All About Business - Issue 30, August 2017

2017 Armadale Visitor Centre Membership Drive

Are you a business that is passionate about driving tourism and attracting visitors to the Armadale region. If this is you, we invite you to join the Armadale Visitor Centre as a member and promote your business with us! The Armadale Visitor Centre is dedicated to growing tourism within the Armadale and Perth Hills region.

Together, we can work to promote your business to visitors and boost our local tourism economy.

Our membership program entitles you to a variety of benefits depending on your preferred level, but all include brochure display, e-news updates, business referral and website promotion. Membership can also give you the benefit of online bookings, invites to industry networking events and social media promotions.

The full prospectus can be viewed here, get in contact to join us today!

To find out how to join or learn more, contact Barb or Laura on visitorcentre@armadale.wa.gov.au or call 08 9394 5463.

City of Armadale Economic Development Strategy 2018- 2022

The City of Armadale has engaged Lucid Economics to assist developing their new Economic Development Strategy 2018 - 2022.

Over the coming months there will be a number of workshops held, as well as consultation with local business and other stakeholders.

The new Strategy will enable the City to continue to grow, attracting new investment and business activity, and providing directions for strategic decision making.

If you are a business operating in the City of Armadale and would like to be involved in the consultation process to develop our new strategy, please forward an email expressing your interest to info@armadale.wa.gov.au with the wording Economic Development Strategy 2018-2022 in the subject line.

e-Biz Basics Breakfast Seminar

Use current information and communication technologies to improve your business!

Learn how to streamline your business operations through better use of your mobile devices and making ‘the cloud’ work for you.

This workshop will demystify the latest jargon being used in the online world and help you to identify the ways digital technologies can transform your business.

You will gain practical knowledge that will help you to:

• Assess the benefits of cloud and mobile technologies on your current business practices
• Identify opportunities to improve your current digital and social media strategies
• Explore the use of digital marketing techniques and the benefits of enhancing your visibility online utilising SEO, mobile optimisation and content development strategies
• Use online reports such a Google Analytics to assess the success of your online activity.

Expert guidance from:
Ed Keay-Smith
Ed is the owner and founder of Online Impact, a company that provides a highly targeted advertising service to SMEs. His specialty is ‘Pay-Per-Click’ advertising such as Google AdWords and Facebook Ads. Ed has over 12 years’ experience in the online marketing field, is a sought-after speaker in Perth and overseas on the subject of Digital Marketing and is co‐host of the popular iTunes Podcast, the Business Marketing Show. Ed uses simple language, real life examples and specific industry knowledge to educate groups on maximizing visitor traffic online.

Book online

Wednesday, 20 September 2017 – 7:30am to 9:30am
Venue: Dome Cafe Conference Room - 206 Jull Street, Armadale WA 6112
Cost: $20 incl. GST/person (includes food and drinks)
Event contact: Phone (08) 9336 8000 or visit www.businessfoundations.com.au

PRODIG[Y] Young Entrepreneurs Program

The City of Armadale is once again participating in the PRODIG[Y] Young Entrepreneurs Program, facilitated by Business Foundations.

If you know any budding entrepreneurs, or even someone with a business idea that doesn’t know where to start, then this could be the program for them. Participants must be aged between 18-25 years old, and must be unemployed or working less than 15 hours a week.

The program is taking place at the WA State Library from 4th- 21st September.

For further details, or to sign up, contact:
Business Foundations
Ph. 08 9336 8000
Email: NEIS@businessfoundations.com.au
http://www.businessfoundations.com.au

Spring into Armadale and experience what the region has to offer

Spring into Armadale and experience the rich tapestry of culture, arts, food, music and people the region has to offer between 1 August and 30 November. The Spring into Armadale Festival is returning with a vibrant and diverse calendar of over 60 unique events.

Armadale Mayor Henry Zelones OAM, JP said that after the success of last year’s Spring into Armadale Festival, the City has once again been working with community groups, tourism and small businesses to bring together an exciting festival of events to promote the Armadale region.

The festival will showcase Armadale as the place to be, explore and experience throughout the upcoming months. There’s something for everyone with events catering for a multitude of interests including food, wine, markets, music, arts, trails and walks.

Perth’s largest Scottish festival, the Armadale Highland Gathering and the Perth Kilt Run will return with lots of Scottish fun on Sunday 10 September.

A Fashion Show on Saturday 28 October will feature creations by Western Australian designers worn by local Indigenous models. Tickets will be on sale from the City’s Armadale Visitor Centre.

To see the jam packed calendar of events go to www.visitarmadale.com.au/spring-armadale or contact the Armadale Visitor Centre on 9394 5410 for further information.

Is your business nbn ready?

Is your business National Broadband Network (NBN) ready? Do you understand what the nbn roll out means for your business? Business Armadale has prepared a series of videos to highlight some key aspects of the roll out and how to prepare your businesses to take advantage of this exciting development.

Check if your business can be connected to the nbn now:
http://www.nbnco.com.au/connect-home-or-business/information-for-business.html.

https://www.facebook.com/BusinessArmadale/videos/1161167480636713/

Commonwealth Funding Program

The Department of Commerce has put together a list of Commonwealth Government grants, to make the process of finding and applying for grants and assistance programs easier for WA businesses.

The information has been sourced from a number of websites, including Ausindustry, and will be updated monthly until August 2017.

The current list of grants and programs including contact details for the relevant agencies, can be found here: Commonwealth programs.

There are 370,000 reasons to partner with the WA Seniors Card program

Western Australian businesses have the chance to put their business in front of thousands of potential customers by offering a discount exclusively to WA Seniors Card members.

The WA Seniors Card program invites businesses to submit a proposal to offer members discounts on goods and services. Simply complete the online form. WA businesses should offer a discount of 10% or savings worth more than $20 in value to members. All business partners joining the WA Seniors Card program are listed in the online discount directory, potentially reaching thousands of seniors.

Full terms and conditions of the WA Seniors Card program are available. Contact eoi@seniorscard.wa.gov.au for further details.

Stat Attack

The Australian Bureau of Statistics recently released a profile on the ‘typical’ Australian in 2016. This person was a 38 year old female, born in Australia, with both parents also born in Australia, married with two children, living in a three bedroom house with two motor vehicles.

How does this compare with the ‘typical’ City of Armadale resident?

The ‘typical’ resident is a 33 year old female. They are born in Australia, with both parents born overseas, married with two children and live in a house with four or more bedrooms and two motor vehicles.