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Business Advice and News
Free Succession Planning Workshop
This will contain lots of what if contigency plans and other related matters.
September 23, 9.00am - 11.00am, Penrith Business Advisory Centre
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7 Steps for Successful Tendering Workshop
Book in to this informative workshop being run by the Penrith Business Advisory Centre and learn more.
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The new age of business communications
Major Sydney & Online Events Small Business September
WEBINARS
How to set up & use marketing series
Foursquare - 14 September
Facebook - 22 September
How to recruit, retain & performance manage Gen Y at work - 29 September
www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au for all bookings.
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HR Workshops in Penrith
Managing Employees and Workplace Policies are workshops developed to educate employers and managers of small businesses about effective methods of dealing with common yet important workplace issues. They assist employers develop workplace policies and procedures and cover such topics as motivating staff and dealing with difficult staff. They also provide an extra level of support for NSW businesses adjusting to the changes brought about by the move to the new national industrial relations system.
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The Penrith Business Advisory Centre and Business Enterprise Centre has great workshops coming up soon. Be sure to check them out on their web site and make the most of these practical workshops. Keeep up to date with the marketplace and be that one step ahead of your competition!
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BUSINESS RESOURCES
NSW Small Business Online Services
The NSW Small Business website at www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au has been redesigned to be user-friendly for all small business owners and operators starting, running or growing a small business. The website also includes up-to-date news, links, a business glossary, and interactive resources such as the Business Loan Finder, Aboriginal Business Directory and an events facility.
Another notable feature of the website is the Small Business Tool Kit at http://toolkit.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/dsrd/index.php which has audio and video presentations, checklists, calculators, and real-life case studies that give tips and solutions for managing everyday issues such as cash flow and marketing, and bigger issues such as business planning, leadership and sustainability.
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Industry & Investment NSW wants to hear from small to medium sized businesses in Western Sydney planning to create jobs by investing in expanding or diversifying their operations.
Businesses owned or operated in Auburn, Bankstown, Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, the Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Holroyd, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith or Wollondilly may qualify for assistance through the Western Sydney Business Employment Fund.
Assistance could include payroll tax rebates and/or direct grants that off-set business costs such as capital costs needed to begin an expansion project.
The fund is designed to help businesses in manufacturing, ICT, the creative industries, transport, logistics and storage, and the development of eco-friendly technologies.
For more information on this fund, contact the Western Sydney office of Industry & Investment NSW on (02) 8843 1100.
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Download these practical contact sheets and keep them handy.
There are many government agencies ready to offer your business help and in a number of cases some funding.
Be sure to check whether you are eligible. The diversity of advice and professional help is often only a phone call away!
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As part of the Budget, the popular Smallbiz website www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au, which has had over 500,000 unique visitors since its launch in September 2009, will be upgraded to boost online services which provide business planning advice, financial, legal and marketing help.
The Smallbiz portal has proved to be a great success with the small business community and is a useful resource for anyone wanting to start, run or grow their own business.
A key upgrade will be the development of an online Innovation Assessment Tool that will identify and assess new ideas and help successfully bring them to market. This will sharpen innovators’ insight to decide whether or not to move their idea ahead to commercialisation.
The Small Business Tool Kit, which provides free online checklists, quizzes, audio-visual case studies and planning tools, will be enhanced with new modules focusing on the ‘Run’ and ‘Grow’ stages of a business. The Tool Kit itself will undergo an overhaul with a new user interface to assist user navigation and accessibility.
Other small business programs to be funded include:
•$2.7 million on Business Advisory Services, so they can continue to provide free business guidance at 14 strategic locations across NSW.
•$2.31 on mentoring and networking services, including women in business, young entrepreneurs, the Innovation Advisory Service, Aboriginal business development, as well as business clusters and networks.
This is in addition to funding for initiatives such as Small Business September, MicroBiz Week, NSW Manufacturing Week plus regular workshops and seminars across NSW to assist small business.
Payroll tax rate cut
From 1 July, the NSW payroll tax rate was cut to 5.5% from 5.65%, six months earlier than originally scheduled. A further cut to 5.45% is scheduled from 1 January 2011. The payroll tax threshold will also increase to $658,000 from 1 July, representing a $300 million reduction in the cost of doing business in NSW.
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