Business News - Issue 22, April 2016

Social Media: The Next Wave – Breakfast Workshop

Through attending, you will learn how to assess the impact of Pinterest, Instagram, and Google+ and other emerging social media platforms on your current business practices.

Learn how to negotiate the ever-changing world of social media to respond to challenges and gain competitive advantage within the social media landscape.

You will receive practical social media knowledge that will help you to increase your online presence by exploring new technologies. This event will provide the knowledge that you can immediately apply to your business.

Expert Guidance from Skye Wayte.

Skye’s passion is online marketing and in particular the use of social media to ensure a strong online presence for business. With over 10 years’ experience in the industry and as a small business owner herself, Skye understands the requirements of small businesses and the ways social media can assist business growth.

For information on other upcoming workshops visit http://www.businessfoundations.com.au or call 9336 8000.

Operation SCAN to form business front against CBD crime

Armadale and Kelmscott will be the first suburbs to trial a partnership program with WA Police for businesses to help combat suburban crime. 

Operation SCAN (Stop Crime Action Network) is a coordinated partnership between the City of Armadale and WA Police. The trial will introduce an ‘inter-business’ radio network used as an instant communications method linking business. When an offence occurs, businesses can use handheld devices to communicate information immediately over the radio network.

Information conveyed includes a description of the Person of Interest (POI) and the offence type which allows others in the network to know what is happening and where. 

By implementing a ‘business helping business’ system, relevant stakeholders are working together to stop crime through a shared communication mechanism at a low cost to the businesses.

The City of Armadale is calling on local businesses to participate in the trial program aimed at combating theft and anti-social behaviour in Kelmscott and Armadale CBDs. 

For more information contact the City of Armadale on 9394 5642.

Untangling the Web

The web has quickly established itself as the way customers search for businesses. 

If you are a business with a website here are some cost claiming tips to ensure you get the most back at tax time:

Claiming website costs

There are different ways of claiming a deduction for the cost of acquiring or developing your website. Depending on the cost, you’ll either be able to claim the full deduction in that year, or you’ll need to claim it over a number of years.

Claiming ongoing running and maintenance costs

You can also claim an outright deduction for some ongoing expenses associated with running and maintaining your website, such as domain name, registration fees and server hosting costs.

Watch this video for more info on Business Deductions: 
https://www.ato.gov.au/Newsroom/smallbusiness/General/Untangling-the-web/?sbnews20151113

Tourism

This year sees the Armadale Visitor Centre launching a new brand of product awareness targeted, not only to the out of town market, but to new and current locals, living within the City of Armadale.

Our new Armadale Regional Visitor Guide, featuring fresh tourism oriented adventures, new and revamped product and spectacular visual shots, will soon be launched and ready for distribution throughout the state.

Tourism is everybody’s business, so you can look forward to an invitation to join us here at the Visitor Centre, on our mission, to promote our city, our region and your business.

Feel free to pop in and visit us at Armadale Visitor Centre, 40 Jull Street, Armadale, contact us on 9394 5410 or visit us on Facebook.

Business Armadale

Business Armadale thanks both members and non-members who brought about the sell-out success of the recent Beaver Tree Services Showcase and Grand Opening. The event was enjoyable, informative and a great opportunityto network. Rides on the Beaver Cherry Pickers proved a highlight of the evening. 

Other activities included discussion with local politicians, representing business needs in the region and with Employment Agencies in regard to matching employer and employee needs and supporting initiatives for training the next generation.

Business Armadale has nominated a representative to participate in the Disability Access and Inclusion Reference Group from whom we hope to hear more in the future.

We encourage business owners, managers and leaders to find out more about the benefits of membership by calling Sharon Knapp on 0488 555 170