Council Celebrates October Small Business Month
Published on 28 September 2023
Small Business Month is just around the corner, and Snowy Valleys Council is pleased to be hosting a lineup of free events aimed at supporting the local economy and small business owners.
Council will host a range of free online webinars during October covering themes of managing change, resilience, harnessing Analytics and AI for success, and optimising digital tourism profiles.
An in-person half-day workshop will also be held in Tumut presented by Tourism Tribe where participants will learn about smart business tools for tourism, streamlining email marketing, automation basics, boosting tourism growth through online reputation management, and a business support Q+A.
A number of other workshops and webinars are also being hosted in support of small businesses including a two-day Business Bootcamp put on by the Tumbarumba Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Australian Business Volunteers and a workshop and networking event to be held at the end of October organised by Business Snowy Valleys.
Destination Riverina Murray are presenting webinars on writing tourism grant applications and tourism business plans, and the Rural Financial Counselling Service will hold an in-person workshop at the Tumut Golf Club on navigating farming and small business hazards.
Most of the events are free to attend but people must register to be involved. Visit council’s website for the full program including details and links on how to book. www.svc.nsw.gov.au/smallbizmonth
Check out www.smallbusinessmonth.nsw.gov.au to explore all the events happening across NSW #NSWSmallBizMonth. Proudly funded by the NSW Government.
SVC Hosted Events
- WEBINAR - THURSDAY 5 OCTOBER at 12pm: MANAGING CHANGE WITH STRATEGIC CREATIVITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Innovate & Adapt: Dive into this webinar presented by Jen Weller of CreativeWorkz, tailored for small businesses and explore change management through the lens of strategic creativity. In an ever-evolving market, we'll unveil how to stay proactive, blend strategy with creativity, and get ahead of the curve. This is your chance to arm yourself with actionable insights, ensuring your venture thrives in today's dynamic landscape. Perfect for entrepreneurs ready to innovate and adapt.
- WEBINAR - THURSDAY 12 OCTOBER at 5.30pm: CREATING BUSINESS RESILIENCE
Recession-proofing your business is not a once-off activity. The potential of being caught out by changes in economic conditions, consumer preferences or competition factors to name a few can be significantly reduced by being proactive. Geoff Lisle from the Rural Financial Counselling Service NSW will present a webinar all about recession and the steps that you can take to significantly reduce its impacts. Geoff will share insights into cashflow, business planning and diversification
- WORKSHOP - WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER - 10am to 1pm: TOURISM BUSINESS SKILLS
Presented by Tourism Tribe, a half-day workshop, held at the Tumut River Brewing Co covering all things tourism. Topics will include smart business tools for tourism, streamlining your email marketing, automation basics, boosting tourism growth through online reputation management and a business support Q+A.
- WEBINAR - THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER at 5:30pm: SETTING UP ATDW PROFILES FOR SUCCESS
The Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) is Australia’s national platform for digital tourism marketing in Australia. This webinar is for Tourism Businesses who want to find out how they can optimise and gain maximum use out of their ATDW Profile.
- WEBINAR - THURSDAY 26 OCTOBER at 12pm: EMPOWERING YOUR BUSINESS WITH ANALYTICS AND AI
If you’ve ever wondered about the return on investment you are getting from your time and effort on social media and other marketing activities you are going to love learning how you can use Google Analytics 4 to not only measure the leads and sales you generate from your marketing, but also how you can use it strategically to set your marketing goals, and interpret report insights to fine tune your marketing strategy. You will also learn some must-know practical uses of ChatGPT to empower your marketing and save time in your business.
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