October 19, 2005
Gillian Bahn and husband Gordon own a 24 acre sheep property in rugged hill country at Mount Eccles, in Victoria’s east. Starting out with just two sheep, the couple now runs 50 Corriedales and Gillian spins and dyes her own […]
October 19, 2005
1.FORMATThe current format of the bulletin isEasy to read – 100%Too long – 0%Too short – 0% 2. FREQUENCYHow frequently should the bulletin be published?Weekly – 4%Fortnightly – 37%Monthly – 59% 3. CONTENTYou have probably noticed we spread articles over […]
September 21, 2005
To tackle job creation, the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) is forming partnerships with government, business, welfare and other groups. Melbourne’s Collingwood and Fitzroy public housing estates needed maintenance workers, so BSL, in partnership with the state government, trained 24 […]
September 21, 2005
The cotton industry’s women’s network (Wincott) sounds as though it’s firing on all cylinders! On the discussion list at their recent AGM in Narrabri, NSW there was: 1)an ‘easy to understand’ talk on broadband;2)the launch of www.wincott.net.au & congratulations to […]
September 7, 2005
A national skills shortage is seeing desperate measures. IBM has joined forces with Griffith University, industry and professional association Women in Technology, as well as an IT group started by teenage girls, Girls into Doing Great IT Society (GIDGITS). With […]
September 7, 2005
Victoria’s Skilled Migration Program is partnering the Department of Immigration Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) in the Australia Needs Skills expo, Saturday 15 October 2005, at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. Employers will have the opportunity to meet and recruit qualified […]
July 27, 2005
The pointer to this website came from Barb Gabogrecan’s Microbiz Navigator Newsletter. American marketing man Robert Middleton offers a free weekly ‘e-zine’ and a free Action Plan Marketing Manual designed for ‘any kind of self-employed professional’ who wants to attract […]
June 29, 2005
There has to be more to success than simply being in the right place at the right time as art teacher turned entrepreneur, expert networker and government consultant, Barbara Gabogrecan of Micro Biz Navigator maintains! When Barb stopped teaching she […]
April 20, 2005
Director of the Australian Centre for Retail Studies at Monash Uni, Steve Ogden-Barnes,says Australian retailers are averse to risk and second class in many ways. “When we look at good practice in retail we have trouble finding examples here” he […]
April 6, 2005
The much quoted ‘one in five businesses fail’ does not hold true…….entrepreneurship and sustainable small business is alive and well in Australia. A Government Report ‘Business Failure & Change’ gives some enlightening stats on business failure, acknowledging that failing can […]
April 6, 2005
The Austrade Women in Export program is running a FREE 2 hour briefing in all capital cities between 27 April and 5 May 2005 – an opportunity for both small and medium sized businesses. At this program briefing you will […]
March 23, 2005
Wanted: the views of micro & small business women and women considering training options before returning to work. Security4Women (S4W), a national women’s secretariat, is researching the career aspirations and work related training needs of women to help keep policymakers […]