Business Collaboration Forum Hunter 2009

Program Schedule*  Tuesday September 1


Time   

Room 1   

Room 2

 Room 3

 8.45am   



Welcome

Business & Industry Briefing hosted by Tony Sansom, OAM, Regional Manager, Department of State & Regional Development. Featuring representatives of Local Government, local Institutions and business followed by QandA

 

 10.00am

 Keynote PresentationThe future of small business
Jaye Radisich, CEO, Council of Small Business Associations of Australia
Followed by Facilitated
Open Discussion

 

 10.45am 

 Break

 

 

 11.15am





Financial Management stream
Workshop 1

Hosted by David Wilson
Maintaining Cash-flow whilst retaining profits



 


Marketing stream

Workshop 1

Hosted by Debra Templar, The Templar Group
Customer Communication:
Questions to Build Long Standing Relationships
Featuring Glenn Dobson, Kona Group

Online communication stream
Workshop 1

Hosted by Denise Shrivell, ConsultDS & MediaScope


Online advertising:  The ultimate guide.



 



12noon










Financial management stream
Workshop 2
Hosted by David Wilson

Business taxation: New opportunities for business




Marketing stream
Workshop 2
Hosted by Debra Templar, The Templar Group

Branding your business:  it’s not an optional extra


          



Online communication stream
Workshop 2
Hosted by Denise Shrivell, ConsultDS & MediaScope


No more Search &
Rescue: SEO Strategies for being found online.




 12.45pm

 Break

 

1.30pm

 

Keynote Presentation
:  Steven Bradbury, OAM, Australia's First Winter Olympic Gold Medalist



 2.30pm



Keynote Presentation
Making money from new ideas. Innovation = Business Growth
Joss Evans, CEO, Innovic

Followed by QandA

 3.15pm

 Break

 

 3.45pm





Financial management stream
Workshop 3
Hosted by David Wilson

Business Funding:  Loans, debtor finance, line of credit or investors – Options for all size businesses.




 Marketing stream
Workshop 3
Hosted by Debra Templar, The Templar Group
When the going gets tough the tough go local:  A guide to Local Area marketing




               

Online communication stream Workshop 3
Hosted by Denise Shrivell, ConsultDS & MediaScope
Featuring Belinda Jackson, Web Chameleon and Nick Bowditch, Nick Bowditch Travel.
Tweets, blogs, lenses and wikis:  Getting in touch with your customers online

 4.30pm

 Break

 

 4.45pm


Keynote Presentation:  Driving sales forward
Tony Gattari, The Achievers Group.

5.45pm - 6.30pm

 
 
Networking Function



*  Subject to minor changes prior to the event

Download the schedule as PDF:  Business Collaboration Forum Schedule 2009
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