Spark your business ambition in the suburbs
We’re excited to invite you to Melbourne Innovation Centre’s Suburban Spark, proudly supported by Knox City Council and the Victorian Government.This month's special event will include a mini 30 minute workshop and will be held in Boronia. Whether you run a business or are thinking of starting one, this is the event for you.Suburban Spark is designed to broaden Victoria's suburban innovation and business ecosystem. Join us and connect with fellow entrepreneurs, students, researchers, investors, mentors, startups, SMEs, and innovators of all kinds.
Event Details:
Date: Tues, Aug 13th, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue: Boronia Progress Hall, 134 Boronia Rd, Boronia VIC 3155
Tickets: $10 & includes refreshments
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Networking series
Join us for our August networking event on Tuesday, 27th from 6 PM to 9 PM at Boronia Progress Hall!
Hosted by the exceptional business coach and facilitator, Emma McQueen, this gathering aims to be a game-changer for local businesses and entrepreneurs. Emma excels at bringing people together and will guide you to step out of your comfort zone, fostering connections with like-minded businesses facing similar challenges, pain points, and triumphs.
What to Expect:
- Delicious dinner (with dietaries avaliable) and refreshments
- Meaningful networking and collaboration
- Insightful discussions and problem-solving
Don't miss this opportunity to connect and grow with fellow entrepreneurs! We aim to bring real value to our local businesses, providing more opportunities for meaningful connections and shared learning.
Date: Tuesday, 27th August
Time: 6 PM - 9 PM
Location: Boronia Progress Hall
Cost: $10
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Free one-on-one marketing mentoring session with Kirrily Romero
We've received an overwhelmingly positive response to our digital marketing course. We're now offering a complimentary one-hour, one-on-one marketing mentoring session with Kirrily for Boronia businesses. This personalised session will delve into the specifics of creating a tailor-made marketing strategy for your business. Limited amount of spots book in fast!
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Knox City Council FREE business grant writing and budgeting workshop
Knox City Council is hosting a FREE online Grants Writing workshop facilitated by Debby Maziarz for local businesses Wednesday 14 August, 6pm to 8pm.
Build your understanding of what is required to successfully apply for grants. This workshop will focus on transforming your ideas into fundable concepts and will walk you step by step through the grant making process including a deep dive into the budget.
Includes:
- Getting ‘grant ready’
- Where to find the money
- Introduction to the grant making cycle
- Writing a killer 50-word grab
- Understanding the assessment criteria
- Working with partners
- Answering the questions in the application form
- Building a project budget (for a grant application)
- Support material
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Want to shape your community while growing your business?
Knox Council are forming a working group to help shape the development of a new digital platform.
This digital platform will be dedicated to supporting and showcasing local businesses, as well as the variance experienced Knox has to offer.
This is an initiative from the Knox Council Retail Activation Strategy.
Please email business@knox.vic.gov.au should you have any questions.
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Enrolling for council elections
The next council election is on 26 October 2024. Find out if you need to enrol to vote.Those on the state roll will automatically be enrolled to vote in the council elections. If you need to check or update your state enrolment details, visit vec.vic.gov.au/enrolment.
This election, the rules have changed for some other categories of voters.People who own property in Knox but live elsewhere need to apply online to Council if they want to vote. Ratepayers who are not Australian citizens, those who pay rates on a property they occupy but don’t own, and a director or secretary of a corporation that pays rates can also apply to vote.
It is not compulsory for you to enrol with council to vote. However, if you are eligible and decide to enrol as a council-enrolled voter, voting is compulsory in the election. Council enrolment closes at 4pm, Wednesday 7 August.
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Knox Inaugural Business Awards 2024
The Knox Business Network, supported by the Rotary Club of Rowville-Lysterfield, welcomes you to our first-ever Knox Business Awards.This is an opportunity for those businesses in Knox to be recognised for their efforts in the revival.
Entries are free and are open for all those businesses in the Knox district until the close of business on Wednesday 31st July 2024. The finalists for the awards will be judged in the following months by independent judges with the winners announced upon completion of the judging. Final dates will be announced when known, closer to the event.
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Nominate YOUR business
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Changes for businesses from 1 July 2024
From 1 July 2024 there will be changes that you should be aware of, including changes to the National Minimum Wage, casual employment and business name and company registration fees.
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