Grow your business at BizHub: March workshops

Join the hundreds of people to have gained valuable skills and insight through BizHub Maroondah’s monthly business and training workshops.

March is shaping up to be a busy month at BizHub, with plenty of courses on offer for small business owners – from applying for government grants, motivating your workplace and managing cash flow, to reducing stress levels and freeing up management time.

BizHub courses provide a great opportunity for small and emerging business owners to network and develop best practice skills.

Take advantage of free and low-cost workshops being offered in March and throughout the year led by experts and industry professionals, while also allowing you to network with other business owners.

March 2019 workshops Finance fundamentals: How to keep cash flowing

Learn to identify what’s driving your own cash flow and what you can do to keep cash flowing into parts of your business that need it most.

Facilitated by Small Business Victoria, you’ll discover how to get on top of the fundamentals, including the difference between profit and cash, the role of marketing and how the working capital cycle can impact your business.

Learn how to manage stock, suppliers and debtors, and how to prepare a cash-flow forecast so you can avoid a crisis before it hits.

Delivered by a small business financial expert and packed with practical tips and techniques you can apply straight away, this workshop includes a free one-on-one mentoring session to make sure you get it right.

When: Wednesday 6 March 2019, 9.30am to 11.30am

Where: BizHub at Realm, Ringwood Town Square, 179 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood

Cost: $20. Booking essential. Facilitator: Small Business Victoria

Government Grant Briefing – Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Is your business eligible for a grant?

Attend this Government Grant Briefing to hear about what’s available and how you can apply.

A grant can become a game-changer for your business and we are making it easier for you to find out where support is available.

This two-hour briefing will cover the basics of different types of grants available across all three tiers of government, typical selection criteria and who to go to for further support. You will also be walked through two real grant applications so you can get a feel for the types of questions asked and what makes a good response.

Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and government representatives will be on hand to provide advice that will give your grant application the best chance of success.

When: Wednesday 20 March 2019, 9.30am to 11.30am

Where: BizHub at Realm, Ringwood Town Square, 179 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood.  Eastland Parking information.

Cost: Free. Bookings essential.

EOI – Australian Small Business Improvement Groups Program

BizHub is excited to be offering a new and unique group program to help deliver immediate results to small businesses and their employees, with expressions of interest now open.

Grow your business with improved capabilities, productivity and profitability.

Over six months, the Australian Small Business Improvement Groups (ASBIG) program will show you what can be done in your small business to radically improve your business’ performance.

You will find out how you can:

Make your business more productive and efficient Increase capacity without spending on capital equipment Change employee attitudes Free up management time Get your team to be more motivated and willing to take on extra responsibility Reduce stress levels Better organise the workplace Create a flexible and streamlined business able to compete with imports and competition.

This is achieved through six short-group training sessions, followed by monthly personal on-site one-to-one facilitation sessions in your business so you can apply what you have learnt.

To find out more and register your interest, contact Bizhub on 9298 4679 or email [email protected]

Further information

For more information on these and other upcoming workshops and seminar events, or to book, visit the BizHub Maroondah website