What's On

This month is small business month! Open doors for your business during Small Business September 2006, a series of workshops, seminars, expos and more designed to assist small business growth and success.
There are a range of EVENTS happening in and around the Coffs Coast - Go to: http://www.www.bwn.org.au/event for details.
Also check out http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/sbmonth for events on the Mid-North Coast.

Have you wondered what your true vocation is?

This course will help you discover your individual vocational area of interest and skills, which will assist you now or sometime in the future - whenever you reflect on a vocation direction or career change.  

Having a clearer picture of your desired vocational aspirations, provides clues for future training and employment.

Due to life stages, personal / professional growth and change – it is important to reflect on, or revisit your vocation – from adolescence to adulthood and beyond!

Planning is for everyone!  Knowing how to formulate a Vision or Vision Statement with Key Result Areas and End Results for an Action Plan in a creative way – is what this course is all about.

Whether you want to learn this skill for personal or professional reasons, it will make a difference to you achieving what you want for 2006 and beyond.

By applying a creative framework and learning the principles of creating, you will be the proud owner of a new Vision for yourself or your business – providing a real focus and direction for the future.

Thursday 12 October 2006 1.30 to 4.30 pm

The Small Business OHS Advisers Programme is conducting free OHS seminars at Bellingen on:
Seminar 1: 18th October 2006 - 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Seminar 2: 25th October 2006 - 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
 Attendance at both seminars is required.
Venue: Enterprise and Training Company, 1 Church St Bellingen.

Limited places so please contact Beverley for more information and bookings:

Beverley Jackson
Adviser - The Small Business OHS Advisers Programme
Mobile: 0428 947 297
Fax: (02) 6582 5474
email: beverley.jackson@smallbusinessohs.com.au
Web: www.smallbusinessohs.com.au

You are invited to a very special launch….
It starts with you….your goals, your visions and your passions. Creating your own “passion map??? will take you to a wellspring of your passion, a place of vision and insight.

OPEN UP A WORLD OF PASSION…. A world of purpose and creativity… for your partnerships, your business, team, or organisation.

Join Karen Huchendorf and hear about the unique human technologies developed over more than ten years of multi-disciplinary research from the inventor of Passion Mapping, Peter Wallman. Peter has researched and consulted in the field of passion for over 10 years and brings to his work lessons from an unusually diverse range of business experiences.

You are invited to the next B.W.N. Breakfast

A wonderful way to start the day for the Cup.
Remember to wear your hats…beautiful, funny, sensible… whatever you wish… yes some prizes to be won!

Glenda Frances of Applied Vision presents: "Achieving Greatness"
Whatever your age or life stage, you can create what really matters to you. 'Achieving Greatness' is about manifesting your dreams and living from your heart. Come to this presentation and you will be inspired to turn your vision into reality.

CASS Training is now offering the new vocational training and assessment qualification (TAA40104).

Time: 9 am to 12 noon

Starts: Monday 17 July

This qualification replaces the BSZ98 which a large number of people already have. These people will need to update their qualifications and can gain some credit for the original certificate.

Finding and retaining good people has become the biggest challenge for business in Coffs Harbour and surrounding districts. One in six employees in Regional NSW have applied for a job elsewhere in the last six months; and more than half are thinking about it. Do you know what your employees are thinking?

Marilyn Brien invites you to the upcoming LEAD Survey Breakfast at Opal Cove Resort, Osprey Room

7.15 for 7.30am  on Monday July 17th 2006.

The End of the Financial Year is upon us!

As an incentive to help you all stop making excuses about not having a website or better still, a great alma technology website - we are offering a 10% discount to all BWN members who commit* to a new website or redevelopment of your existing website by the 30th June.

Get in now and give your business a boost for the new financial year.

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