Business Talk August 2015

Issue 2,
August 2015

Welcome to Business Talk

Welcome to the second City of Marion BUSINESS TALK, the Council's dedicated newsletter providing you with a monthly snapshot of what is happening in your business community.

Business success is essential to the future of the City of Marion as a place to live, learn, work and invest. We are committed to working in partnership with industry, community and government to ensure that we support business and promote collaboration, innovation and creativity.

We hope that this is a useful insight into what is happening in our business community and value your feedback.

Please feel free to get in contact with us.

Tonsley Small Business Advisory Service

The City of Marion and the Department of State Development have joined forces to fund a service aimed at helping small businesses develop and grow in the region. The Tonsley Small Business Advisory Service is based at the Co-HAB co-working facility located on level 1 at 1 Tonsley Boulevard, Clovelly Park (the former Mitsubishi Motors administration building).

The service is delivered by Bob Sloan, an experienced management consultant with many years of experience working with small businesses. The service offers free, confidential one-on-one advisory sessions for those wishing to start a business or operating an existing small business in the Southern Adelaide region.

Advisory sessions are by appointment only and can be arranged by contacting Bob direct as follows:

Office: 8374 2844
Mobile: 0417 731 125
Email: [email protected]

The location of the service at Tonsley
adds to the strong entrepreneurial focus of
the Tonsley precinct and complements the various programs already offered by Flinders University's New Venture Institute and by the managers of Co-HAB, Innovyz.

Cove Enterprise Hub

Following on from the official opening of the Cove Civic Centre on 1 August, please join us at the new centre for the launch of the Cove Enterprise Hub and the Hallett Cove Business Association. The Cove Enterprise Hub, hosting a number of services, is a home for local businesses to meet, network and acquire new skills.

Date: Thursday, 20 August 2015

Time: 6pm - 8pm

To register for this event, email Marissa or phone (08) 8375 6765

View a video on Cove Civic Centre construction and opening.

Industry Leaders Group and Industry Skills Fund

The Industry Leaders Group is a proud supporter of the Australian Government Industry Skills Fund. The Industry Skills Fund assists industry to invest in training and support services and to develop innovative training solutions. The fund is aimed at helping build a highly skilled workforce that can take advantage of new business growth opportunities and adapt to rapid technological change.

Further information on the Fund can be found on the Australian Government Business website.

Would like to speak to an Industry Skills Advisor to discuss whether the Fund is suitable for your business?

Sean Holden, Industry Skills Advisor, Australian Industry Group will be available at Tonsley TAFE on Wednesdays between 10am and 4pm.

If you would like to make an appointment, call Sean on 0428 101 990.

Digital Growth Program

The Digital Growth Program hosted by the Polaris Centre in Salisbury now offers free tailored advice to Southern Adelaide businesses over two streams:

Digital Start - 1.5 hours of one-on-one time to help you with your business startup digital needs.
Digital Audit - Designed for established businesses, the free Digital Audit will take a close look at your existing website and social media and use of digital technologies and IT.

To make an appointment, call Rhys Moult on 8260 8282 or book online.

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See you next month.