FREE SMALL BUSINESS BASICS WORKSHOP. 

• Monday 14th May 2012 at ITeC Coniston from 12.00pm to 1.30pm.

Presented by Virginia Wren

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 run every fortnight.

Bookings are Essential as seating is limited. Contact ITeC Wollongong on (02) 4223 3100 to register.

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS PLANNING

• Next Date TBC. 
• Cost is $55.00 per person (light refreshments included).

Presented by Virginia Wren

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.

Bookings are Essential - payment must be received prior to workshop date. Contact ITeC Wollongong on (02) 4223 3100 to register. 

FREE TAX BASICS WORKSHOP

• Wednesday 16th May 2012 at ITeC Coniston from 12.00pm to 1.30pm.

Guest Speaker John Kirk 

This is valuable information for all small businesses!

Do you understand what financial records you need to keep in your business for good management? Do you understand what information you are required to give to the Australian Tax Office (ATO)? 

This workshop will answer these questions and more for your business. The Tax Basic Workshop is designed to provide an overview of your record keeping responsibilities and provides practical exercises in the tasks required to manage a business through record keeping, including how to fill out your Business Activity Statement report for the ATO. You will also gain a greater understanding of how to deal with the ATO so you can concentrate on running your business.

Bookings are Essential as seating is limited. Contact ITeC Wollongong on (02) 4223 3100 to register.  

MARKETING WORKSHOP

• Next Date TBC.  
• Cost is $55.00 per person (light refreshments included).

Presented by Virginia Wren

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 fit 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 P's of marketing
• SWOT analysis
• requirements of developing a marketing plan

Bookings are Essential as seating is limited. Contact Bonnie at ITeC Nowra on (02) 4423 3417 to register.