Helping you with disputes
Unfortunately, disputes are a part of everyday life in business. They can relate to contracts, getting paid or arguing over who is going to pay for removing the graffiti off the front of the shop or the back of the factory.
Well do not despair, help is at hand!
The Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) has established a Dispute Resolution service. This has arrived following the appointment of the Small Business Commissioner at the beginning of the year.
It is very economical (the first hearing is free – you can’t get much better value than that) and if the issue hasn’t been resolved then, an external mediation is set up and for just $125 you get the professional services and about 75 to 90% of issues are resolved after the first session.
Find out more about it here
Scam Busters
Not until Curtin Business School approached us did we realise the huge volume of programs and time and effort that is being ploughed into containing scammers and trying to eliminate them. While no one is honestly thinking they will eliminate scammers completely we can make life difficult for them by fewer and fewer of us falling victim to their devious ways!
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have set up a web site devoted to it: Scamwatch and there you will see just how many forms scams can take. They include Investment Scams, Job & Employment scams, Banking and Online account scams, Mobile phone scams, Lottery and Competition scams and of course the infamous Money transfer or ‘Nigerian’ scam plus many others.
Curtin Business School are set on finding out how big a problem this is Read more
The Game has Changed!
Social & Mobile Media Marketing ~ Weds 23 May.
Businesses everywhere are scrambling to keep up with Social Media and learning how to use it to reach their target audience. Then there is the phenomenon of Mobile Phone Marketing with SMS ads and Apps and GPS positioning…
Here is an opportunity to become a lot more familiar to the playground of the 21st century – Social and Mobile Media Marketing.
In partnership with Central Eastern Business Association (CEBA) the Town is hosting a Free Forum with guest speaker Kylie Bartlett. Also known as the Web Celeb, Kylie is a practised and experienced speaker on this subject with a knack for explaining things in everyday language.
NBN coming to Bassendean
The news and reports about the Digital Activities just keep on coming, but this time it’s really exciting because it relates directly to Bassendean.
On Thursday last (28th March) NBN Co released the Roll Out Plan for the next three years and commencing in December 2013 optic fibre will be installed here in Bassendean. Over the following 12 months, 17,000 homes across nine suburbs including Ashfield, Eden Hill, Bayswater, Keira, Lockridge, S. Guildford, Guildford, Beechboro and Bassendean will be hooked up. Read more
Give Yourself a Leading Hand
Unpaid graduate interns in Acccounting, IT and Engineering are available to work in your business. Every couple of months, Navitas Workforce Solutions (NWS) offer these graduates to suitable businesses for a 12 week placement.
Navitas operate a Job Readiness program for international students who have graduated from universities within Australia, to equip them with professional skills that ensure a successful transition to the workforce. This is an opportunity for Australian businesses to become a host company with all insurances covered during the internship period and no fees involved. All that is required of your business is to provide a mentor for the intern and there is no obligation to hire the graduate upon completion of their internship. Navitas will provide ongoing support throughout the placement. Read more
