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| October 2019 |
| Welcome to the Hobsons Bay Business e-Works newsletter |
Conduct your business 'alfresco' The exciting program for the Western BACE Pop-Up Innovation Hub at Altona Beach is now available - so take your business to the beach! Take part in the daily lunch and learn sessions, a DYOB coffee connect breakfast networking event, experts in residence sessions, workshops and more. You can book an outdoor table for team meetings and have your team and LinkedIn photo taken by a professional photographer. Your table for six awaits, explore the program and book a session now. Standby... we're almost ready to go! Momentum is building for the 2019 Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards gala event on Friday 25 October at the majestic Williamstown Town Hall. On the night, we acknowledge and celebrate stand-out businesses who demonstrate excellence across 12 categories. One operator will be recognised for their outstanding business practices in 'Excellence in Sustainability'. All category finalists will be eligible to take home 'Business of the Year' award. Celebrate with business heroes, snap up the few remaining tickets before they sell out. Now is the time to invest in festive lights to brighten up shop fronts in readiness for the Shops on Show media competition. We're calling on retailers to register their interest and provide us with a snap of your creative handiwork, along with your Facebook and Instagram details by 15 November. Visitors and residents will then vote by liking their favourite festive façade on social media, so get a jingle on. If you would like any further information, or have any questions about doing business in Hobsons Bay, please contact Council's Economic Development team on 03 9932 1654 or email business@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au. |
| Events, networking, workshops and more |
| Business at the Beach - 7 to 11 October | |
Business at the Beach The word is out about 'Business at the Beach' and so is the program. Business professionals can now participate in this exciting Western BACE Pop-Up Innovation Hub at Altona Beach. Program highlights include co-working, business acceleration, entrepreneurs in residence, workshops, lunch and learn sessions, a 'special edition' coffee connect as well as a wine-down networking session with tech demonstrations by the Hobsons Bay STEM Squad.. You can also book a free outdoor table for team meetings, with multiple time slots available. For more information and to book, click here for Table 1 and click here for Table 2. Get your free LinkedIn or team photo with a professional photographer, bookings essential click here. To explore the program and book yourself into a session click here, and feel free to spread the word using the following hashtags (the more the merrier). #BusinessattheBeach #ExperienceHobsonsBay #HobsonsBayBusiness #WesternBACE |
| Beachside chat: Doing business is hard - Monday 7 October |
Join local business owners Lynne Skene (Get Farmed) and Adrian Davey (The Birdcage & Little Rosebery Café) in an honest conversation about the realities of being in business. Date: Monday 7 October |
| Lunch & Learn: Do you have a business idea, but don’t know if it will work? - Monday 7 October |
Bring your lunch and join us in a ‘Lunch & Learn’ session to explore what the Lean Startup Process is and how it can help you to validate your business idea. Date: Monday 7 October |
| Masterclass: Customer empathy mapping – the first step in design thinking - Tuesday 8 October |
Improve your business by learning how to use customer empathy mapping to serve your audience. This morning masterclass will teach you all there is to know about customer empathy mapping – the first step in design thinking. Date: Tuesdsay 8 October |
| Lunch & Learn: What is Blockchain and what does it mean for your business? - Tuesday 8 October |
Bring your lunch and join us in a ‘Lunch & Learn’ session to find out how Blockchain technology works and how it is being used in today’s business world. Date: Tuesday 8 October |
| 'Special Edition' DYOB Coffee Connect business networking - Wednesday 9 October | |
Join us for a "Special Edition" Coffee Connect morning sponsored by Altona and Laverton Community Bank® branches – Bendigo Bank and delivered as part of the Altona Pop-Up Innovation Hub and Business at the Beach. Network with likeminded business professionals from a range of industries across our great city and enjoy a morning coffee at Crème Altona. Attendance is free, places are strictly limited. Date: Wednesday 9 October 2019 |
| Lunch & Learn: Growth marketing: how to acquire and retain customers - Wednesday 9 October |
Bring your lunch and join us in a ‘Lunch & Learn’ session to find out how to apply a data-based marketing approach to your business growth. Whether you're a new business, start-up, have been operating for 10 years, or are B2B or B2C, this methodology is relevant for your business. Date: Wednesday 9 October |
| Workshop session: Community ideation - Thursday 10 October |
Join us at the Western BACE Pop-Up Innovation Hub for a community ideation workshop like no other. Bring in the problem and together we will create the solution. Take part and find out how organisations apply ideation techniques to their businesses to help them grow. Date: Thursday 10 October |
| Lunch & Learn: Growth-hacking tools and practical tips for your business - Thursday 10 October |
Are you a small business owner, start-up founder or kitchen table entrepreneur looking for ways to growth-hack your business without spending big money on complicated tools? Bring your lunch and join us for a ‘Lunch & Learn’ session and identify some effective growth-hacking tools you can start to use straight away. Date: Thursday 10 October |
| Lunch & Learn: Making data meaningful - Friday 11 October |
Bring your lunch and join local business Symbolix at the last ‘Lunch & Learn’ session for the week at the Western BACE Pop-Up Innovation Hub. Learn all there is to learn about data and how data can be translated to your business need and help to formulate a solution. Date: Friday 11 October |
| Wine-down presentation and networking with Toyota - Friday 11 October |
When did you last change or improve something in your business? Small changes, done regularly, can have a massive impact on your business. Join Toyota for a wine-down presentation and Q&A session as they share their passion for continuous improvement and the Toyota Production System and learn how you can apply the principles in your own business. This is the last event for the week-long Western BACE Pop-Up Innovation Hub at Altona Lifesaving Club. Date: Friday 11 October |
| Health Focus workshop - Monday 14 October | |
Health practitioners, service providers and stakeholders in Melbourne's west, this workshop is for you Western Metropolitan Partnership is inviting health practitioners to participate in a workshop to align regional health priorities for the Western Metropolitan Partnership in their 2019 advice to the Victorian Government. During the workshop, you’ll grow your understanding of existing programs and proposed areas for development, while contributing your views and experiences to collaborate and develop possible initiatives. Nicole Bartholomeusz, Chief Executive of Cohealth, will provide an introduction and overview of health services and initiatives, outlining challenges and opportunities for better health in the west. To find out more and to register, click here. |
| DYOB Coffee Connect business networking - Wednesday 6 November | |
Council invites business professionals from across Hobsons Bay to come together for business networking on the first Wednesday of the month. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a coffee, promote your business and share ideas, while meeting business owners from a range of different industries. Date: Wednesday 6 November 2019 |
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| Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards Gala Dinner - Friday 25 October |
Don't miss out on the premier event of the year! Enjoy a night of glamour and excitement at the 2019 Hobsons Bay Business Excellence Awards. A ticket entitles you to a three course meal, drinks and a night of mingling and networking with the best business leaders from across Hobsons Bay and beyond. Come celebrate with us, but you best be quick as only a limited amount of tickets are available. Purchase your tickets online now. #HBBEA2019 #Hobsonsbaybusiness |
| Shops on Show - call out to local retail businesses to register Christmas shop window displays | |
Put on your best festive façade 'Shops on Show' is a Council initiative to encourage local residents to shop local at Christmas and vote for their favourite Christmas shop window. It was lots of fun last year and will be returning this December. Having your Christmas shop window included is a great way to get free promotion for your business and to create local interest and positive social media. To register: 1. email eciolli@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au expressing your interest to register Council will require a photo of your decorated front shop window Christmas display by Wednesday 27 November. TIP – invest in some Christmas lights to brighten your store window display at night. The shops that did this last year looked so pretty. It doesn’t have to be expensive, simple lights look effective and festive. If there are tourism, retail or hospitality businesses who would like to sponsor prizes for the upcoming promotion there are still opportunities. Please get in touch with Emma Ciolli, Council’s Retail and Tourism Development Officer at eciolli@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au. Information can be found on our webpage. |
| Business news |
| 2020 Telstra Business Women's Awards | |
Celebrating women who do business differently Do you know outstanding women in business who should be recognised for their talent and who are achieving success by doing things differently? The Telstra Business Women's Awards finalists represent the best and brightest business talent from a range of different backgrounds and industries. The one thing that unites them? A drive to succeed and help change business for the better. Anyone can nominate, employees, colleagues, clients, customers, friends, family or yourself. Nominate now! |
| Premier construction industry award - entries open | |
The Australian Construction Achievement Award, presented by Australian Constructors Association (ACA) and Engineers Australia, brings together the best construction projects, delivered by the nation’s very best construction companies. Entries for the 2020 Australian Construction Achievement Award are now open, submissions are due 7 November 2019. For more information and to view judging process and evaluation criteria, please click here. |
| In the last month |
| Talking Tourism | |
Council hosted several events during the first week of September, aimed at inspiring and connecting local tourism operators, retail and hospitality businesses with a Digital Masterclass presented by Tourism eSchool and a networking event at Heart of Hall Cooking School & Café in Newport. We had great feedback, where attendees indicated the content was useful, practical and was directly applied to their business and social channels. Lots of connections were made at the inaugural networking event which had a real buzz in the room. Thank you to our speakers from Visit Victoria, Western Melbourne Tourism and Heart of Hall. #experiencehobsonsbay |
| Property update |
| Office space in a gallery setting | |
Need office space? Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre now has offices available for lease. Conveniently located close to public transport and a short stroll to Pier Street and Altona beach, it's a great location to work. On offer: • two office spaces, accommodating two or four people For enquiries, please contact Kim on 9398 2511 or email manager@ljac.com.au. |
| Quiet co-working space in South Kingsville | |
New to South Kingsville Looking for a quiet place to work or study? Then this is for you. Book a hot desk or space in a co-working area at South Kingsville Community Centre. This is a quiet and friendly space suitable for study or business. The space includes new computers, fast Wifi and internet, bar fridge, tea and coffee, plenty of parking, disability access and print and copy facilities. |
| For sale or lease | |
36 Hall Street, Newport - For Lease Contact Emily Schweizer on 9399 9111 Contact James Gregson on 0421 516 480 Contact Michelle Lanza on 0410 504 576 Contact Tino Parisi on 0425 755 655
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| Sustainability |
| Free Energy Efficiency Expo 23-24 October | |
Attend the Energy Efficiency Expo 23-24 October to hear from more than 80 industry experts on energy management fundamentals and strategies for business and the opportunities to save! You can also attend workshops designed to give your business a competitive advantage by increasing energy efficiency and energy productivity. To find out more and to register, click here. |
| Community connection |
| National Ride2Work Day - join the commuter community | |
Spring has sprung and it’s time to dust off that bike! Hobsons Bay City Council is providing a free community breakfast at Logan Reserve on National Ride to Work Day, Wednesday 16 October. Join the Mayor for a free healthy breakfast, including a coffee voucher from a local café, entitling the holder to a free regular coffee, tea or hot chocolate. There will also be giveaways and prizes for participants. Please register for the breakfast for catering purposes. To register your attendance, click here and scroll down to ‘National Community Breakfasts’, then find ‘Hobsons Bay City Council’. Date: Wednesday 16 October 2019
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| Mapping Melbourne’s (CREATIVE) west – we need your help! | |
Calling all creative practitioners, leasing agents, landlords, property and business owners to share their view and help creative industries in Melbourne’s West. Five western region Councils have joined together to conduct a Creative Spaces mapping Audit, to find out what spaces exist, what people feel they need to prosper in the creative industries and what opportunities there might be for the future. For more information or to complete the survey, please click here. Submissions close 5pm, Friday 1 November. |
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