Dorrigo Chamber of Commerce Inc Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 28th July 2010

“Touch of Country” 8 am

Enquiries to chamber@dorrigo.com

RSVP 66571400

A General Meeting will follow the AGM

RTA will be attending to update roadwork’s on the Waterfall Way

Dave Hitchcock

President Dorrigo Chamber of Commerce

0427109030

Small Business September (SBS) is the longest running, most comprehensive, month long event program hosted by Industry & Investment NSW and is designed specifically for small businesses and their business and educational needs.

Now in its 11th year, this annual celebration highlights the important role of small business to the social and economic fabric of the State. The event program will allow businesses to discover new technologies, trends and tools to help grow profitability, the events also allow for small business owners to come together and make connections. The Small Business September 2010 program promises to help small businesses across NSW “Connect for profit”.

The support and involvement of our event partners has been integral in ensuring SBS has been a continual success. This year will be no different and we invite you to register to become an event partner. www.smallbusinessmonth.nsw.gov.au is now live and ready for you to upload your events.

For more information on how to become a partner please read the attached invitation.

We look forward to your involvement in SBS2010.

Regards

The Small Business September 2010 Team

SBS 2010 Event Partner information

Hi all,

For those who haven’t replied to this invitation please consider coming along as Mike is an awesome speaker.

You are invited to attend the next Urunga Mylestom Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, details below

DATE: Wednesday July 14th

TIME: 7.00am for 7.30am Start

VENUE: Ocean View Hotel, Morgo Street, Urunga

COST: Members $20 Non Members $25

RSVP to Greg McPhee on phone: 6655 6340 or email: Urunga.hardware@urunga.com.au by Monday12 July

Guest Speaker: Michael Crossland

Michael is an extraordinary young man who has defied the odds of a life threatening cancer to build a life of exceptional achievements.

An accomplished businessman and an elite sportsman, his life is remarkable. His story, Field of Dreams inspires and his messages are pertinent to us all in the workplace, in the community and at home.

A natural communicator and gifted speaker, Michael moves, motivates and entertains his audiences. His love of life and approach to living it to the fullest with an attitude of humility and determination is infectious.

His Messages:

§ Tragedy into triumph

§ Maintain focus and retain self-determination

§ Developing your own support unit

§ Mentoring

Achieving your goals

A motivating and inspiring speaker who engages people to help them realise just how much more they can achieve regardless of the obstacles.

Relates to management and staff with thought provoking insights into leadership, teamwork, goal setting and “rolling up the sleeves” to do the “hard yards” to get the job done and to achieve.

Our thanks to Breakfast Sponsor, Radio 639 AM

Regards,

Greg McPhee

PR Officer  UMCC

Ph: 6655 6340   Mob: 0408 556 341

Interested in sponsorship or exhibition?

LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE…

BOOK YOUR EXHIBITION STAND TODAY!!

Please contact Tony May (02 8923 8001), Christine Gould (02 8923 8007) or Peter McKim (02 8923 8023) at My Business to discuss how the MyBiz Expo can achieve maximum exposure and return on investment for your business.

Register today  www.mybizexpo.com.au

5 reasons to attend MyBiz Expo in 2010

1   Take your business to new heights

Increase your confidence and gather ideas! Successful entrepreneurs will outline the strategies that have driven their business success. Their valuable lessons will provide you with deep insights into how to drive the potential of your business to achieve greater sales and profits.

2   Save Time

Invest time to make time! One day at MyBiz Expo will provide you with rich information sources, more contacts and new opportunities from a variety of vendors who can provide solutions for your business.

3   Meet the thought leaders and market movers

Listen to the experts and peers for insight, intellectual stimulation and idea generation for solving your latest business challenges. Gather invaluable information which you can reference throughout the year.

4   FREE Masterclasses focused on relevant and topical issues facing you in business:

Productivity doing more with less and achieving peak performance

Industrial Relations

Taxation and Law

Business Growth and Financial Strategies

Addressing Skills Shortages

Marketing and Advertising

Social Media Marketing

Technology

Cash Flow

Franchising

The Power of Networking

Mentoring for Growth

Effective Leadership

Employee Engagement and Retention Strategies

5   Network, Network, Network!

You will meet hundreds of key players and businesses – all of whom are eager to share tips, strategies and solutions on how to start up, grow, manage and operate a successful business. The MyBiz Expo is the perfect platform to reconnect with old acquaintances and develop new relationships.

http://www.mybizexpo.com.au/

Dear All,

Just following up on my previous email regarding Flagship funding EOI.

The closing date for the EOI [ 2 pages] is 23rd July.

If I can be of any assistance please let me know.

Talk with you soon.

Cheers

Stuart

Stuart Allardice

Manager Economic Development and Tourism

Bellingen Shire Council

PO Box 117

Bellingen NSW 2454

Mob:0428670357

Ph:02 6655 7306

Fax:66552310

Email:sallardice@bellingen.nsw.gov.au

Good afternoon.

For those I have not had the pleasure of meeting my name is Stuart Allardice and I am the newish Economic Development and Tourism Manager for BSC.

Each year Tourism NSW offers marketing dollars for events across the state. These can range from $5000.00 up to $30,000.00 depending on the event.

The following message has been received from TNSW : -

As a heads up, please be aware that the Minister for Tourism will shortly be announcing the opening of the Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for regional events to apply for funding under the Regional Flagship Event Program.

If there are any events in your area who you believe would benefit from the Regional Flagship Events Program please forward this information.

Please encourage Event co-ordinators to read through the conditions which are available for download from our corporate website to ensure that their event is eligible for funding.

Expressions of Interest will close at 5pm Friday 23rd July 2010, any EOI’s received after this date will not be accepted.

You can visit the Regional Flagship Event Program page on Tourism NSW’s corporate website at http://corporate.tourism.nsw.gov.au/RegionalFlagshipEvents_p703.aspx

Event co-ordinators can also register their interest in the new Regional Events workshops that we are planning on running from late July early August.

If you know of any event co-ordinators that would like to attend these workshops can you please encourage them to register their interest on the direct link provided on this page.

If you are interested in applying for funding please give me a call and I would be very happy to assist.

C of C could you please pass this information on to your members who may be interested.

Many thanks.

Talk with you soon.

Cheers

Stuart

Stuart Allardice

Manager Economic Development and Tourism Bellingen Shire Council

PO Box 117 Bellingen NSW 2454

Mob:0428560357  Ph:02 6655 7306  Fax:66552310  Email:sallardice@bellingen.nsw.gov.au

Industry & Investment NSW is again sponsoring these awards, this year in 2 categories;

- the Business Enterprise Award which has a $5,000 cash prize & is targeted at organisations like Chambers of Commerce

- the Events & Tourism Award which offers a promotional package with Prime TV valued at approx $5,000

Last years winners were Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce & Mungindi Music Festival.

Nomination forms can be completed and submitted online this year at http://www.awardsaustralia.com.au/RACA_nsw.html

Monday 21st June, 2010

Parkes & Hamilton Rooms, Level 47 Trade & Investment Centre, MLC Centre, Cnr King & Castlereagh Streets, Sydney

Full information on link below

2010-NSW-TourismAwards-SydneyWorkshopInvitation-21June

Proudly sponsored by

20 May 2010

Attention all business owners in the Bellingen area

That’s CRAZY !!

The Bellingen Chamber of Commerce annual Crazy Day for 2010 is not far away – It’s all happening on Saturday 19^th June and we’d love you to be a part of it.

All businesses receive some benefit from Crazy Day as it brings many, many people into Bellingen, although some do receive more immediate benefit than others.  That’s why we have 3 levels of sponsorship available – Major Sponsor, Minor Sponsor, and Supporting Business.

This year we again plan to run promoti0ns on Prime TV, NBN TV, The Coffs Advocate, and the Bellingen Shire Courier Sun.  There are great opportunities for you to promote your business in conjunction with our campaign as the Coffs Advocate and the Bellingen Shire Courier Sun offer a generous feature page on the Wednesday before Crazy Day.

The amount of exposure you can get for your business is only limited by your imagination and your enthusiasm.  This year we are returning to the ever popular street stall in front of your business with “CRAZY Specials” all covered by the Chamber’s insurance policy.

So, go crazy, and think of a promotional idea that will give your business an edge on Crazy Day.  Many businesses offer crazy discounts on Crazy Day but you can come up with lots of other crazy ideas that will be very attractive to the thousands of people that flock to Bellingen for this special day each year.

We are producing a new TV advert this year and have reinstated the opportunity for retailers to run street stalls in front of their shops

Most Major & Minor Sponsors would expect to get an immediate and significant cash benefit from Crazy Day.  Most Supporting Businesses don’t expect an immediate cash benefit but recognise the benefit to Bellingen of Crazy Day by lifting the public awareness of what we have to offer and thus increasing business potential for every business in the area.  The very affordable sponsorship rates are as follows:

Major Sponsors                        $500 – acknowledgement in all advertising – TV & print

Minor Sponsors                        $200 – text acknowledgement in print advertising

Supporting Businesses            $  75 – text acknowledgement in print advertising

Contact:

Susan Haworth (BCoC Coordinator) – ph 6655 0089 – coordinator@bellingenchamber.com.au

between 27- 31st May please contact

Diana Carr, Alchemy in Bellingen  ph 6655 0429

enquiries@alchemyinbellingen.com.au

or

Ann Rosewood, Emporium Bellingen  ph 6655 2204

admin@emporiumbellingen.com.au

Get your thinking caps on and create crazy bargains, decorations, music, clothes and whatever crazy idea, to promote your business, that takes your fancy. This year stores will be able to have street stalls again.

Buskers are encouraged, but must register for allocated places.

Buskers can perform on Hyde St between Belmech & NAB to the west and Yellow Shed & Golf Club to the east as well as Church St from northern footpath to Nortec & Edible Media in the south providing they perform on the footpath and “do inhibit pedestrian movement, particularly adjacent to areas of traffic flow” and “leave a minimum pedestrian corridor of 2.0m wide and 2.4m high on the side of the footpath closest to the road unless otherwise authorised by council”

GO CRAZY !

North Coast NSW Innovation Festival 2010 local events