Business Portal

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BIEDO Business Dinners/Breakfasts!

BIEDO in partnership with WBBACC will be conducting a series of business dinners/breakfasts within the Inland Burnett. WBBACC is sponsoring a percentage of the meal cost (sit down dinner or breakfast) which reduces the cost of attending to $10-15 p/hd.

Business dinners/breakfasts will be held in local café’s, restaurants etc with the aim to create business and income opportunities for local hospitality providers.

Please note that ‘businesses’ include primary producers as well as processors, manufacturers and town-based service & retail businesses.

CLICK HERE FOR A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

PLEASE NOTE - ALL BOOKINGS MUST BE MADE BEFORE 4th JULY - CALL (07) 4169 7851

Aim:

“The most consistent problem raised by small business in this region is that they don’t know where to go for assistance”.

The aim of the business dinners/breakfasts is to notify businesses of services that are available to them locally and regionally. BIEDO will be inviting:

o 4 guest speakers to present 10 min ‘snapshots’ on services, resources & information that can make a real difference to business viability, market development, financial management, retirement, succession & other business issues,

o displays & information from other service providers to ensure local businesses have the best possible awareness of available services,

o your Chamber to welcome guests and open the dinner or breakfasts

It is also an opportunity for businesses to network with other each other. We often find that businesses get a lot of value from interacting with each, yet seldom have the chance. The business dinners provide time for Q&A and discussion.

The dinners/breakfasts also include a short laughter workshop and an excellent meal to promote relaxation and good fellowship.

Good opportunity to profile your business, organisation, increase membership & raise funds:

These dinners/breakfasts can help profile your own business and organisation in your community - with the potential to enlarge your client, membership database.

We welcome businesses and organisations to display your brochures, flyers etc in the small trade display area.

BIEDO is also offering the opportunity for organisations to use the night as a fundraising event e.g. conducting a raffle, auction goods from local businesses, etc.

Blueprint for the Bush - Rural Women's Symposium

In March 2008, the Premier Anna Bligh and Minister Warren Pitt announced plans for three annual regional women's symposiums beginning this year. The 2008 Rural Women's Symposium will be held during August in Roma.

The Rural Women's Symposium is a Blueprint for the Bush initiative organised by the Office of Rural and Regional Communities, the Office for Women and Blueprint for the Bush partners.

The theme for the 2008 symposium is:

'Liveability - A Women's View'

The purpose of the symposium is to develop ideas and create solutions to improve the 'liveability' of rural communities for women. For more information click here.

For immediate information, please contact Penny Gardner, Office of Rural and Regional Communities on 07 3008 8690 or penny.gardner@dlgsr.qld.gov.au

Better Futures

'Helping your business community prosper'

In our rural Inland, the prosperity of businesses and the wellbeing of communities go hand in hand. Businesses provide incomes, employment and services. But attracting and retaining skilled motivated people with in the business community depends on what a community can offer:

the range of recreation, care, education, transport retail and other support services,
the quality and affordability of housing,
the 'look' of a community - clean, pretty, well kept,
the 'feel' of a community - safe, relaxed, positive, welcoming, inclusive,
the 'priorities' of a community - traditional, progressive, 'green' industrial, youth focused, etc,
appropriate jobs for/opportunities for spouses and family,
cultural, ethical and spiritual options

BIEDO assists a whole community to define an agreed community vision, set achievable action-goals, and work together on making that vision come true.