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The BEC offer an array of workshops to help Start up and Established Businesses. These are offered across Sydney metro area, Bondi Junction, Mosman, Chatswood, Parramatta & Blacktown. We also offer some of these via Webinar.

Bitesize Workshops (previously Hub Workshops)

Business owners are very business. These two interactive workshops are designed to provide information on the run. I need to know that, I do not want the whole book I just want “the chapter of the book”.

Target market : New start and established Business

Import Export Workshops

Are you starting or operating an Importing or Exporting Business? At this workshop you will … learn everything you need to know to get your importing or exporting business up and running! International trade carries high levels of risk.

Target market : New start and established Business

Business Basic Series

These 2 hour workshops comprise of the following topics

1. So you want to start a small Business
Have you got a great idea you want to launch into a successful business? Are you not sure how to go about researching and evaluating a solid business idea. We cover all aspects of starting a Business
2. Secrets to successful marketing
Success in business is selling to strangers who become loyal supporters” Expand on your marketing potential and sales income strategies. You will be learning how to sell your product and services! Discover the importance of targeting your customers; finding unique benefits that will help you stand out from the crowd.
3. Finance Fundamentals
Will you make a profit?” This workshop will help you work through your finance questions. At this session you will gain some basic financial literacy to discuss business and financial issues with a partner, bank, bookkeeper or accountant. The workshops looks at the main financial indicators to compare and review small business financial performance.
4. Bookkeeping: All you need to understand on basic bookkeeping
5. Business Planning This workshop provides critical best practice skills to help you write your own business plan or feasibility study. At this session you will be guided through the research phase, setting personal and business objectives with useful ideas and presentation tips. This informative, three hour workshop will provide an overview of successful business planning

A mentoring program is also offered with this package (Click here to view)

Target market : New start up >2 years in Business

Grow your Business through Social Media

1.Using Social Media Marketing to GROW Your Business

How to set up a Facebook page for your business to achieve the best results. Get tons of fans for your page and grow them into a loyal community. Reach new customers through Facebook and grow awareness of your brand. Utilise Facebook targeted advertising to find and reach new customers. Integrate Facebook with your website and online strategy

2. LinkedIn to grow your Business

LinkedIn can be used for online business development and networking. Bianca will outline the business situations in which LinkedIn might be best used, with live demonstrations and tips, tricks and tools to get started

3. Twitter to grow your Business

Twitter is a microblogging Social Network where members can post small messages (‘tweets’) of up to 140 characters on their profile. Members can follow other people’s Twitter feeds, whilst having followers of their own. When used for business, this simple formula can be a powerful relationship-building tool that can help you build your customer base and grow customer loyalty.

4. Cloud Computing to Grown your Business

Cloud computing is making it cheaper than ever to set up or run a business. ABC Radio commentator and author of eBusiness, Paul Wallbank, looks at how you can use these services to improve your business’ profitability, be more flexible and overcome the problems often found by growing businesses

Growth Business workshops; : A comprehensive range of business and growth courses workshops that helps more established businesses improve their business planning, financial management, marketing specially designed to help businesses of all different kinds meet the varied challenges that they face on a daily basis, and to help them do what they do best, better. Click here to see what workshops are currently on offer. Why not combine this with a Enterprise Hub Growth memberships package and take advantages of the discounts on these workshops.

Specialised Workshops: Are run on a regular and an on needs basis. Topics include succession planning, sustainability & your Carbon footprint. Some of these workshops are in partnership with IP Australia, Australian Bureau OF Statistics, Workchoices, NSW Workcover, ATO & ACCC