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FREE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES
Are you:
· Facing cash flow issues and looking for advice?
· Looking for marketing ideas?
· Wanting to run a business idea by someone?
· Need some legal advice?
Keep in mind that your sounding board, the Small Business Advisory Service, is available and covers the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and far South Coast. And even better, it's free!
To book your 1 hour appointment with a business facilitator, please call 4223 100 or 1800 353 368. We also have access to professional accounting and legal advice free of charge.
SMALL BUSINESS BASICS WORKSHOP
Are you thinking of starting a small business but confused about where to start?
The Small Business Basics Workshop outlines the steps that you need to take to properly research your business idea and establish your business. You will also be provided with a plethora of free small business resources. These workshops are run every fortnight.
Time : 12 noon to 1.30pm
Date : Thursday 12 November 2009
Cost : FREE
The Office of Fair Trading is running a FREE Seminar for builders on Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
All builders need to ensure that they keep up to date with industry changes and innovations. This seminar will go towards your CPD points as a requirement of your licence.
The FREE seminar will cover:
- How to avoid disputes and how to handle any
disputes that do arise effectively
- Using the Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal
for debt collection
- Employ staff? Find out about the current industrial
relations system as well as some detail regarding the
new National Industrial Relations system
- Services provided by Illawarra ITeC Small Business Services
to help you run your business better by offering free
seminars and training, business planning and much
more.
Time : 5.00pm to 7.00pm
Date : Monday 16 November 2009
Cost : FREE to attend
INTRO TO BUSINESS PLANNING WORKSHOP
A good business plan will increase your chances of business success. It will help you identify your customers, market area, pricing strategies, financial and operational goals. By completing a business plan you will better understand your competitive advantages, new opportunities, current weaknesses and longer-term objectives for the business. Having a business plan is also an important requirement for gaining finance from financial institutions.
The aim of this workshop is to provide an overview of the business planning process and increase the skills of participants to enable them to complete a business plan for their business. Business Plan templates will be provided.
Time : 12 noon to 1.30pm
Date : Friday 20 November 2009
Cost : $33.00 – light Refreshments included
MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS
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 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 : Wednesday 25 November 2009
Cost : $40.00 – light Refreshments included
Venue : Illawarra ITeC Wollongong
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
Offices start from as little as $506.00 per month!
No LEASE – Monthly Rental Agreement only.
Virtual offices are even cheaper!
Run your business from an establish 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.
If you require further information please don’t hesitate to contact me on 4223 3100 or 1800 353 368.
Virginia Wren
Business Development Manager Illawarra ITeC
Suite 1, 336 Keira St, Wollongong
Ph: 4223 3100
Fax: 4223 3199
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