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Pricing for Maximum Profit

Town Hall Room 1, Frederick Street, Castlemaine

How often do you worry about your pricing? There is a reason Pricing is one of the important P’s in the marketing mix. Take the guess work out of your pricing strategy and in just two hours learn how to find the right approach to increase market share and profit. Your pricing strategy will determine […]

$20

Getting Collaboration Right

CoHoots Workspace 40 Forest Street, Castlemaine, Vic, Australia

For micro and small businesses operating in regional areas, collaboration with others can stimulate new business possibilities and reduce the challenges of working in isolation. Collaboration designer and partnership broker, Rhonda Chapman, presents an engaging discussion on how collaboration can invigorate small businesses. Come along and learn the how and why of successful collaborations, without […]

$25

Setting Your Financial Strategy

Town Hall Room 1, Frederick Street, Castlemaine

Do you know the difference between a budget and a forecast? A good financial strategy is more than just income and expenses. Profit and loss, budgets, forecasts and cash flow – it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by business financials, but they are fantastic tools once you know how to use them. Even if you are […]

$20

Business Planning Essentials

Town Hall Room 1, Frederick Street, Castlemaine

A clear business plan is an essential determiner of long-term business success – as the saying goes, ‘fail to plan and you plan to fail’. Get the tools, templates and support you need to guide you through the key steps in the planning process and give your business the best chance of success. Business planning […]

$20

Build Your Resilience Workshop

The next workshop in the small business series offered by Mount Alexander Shire Council is Build Your Business Resilience. In this practical workshop you will be guided through a step-by-step approach to identify and assess risks, then plan and prepare how to manage them to build the resilience of your business. 5.00pm - 8.30pm, Monday 7 August 2017 Mount […]

$30

Business Planning Essentials Workshop

Council Chambers at the Civic Centre Corner Lyttleton and Lloyd streets, Castlemaine

Is your business heading for long-term success? Mount Alexander Shire Council is kicking off its 2018 Small Business Workshops with a two hour session to help business people develop a plan to achieve long-term success. Presenter Bruce Hall will show participants how to build a business plan that will drive your business (or your business […]

$20

Saturday Sessions at Cohoots

CoHoots Workspace 40 Forest Street, Castlemaine, Vic, Australia

Generally we hibernate indoors all winter waiting for it to get warm again. So while sitting around why not skill-up or prepare to action that change you have been thinking about. Cohoots have put together a variety of workshops for people who want to develop their businesses, organisations, self or career. The workshops, starting Sat […]

Advanced Marketing: How to make your strategy work smarter

Council Chambers at the Civic Centre Corner Lyttleton and Lloyd streets, Castlemaine

The Mount Alexander Shire Council small business workshops are delivered in partnership with Small Business Victoria and are SO popular that they usually sell out days or even weeks before. Their August workshop, Advanced Marketing is no exception. There's only two tickets remaining. If you want to make your marketing strategy work harder, jump on […]

$30

Already Online?: How to drive your digital marketing further

Council Chambers at the Civic Centre Corner Lyttleton and Lloyd streets, Castlemaine

The online world is rapidly evolving. If you’re already online and thinking ‘now, what…?’ or not sure where to direct your energy next, this workshop will prepare you to move onwards and upwards through the ever-evolving digital landscape. Find out how to make your online choices work harder, deliver smarter business outcomes and get the […]

$30

Creative Connections Conference | 25 & 26 May

Phee Broadway Castlemaine Mechanics Lane, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

Creative Connections is a two-day conference, hosted by BMA, to address the need for cross-sector collaboration and capacity building within the creative sector, with a focus on empowering creative practitioners with skills to operate as small businesses. The conference will engage participants from diverse segments of the local creative and business communities. The stimulating program […]

Networking Lunch @ The Kangaroo

Kangaroo Hotel 89 High Street, Maldon, Vic

Following the success of last week's networking lunch for the tenants at Workspace Halford Street, we are hosting a second lunch at The Kangaroo Hotel for Maldon businesses. This is an opportunity to connect and enjoy good conversation over a warming meal. BMA Secretary Gen Ward will lead a discussion about what's working well in […]

AI + Social Media Hacks Workshop

The Taproom 1-9 Walker Street, Castlemaine, Australia

We're super excited to announce a BMA workshop next Friday 26th July at 9am with marketing guru John Hall. John is a multifaceted entrepreneur and marketing strategist who has dramatically increased visitation to his family business, Cactus Country in Strathmerton, thanks in no small part to his effective and creative use of social media and […]

$10 – $15