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Welcome to Business Talk
Welcome to BUSINESS TALK, the City of Marion newsletter that provides a monthly snapshot of what's 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 here for our business community to:
- Be your first point of contact at Council
- Provide local business support services through business associations, including the Tonsley Small Business Advisory Service and the Tonsley Business Support Ecosystem
- Help you connect with local businesses, skilled people and training providers
- Offer networking, information and education
- Lead local initiatives such as Southern Adelaide Economic Development Board, Visitor Economy, Digital projects, Workforce Development
- Activate the Cove Enterprise Hub and Tonsley Business Hub
- Advocate on regional issues.
We value your feedback and encourage you to get in touch with
us
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The United Nations has adopted a set of goals for promoting Social Sustainability. The following infographic illustrates the 17 global goals.
Social Sustainability is about people. It is about creating a better future for people and communities to prosper.
It involves creating
a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity.
Equal weighting is given to economic, social and environmental outcomes, recognising the interdependency of what shapes our future. It requires bold thinking and acting in partnership to drive innovation.
In a rapidly changing world facing significant challenges such as rapid urbanisation, climate change, resource constraints, unemployment and an aging population, social sustainability helps us to give back more than we take.
This e-newsletter is about how your business can take some simple steps in connecting with your local community and helping to make a difference within your own business and to our people in Southern Adelaide.
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Workforce Participation on the Darlington Upgrade Project
As covered in last month's newsletter, the
Darlington Upgrade Project
has begun. The South Australian Government is committed to ensuring its procurement decisions support state and national efforts to increase workforce participation, skill development and social inclusion through employment of Aboriginal people, trainees and apprentices, local people with barriers to employment and up-skilling.
The State Government policy requires government agencies and contractors to work together to ensure that 20% of labour hours on specified contracts is undertaken by apprentices, trainees, Aboriginal people, local people with barriers to employment and for up-skilling.
For more information, contact
Nicole Turvey
, Department of State Development, on 0477 367 810. If you are interested in connecting with our Aboriginal community, please contact Doug Clinch on 8463 5516.
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Spend time on your business
The amount of events, workshops, networking activities and programs can be overwhelming and time consuming at times.
We have made it simpler to find out what is going on in Southern Adelaide and how to connect with the right people.
Make contact with
Bob Sloan
- our Tonsley Small Business Advisor - in the first instance who can connect you with a relevant person within our Business Support Network. Bob is available to support new businesses or provide a "Business Health Check".
Take a look at our consolidated
Calendar of events
to see what is on offer. If there is something else that you would like to see added, please make contact with Georgie Johnson,
Economic Development Administrator.
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In May 2016, our regional business association,
ERBA
, SafeWork SA and Beyond Blue, held a forum on
mental health
in the workplace.
A number of the guest speakers mentioned the sense of isolation that is often felt by small business owners, particularly by sole operators or those working from home, and that this can sometimes be a contributor to poor mental health.
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Do your people need help with reading, writing or digital literacy skills?
The TAFE SA Foundation Skills team offers training and support in a number of areas such as Productivity and employment performance; Employee communication and team interaction; Documentation and report writing outcomes; Customer service provision; Employees' computer literacy; and Quality and sustainability objectives.
TAFE SA also develop and deliver customised training programs specifically to address your staff skills gaps. These customised programs often lead to improved productivity, reduced errors and waste, fewer accidents and improved workplace culture. For further information contact the new TAFE SA Regional Manager for Southern Adelaide -
Tom Quigley
on 0467 783 745.
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The
Touched by Olivia Foundation
is currently developing its first inclusive playspace in South Australia in partnership with City of Marion. This playspace is designed in close consultation with the community to ensure that no children are left out.
Touched by Olivia has a dream that every community will have an inclusive playspace. Already there are 19 Livvi's Places and many more are in development. The only way we can make this dream a reality is with support. Sponsorship starts at $350. For more information on the amazing design and how to get involved please refer to the
City of Marion website
or contact
Renee Pitcher
on
7420 6450
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Calling all Makers
.... we are looking for people to bring their work out of the shed, workshop, classroom or workroom to be part of the biggest show and tell in Australia. Artists, manufacturers, tinkerers, inventors and crafters are invited to participate. For more information complete the Call for Makers form at
makerfaireadelaide.com
. Submissions close 15 July 2016. Or if you have a home based business and would like to be on the "Made in Marion" table, please contact
Donna Griffiths
on 8375 6765. Last year's event attracted over 5000 visitors and we expect even more this year.
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Export Ready Workshops - 19 and 22 July 2016
These two Export Ready workshops are designed to
help small and medium sized businesses successfully enter export markets. These industry designed workshops are delivered by an experienced TAFE SA lecturer with over 18 years experience in exporting. Guest speakers from the Department of State Development will provide details on the support available from the State and Federal Governments to implement an export strategy. Attendees will receive comprehensive notes to help with ongoing export planning.
Workshop 1: 19 July 2016 - Developing an Export Strategy. Click
here for more information.
Workshop 2: 22 July 2016 - Successfully Exporting Products. Click
here for more information.
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We hope you have found this newsletter of interest and please feel free to forward this onto your networks or others that may be interested in what's happening in the City of Marion and the greater Southern Adelaide region.
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