petty cash, cash payments, cash receipts, daily bank balances and bank reconciliations.
Time: 9.00am to 12 noon
Date: Thursday 17 July 2009
Cost: $45.00 per person – light refreshments provided
Office of Industrial Relations and Human Resources
ICT ILLAWARRA
(Information & Communication Technology Industry Cluster) Seminar
Our next meeting will feature presentations by successful Aussie technologists who will share some of their experiences, lessons and insights as they’ve built and worked with technology on a global stage.
The event will feature as keynote speaker: David Jones, co-founder of ThreatMatrix, a VC backed Australian startup with exciting real-time anti-fraud technology which is finding success globally.
Local ICT businesses, business users of IT, university researchers and people interested in starting an ICT or ICT-related business are all invited to this ICTI event.
Date: Wednesday, June 17
Time: 5.30pm - 8.00pm
Venue: City View Room, iC Central, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong
Cost: Free, drinks and nibbles provided
RSVP: Contact Carly on 4221 5827 or email icti@icti.org.au
Guest Speaker: David Jones, co-founder of ThreatMatrix
Mr Jones co-founded ThreatMetrix in 2005. ThreatMetrix is now a leader in eCommerce fraud protection using next generation Device Intelligence. The three main fraud protection solutions focus on new account creation, account takeover, and online purchases.
Mr Jones has more than 15 years’ experience in technical and management roles within the software industry and prior to co-founding ThreatMetrix, he founded SpamMATTERS delivering products used by Federal Government agencies for tracking Phishing and Spamming operations.
He holds a BE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Making E-biz work for you
The NSW Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) invites you to attend the ‘Making E-Biz Work for You’ workshop. It is a full day package presented by David Turner from Austrade as part of an Australia-wide program to update exporters on the use of electronic selling when exporting, including website development.
Date: Thursday, June 25
Time: 8.45am for 9.00am start to 5.00pm
Venue: Reception Room, Shoalhaven City Council, Bridge Road, Nowra
Cost: Free, morning/afternoon tea and light lunch provided
RSVP: Places are limited. Please call Rory McAlester on 4421 1000 to reserve your place or email: rory.mcalester@business.nsw.gov.au
Small Business Workshops
Illawarra ITeC regularly runs a suite of small business workshops to help you grow your business and improve your business skills. Workshops run include:
• Small Business Basics – for new start-up businesses
• Marketing
• Business Planning
• Basic Bookkeeping
• Are you charging the right price to make a profit
• Improving Customer Service
• Understanding Your Financial Statements
Please ring Illawarra ITeC if you would like to book in for any of the above workshops or would like to discuss any aspect of your business with one of our business advisers.
Free Business Advisory Services
If this current economic situation is really getting you down and you find that you are struggling and really need some business advice – call Illawarra ITeC and make an appointment to see one of our Business Advisers.
Illawarra ITeC has five Small Business Programs to either :
- help you get started in your business venture; or
- further develop your business skills and improve your business.
All programs provide free and confidential business advice. We have offices based in Wollongong, Nowra and Mittagong - but we are also a mobile service and can come to you.:
• Illawarra Business Advisory Service (IBAS)
• Business Enterprise Centre (BEC)
• New Enterprise Development Scheme (NEIS)
• Illawarra Innovation Advisory Service (IIAS)
• Aboriginal Enterprise Development Officer (ADEO) Program
Call Illawarra ITeC today on 1300 065 058.
If you require further information please don’t hesitate to contact me on 4223 3100 or 1300 650 058.
Do you receive our weekly Illawarra ITeC Small Business News Newsletter? If not, email Virginia today on ibec@illawarraitec.com.au and we will automatically send you a copy.
This is only a brief outline of the types of small business advice and assistance that we can offer. Want to know more? Remember I am a FREE service and can assist you in developing your business in many ways. Call me today on 4223 3100 or check out our website at www.illawarraitec.com.au
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