​​​Small Business Intensive Workshops 
Mid North Coast  
Servicing The City of Coffs Harbour, Bellingen, Nambucca, Kempsey & Port-Macquarie-Hasting Shires..

MEET YOUR PRESENTER
Tony Brindley
Business connect
Small business advisor
​QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Financial Administration
Certified Practising Accountant
​(CPA)
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
Financial & Insurances Services
Wholesale Trade
SMALL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Brindleys Nurseries (1982-2000)
​Online retailing and wholesaling

The Ecommerce Jigsaw
Kempsey / Coffs Harbour / Bellingen

E Commerce can be a bit of a jigsaw. Learn how to fit the pieces together so they can work together. You don’t have to do everything at once but you do need to see the bigger picture .

$25.00 
wHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Current Ecommerce landscape & trends
  • Identify which Products/services to sell
  • Identify your customers
  • Determine your shipping
  • Then choose your website platform. Off the shelf or custom made? Various platforms discussed and reviewed.
  • Building your web pages, content creation, image management, shopping carts
  • How to optimise for SEO
  • Chose and integrate your social media to your website
  • Market your social media back to transact in your website. Learn the reason why? $$$
  • Ecommerce marketing tips. Build your database. Learn the reasons why? $$$
  • Consider multi channel marketplaces like eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Bonanza to name just a few
  • Consider inventory management
  • Consider if Drop Shipping can work for your business. What is it, how does it work and where can I find products?
  • When you fit the pieces of the jigsaw together you can scale and grow your business
  • Learn how these can all fit together and add value to your business
 
This workshop is a step by step approach that you can implement in your business one step at a time. Just like a jigsaw, one piece at a time to create your e-commerce picture.
MEET YOUR PRESENTER
Tony Brindley
Business connect
Small business advisor
​QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Financial Administration
Certified Practising Accountant
(CPA)
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
Financial & Insurances Services
Wholesale Trade
SMALL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Brindleys Nurseries (1982-2000)
​Online retailing and wholesaling

Search Engine Bootcamp for your website
​Coffs Harbour/ Kempsey

 Having trouble getting found online?   Shed some light on the dark art of optimising your website for search engines.  

$25.00 
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • an overview of the search landscape;
  • practical on-page optimisation techniques
  • an approach to your content strategy
  • opportunities for off-page optimisation
  • your own website optimisation planning.
You’ve built your website but you are yet to be inundated with all those customers you know are out there.  You’ve heard the words “SEO” or “Search Engine Optimisation” and you’d like to know more.  You will have the opportunity to get your website into gear when it comes to improving your visibility.  Be clear about what is and isn't within your range of control when it comes to search engines. Listen to valuable insights from other potential customers in the room about how they might find your business on the web.
Come along to our workshop and take control of your website visibility. ​
MEET YOUR PRESENTER
Derek Tink
Business connect
Small business advisor
​QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Business
Master of Commerce
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Accommodation & food services, Information Media & Telecommunications Professional, Scientific & Technical services.
SMALL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
IQ Group (2014-present); RARE Partners (2015-present); My.Regional.Community (2017-present)

Business & Retail planning.
Port Macquarie

This workshop will assist you to create a business plan to help you move in the direction you need to go ?   Do you have a retail management plan?

$25.00 
wHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Part A - 8am to 10am
Building a business plan.
  • Create an action plan to help grow your business
  • Access a range of diagnostic reporting tools
  • What will your business look like in 2-3 years
  • Who are your customers are now & in the future
  • Determine your future needs & business risks.
The workshop will cover key information about the local, regional, state to global economy, and the ‘game changers’ impacting on the New England North West region.

Business Connect aims to help small and medium enterprises who want to grow to access support that gives the best possible opportunity to expand and scale-up.
There are different ways to grow your business, from launching a new product or service, to devising a marketing strategy to increase sales or investing in new technology or equipment to achieve productivity and efficiency gains. Growing your business means making time to work on your business instead of in your day-to-day activities.

Part B - 10.30am to 12.30pm
Retail Business Planning - Do you have a retail management plan?
Merchandising Planning and Control​
  • Merchandising Planning and Control
  • Are you aware of the five fundamentals of Retail?
  • Retail Systems & Reports
  • Do you have a system to identify profit or sales issues in your business?
  • How about, a digital retail platform or an integrated digital retail management system?
  • We cover discussion around Sale & Marketing Excellence, Customer Experience and more.
MEET YOUR PRESENTER
Derek Tink
Business connect
Small business advisor
​QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Business
Master of Commerce
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Accommodation & food services, Information Media & Telecommunications Professional, Scientific & Technical services.
SMALL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
IQ Group (2014-present); RARE Partners (2015-present); My.Regional.Community (2017-present)

Business Planning & Ecommerce
Port Macquarie

This workshop will assist you to create a business plan to help you move in the direction you need to go ?   As well has helping you with your Ecommerce Strategy?

$25.00 
wHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Part A -  Business Planning
 8am to 10am - Armidale & Port Macquarie
 9.30am to 11.30 - Glen Innes
Create an action plan to help grow your business
  • Access a range of diagnostic reporting tools
  • What will your business look like in 2-3 years
  • Who are your customers are now & in the future
  • Determine your future needs & business risks.
The workshop will cover key information about the local, regional, state to global economy, and the ‘game changers’ impacting on the New England North West region.

Business Connect aims to help small and medium enterprises who want to grow to access support that gives the best possible opportunity to expand and scale-up.
There are different ways to grow your business, from launching a new product or service, to devising a marketing strategy to increase sales or investing in new technology or equipment to achieve productivity and efficiency gains. Growing your business means making time to work on your business instead of in your day-to-day activities.

Part B -  Ecommerce
10.30am to 12.30pm - Armidale & Port Macquarie
 12:00pm to 2:00pm - Glen Innes
What you will learn:​​
  • Technology and Infrastructure including multiple online sales channel development
  • Security and Legal - SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption and an SSL Certificate to SPAM control
  • Customer Experience - systems for the entire shopping process
  • Points regarding various technologies, systems and tools available to run an ecommerce business
  • Ecommerce - planning & preparedness.
Does your busines have an ecommerce strategy?  Business Connect aims to support small businesses develop digital readiness and strategies to sell services and products online.

How are the ​workshops run?


Each workshop will focus on its specified topic.

We keep these workshops small, so that you can have a more hands on experience with our industry professionals. 

Workshop details:
  • Price: $25.00 per workshop or $49 multiple session workshop (Point to point workshops are FREE)
  • Duration: Approximately 3 hours per session.
  • What you need to bring: We recommend bringing your laptop so you can work through the steps as we teach them, though a notepad and pen will suffice!

What happens after?
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We don't just want to present to you, we want to TEACH YOU. Every attendee at the workshop receives a complementary one-on-one session in your own business by one of our specialised business advisors. Simply choose a time and day that suits you.
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Our Workshops are part of the Business Connect program, and are subsidised by the by the NSW Department of Industry .   

For startups, entrepreneurs, marketers, small business owners and innovators

NORTEC "New Year Intensive Workshops" are being rolled out in New South Wales from January 2019 until March 2019. 

These Intensive workshops are created to assist any  entrepreneur or Start up to kick start their way into the New Year.

Meet new people who are on the same journey as you & those who  have already got the ball rolling and are on their way.  It's all about learning as much as you can & to help you to keep the momentum going.  These workshops are created not only to be informative,  but so you can meet people who who can encourage you to keep going.  There is always a light at the end of the tunnel if you have a helping hand.
 
Every event is different, to bring you the most relevant tools and tricks for your business. Whether you're big or small, we believe that business and creativity go together like peanut butter and jelly, and with each other, anything is possible.

​Our Workshops are part of the Business Connect program, and are subsidised by the by the NSW Department of Industry .

Got a great idea but don't know where to start? 

Are you a small business owner struggling to scale up?
Or, are you an entrepreneur at heart that's looking for some inspiration to get you started on your next idea?

These workshops go through a step-by-step guide on how to set up your business, how to market your business online and even how to SELL your business. 
​Business Connect is a dedicated and personalised NSW
Government program that provides trusted advice to help
you start or grow your small business.
This project has been supported by the NSW Department of Industry (Small Business)

Hours

M-F: 9am - 5pm

Email

smallbusiness@nortec.org.au

Telephone

1800 667 832
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