Maclean Business Chamber will be holding a Breakfast on Tuesday 1^st October 2019

You and your staff are invited to come along and enjoy a hearty breakfast and listen to our 3 Guest Speakers.

All 3 will present on topics that are current and very relevant to Maclean’s growth.

Pacific Complete:  The project Team from Pacific Complete will present on the progress of the new highway and give us an update which will include proposed opening of the Maclean interchange and the Harwood Bridge and any celebrations planned for the community to participate in.

Glencoe Lifestyle Resort: Tony Parker, National Project and Development Manager and  associate Tony Bowden are the team representing the proposed development at Gulmarrad  of  over 55 Resort Style Affordable living. ( their media release attached).

NBN:  Mr Ian Scott, NBN Northern Manager, is back to update us on the take up of NBN and success/issues in and around Maclean post NBN  rollout.

All speakers will be available after breakfast to chat, elaborate on their presentation and answer your questions.

Breakfast Maclean RSL Tuesday 1^st October 2019

6.45am for 7am start.

Coffee/tea/juice available on arrival.

$20.00 per head (pay at the door and your receipt will be emailed)

Big breakfast(served), advise on RSVP if Gluten free or vegetarian options are required.

RSVP prior to Monday 30^th Sept to secretary@macleanchamber.com.au

Take your business to the next level

Join us to hear how Jordana Edwards (Clean Tea) and Julia Foyster (Tweed Real Food)

took their businesses from garage to global

Jordana and Julia will be joining us to talk about their growth journeys since establishing their respective businesses.  Our very own Board member, Allison Henry will facilitate the discussion. Both Jordana and Julia started out as home businesses and, apart from having awesome products, have utilised social media to take their businesses from strength to strength.

We will open the forum and allow plenty of time for you to ask any questions relevant to you and your business. You will be sure to walk away with some hints, tips and tricks that will help you increase your bottom line. Don’t forget your pen and paper (and business cards if you have one)!

Just last week Julia brought home not one but two awards:- AusMumpreneur Silver Award in the Food &Beverage Category and the Australian Food Award for her Tropical Splash Balsamic Vinegar (she was a finalist in three categories: (1) Food and Beverage Business Excellence Award; (2) Customer Service Award; (3) E-Commerce Award).

Jordana wears many hats, one of which is as representative of small business in the first Australian Facebook Small and Medium Business Council.  This is a huge honour and Jordana is grateful to be working with a business that really cares about the community and small businesses in Australia. Jordana also features on the Facebook Australia website on how to boost your business on social media.  The video was filmed in her Clean Tea factory in Byron Bay – check it out here https://www.facebook.com/boost/explore/businesses

Jordana also started the very popular Tweed to Byron Women in Business as a group to collaborate, share knowledge, seek guidance, celebrate wins, support and connect.

Apart from being successful business women (not to mention mothers), both Julia and Jordana are very generous with their time and advice in terms of assisting others in their small business growth journey and when we approached them to speak at our event they were both very happy to do so.

So, don’t miss this opportunity to hear them speak and no doubt learn a thing or two.

This meeting will be held at the Nook Cafe – TUE 1 October 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm.  Entry fee is $15 members and $20 friends and includes hot nibbles such as Risotto Balls, chicken wings, mini bruchetta, pizza slices and pesto cheese scrolls.  Coffee/tea/ cold drinks and cakes and slices available for purchase. It is a BYO venue.  Julia will be bringing along some of her Tropical Splash Balsamic which works well in sparkling wine and water so we will have some of that on hand for taste testing.

Look forward to seeing everyone.  Please RSVP to meagan.kruger@pacificsouthwest.com.au

From beginner to expert, whatever your skill level, Boost with Facebook has got you covered, with free digital skills modules tailored to help you build your online brand. Explore the latest digital trends, get practical tips to get started and get noticed. Come to one, two or all three modules, the choice is yours.

Learn from Yvette Adams who is not only an official Facebook Trainer, but is also Founder of both The Creative Collective and Training Collective. Yvette is a serial entrepreneur and multi-award winning business woman, and she will be your guide into the world of social media marketing for business.

Training modules:

Managing Your Business on Facebook and Instagram

This introductory workshop helps you get your business started on Facebook and Instagram, including how to manage your Page on a day to day basis using your mobile phone or laptop. It covers the Pages Manager App, posting content, planning & scheduling posts, messages & Messenger, and some basics on Insights.

Getting Creative with Your Mobile

Creating impactful visuals for your business helps you cut through the noise and captures the attention of customers. This workshop focuses on some simple principles for creating engaging content, provides some practical creative tips and tools and explores how Instagram and Facebook differ.

Instagram Stories School

Businesses and consumers are creating and sharing Instagram Stories every day around the world. This hands-on session takes audiences through the creative tools they have at their fingertips and highlights examples from local businesses. From the brilliant basics, motion pinning and face filters to levitating with Boomerang, tap to reveal and screen recording. Bring your mobile and be ready to make Stories!

Thu 10th Oct

7.30am – 10.30am

Boost Facebook Half Day Workshop

Venue: Lismore Workers Club

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nsw-small-business-month-boost-with-facebook-lismore-tickets-71466200329

Business Owners – let’s do one page business plans and set some goals for end of 2019!

Write down actions and set goals you want to achieve for 2019 for your business.

We will discuss a range of business topics to help generate some great ideas to brilliantly powerup your business in 2019!

You will take away some one page business plans for the key areas of your business along with

• Business Goal Setting
• Business Topics
  • Marketing – what can do you do more of next year
  • Cashflow – setting some key targets
  • Time Management – key things to get more done
  • People/Staff – improving the business culture
  • Business Systems – what can be improved for next year to make everyone’s job that little bit easier
  • Vision/Mission of the business

Over $300 value – the PowerUp Pack contains:

• 7 x one page business plan templates for key areas of business success
• Plenty of business hints and tips
• Checklists of key business activities to do in 2019
• up to 1 hour followup one on one session

To register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/powerup-your-business-in-2019-business-planning-tickets-72014486267

Join us to hear from key note speaker, Stewart Moore from Earth Check, along with a Q&A panel of local business owners who are successfully using ‘triple bottom line’ principles to move forward in business.
Finishing off with relaxed networking over drinks and canapés.

To register: https://tweedsmallbusinessmonth.eventbrite.com.au

Keen to communicate more effectively?  Do you need a 101 on negotiating for results?  Are you looking to break through the glass ceiling in 2020?

If you answered yes to any of the above then we need you in our first Co Lab group. Limited to only 12 places so please register your interest today.

Co-Lab is a facilitated peer coaching & collaboration program for women in business.  Co-Lab offers you the opportunity to work ON your business and work ON your personal development using a peer advisory board. Come along to this free introduction to find out more.

To register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/co-lab-introduction-tickets-72647910857