Starting Your Small Business – Free Online Workshop
Prepare to get your bright idea off the ground, step by step, at this essential planning workshop
Monday, January 31 | 9.15am-12.15pm | Free online webinar
The Rural City of Wangaratta and Business Victoria have teamed up with Monarch Institute to present this fantastic workshop packed with vital start-up tips, tools and expert guidance that will prepare you to give your business the best chance of success. Come to grips with everything you need to know before you get started and walk away prepared with a clear vision of the next steps needed to turn your idea into business reality.
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There are no guarantees in business, but often it’s what you do before you get started that will ensure those vital first steps are on the right path for the best chance of success.
Take the guesswork out of your next steps and get ready and fully prepared to get your business off to the right start at this practical three-and-a-half-hour workshop led by an experienced small business operator with real-life know-how and lots of insight to share.
Find out how to plan, prepare and test your business idea, step by step, in a small group setting that will equip you to make informed decisions about what you need to do next to minimise the risks and make the most of the opportunities that lie ahead.
Come away armed with practical tools and templates, expert tips and advice, and a head start on where to access the right support in future.
Get ready to take your business from idea to reality and onwards to success at this essential Business Victoria workshop, one of many that have helped small businesses get started in Victoria for more than 10 years.
Learn how to:
• Test your idea, product or service
• Assess your business readiness and next steps to fill any gaps
• Analyse your market
• Decide the business structure that’s right for you
• Understand and manage your business risks and opportunities
• Prepare a business plan
• Complete all the steps to register and set up your business
• Access ongoing advice and support to help your business grow.
Registrations essential. Register for this free online workshop here.
Free COVIDSafe Plan support service
Tuesday, January 25 | 3pm
Thursday, January 27 | 11.30am
The Victorian Government is offering a free support service to assist businesses with their COVIDSafe Plan and ensure it is up to date and reflects current COVIDSafe Settings.
Every Victorian business must have a COVIDSafe Plan to help protect workers and customers from COVID-19.
Support:
Support is offered via a two-part process:
Register your place here.
Australian wine carbon calculator
Thursday, January 27 | 12 noon- 1pm | Free online webinar
The Australian Wine Carbon Calculator is designed to help grape growers and winemakers estimate their greenhouse gas emissions.
In this webinar, Kieran Hirlam will explore the user functionality of the Australian Wine Carbon Calculator and discuss the input categories and emissions factors.
The presentation will detail life-cycle assessments to better define emissions within the wine industry and some of the mitigation strategies for viticulture and winemaking businesses.
Case studies will show how Sustainable Winegrowing Australia members benchmark their greenhouse gas emissions against other members.
Register online for this free event.
Business recovery and resilience mentoring
Receive up to four one-on-one mentoring sessions over a three-month period
Applications close Monday, January 31
Eligible business owners can apply now to receive up to four 2-hour mentoring sessions with an experienced professional. These experts will help business owners make informed decisions as businesses move into 2022 and beyond.
This free mentoring program has already helped over a thousand Victorian small businesses to:
Closing Monday, January 31. Apply here now.
Online NLIS Database Training
Interactive online training to assist livestock producers to manage their NLIS database accounts
Wednesday, February 2 | 11am-12.30pm | Free online webinar
Agriculture Victoria is delivering online training to assist Victorian livestock producers to use the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database to meet their livestock traceability requirements. You will learn about livestock traceability, take a tour of the NLIS database, watch a live demonstration of how to transfer livestock and practise completing a transfer.
Visit the Agriculture Victoria website to register for this free event or for more information.
ABARES Outlook 2022 Conference
Growing agriculture through innovation and sustainability
Tuesday, March 1- Friday, March 4 | 10am-11.30am | Free online conference
The Outlook 2022 program includes three, one-hour sessions each day over four days, covering significant trends and issues for the agriculture sector. Our speakers are industry leaders and experts from across Australia and internationally.
Sessions include:
Register your free spot here.
At A1 Tyrepower we have a professional and committed team who take their job of keeping our customers safe on the road extremely seriously. We aim to provide a service that exceeds expectations to all our customers from large commercial organisations, fleet vehicles, farm and industrial customers to fellow local residents. When customers purchase a set of 4 tyres from A1 Tyrepower they receive a service booklet which entitles them to free rotations and balances every 5,000km for the life of those tyres. Free tyre safety and pressure checks are offered to all customers at any time.
We guarantee to give our customers great value for money on quality products and the professional, efficient and personalised service that they deserve and have come to expect from the team at A1 Tyrepower. We also offer Zip Pay and Zip Money as an easy and convenient payment option.
We enjoy being involved in and giving back to the local community. If we are able to assist in building and strengthening community bonds within the business and wider community we are always pleased to. We understand the importance of supporting other locally owned and operated businesses and believe that, locals supporting locals is what it is all about.
A-1 Tyrepower are proud to be a Sponsor of Business Wangaratta and are always there to contribute a $100.00 Gift Voucher to give away at every Business After Hours Events
Maybe it’s just a small project or maybe it’s the entire house. We can help you with each step along the way to end up with a job you are completely proud of. Not just with your colour choices but making sure you choose exactly the right paint, the right gear and all the little tips that make a big difference.
Haymes Paint Shop Wangaratta are proud to be Sponsors of Business Wangaratta and contribute a $50.00 voucher to every Business After Hours Event
We believe in the importance of swimming education from a young age, and the ongoing benefits of swimming throughout life. Our centre provides an ideal setting for people of all ages to learn to swim or simply maintain your fitness with regular exercise.
We’ve come a long way from our humble beginnings of teaching children to swim in our backyard pool. Since opening the centre in 1998, with a pool designed specifically for learning, our focus has been on education. Our pool is salt water – with the temperature kept pleasantly warm, conducive to a learning environment.
Healthy bodies and growing minds need to stay fueled and hydrated. Whether you’re here for lessons, enjoying a swim with the family or staying fit with a few laps, our kiosk is always open with nourishing drinks and fresh snacks to refuel.
More than Swimming are proud to be Sponsors of Business Wangaratta and contribute a $50.00 Voucher to every Business After Hours Event
Intermezzo is so much more than just a café, Bar & Restaurant. Located on the Corner of Ford & Ovens Streets, we are part of the Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre and our aim was to create a space for family and friends to gather, relax and enjoy great food.
We are open from 6.30am, 7 days a week for a coffee and Brekky, or Lunch with a Cocktail or wine till 4.00pm. We are also sometimes open later into the evening when a performance is on with some pre show meals and drinks.
We have indoor and outdoor dining areas including our relaxing lawn area, our you can relax on the Deck and just enjoy the outdoor dining experience, Located close to Wangaratta’s CBD, it’s walking distance from all your favourite shopping.
Intermezzo are proud to be a Sponsor of Business Wangaratta and contribute a $20.00 Meal Voucher to every Business After Hours Event
For over 100 years Wangaratta RSL Sub-Branch have been serving the local community, veterans and their families.
Starting from our humble beginnings on Reid St Wangaratta for the last 65 years, 2019 saw the opening of our new venue at the site of the old Sydney Hotel, which the building still pays homage too.
One thing will never change though is that our commitment to community service, hospitality and most importantly supporting our veteran community will never change and is stronger than ever.
Wangaratta RSL is proud to be a Sponsor of Business Wangaratta, and contribute a $25.00 Gift Voucher to the Business Wangaratta After Hours Events
Salt therapy is a natural therapy that has been practiced for over 100 years. It involves relaxing in a specialised room filled with dry salt particles and can help cleanse the airways and skin, as well as aid recovery and general wellbeing.
All our centres have 3 rooms, a Private, Adult and Kids room. All rooms are designed to mimic salt caves. We have a halogenerator that grinds up pharmaceutical medical grade sea salt into a dry aerosol and pumps it into the room.
Wangaratta RSL is proud to be a Sponsor of Business Wangaratta, and contribute a $25.00 Gift Voucher to the Business Wangaratta After Hours Events