Free Workshops Program | Building Sustainable Small Business

Free Workshops Program

A series of 3 consecutive workshops in 2008 and 2009 in Beaudesert, Tamborine Mountain and Boonah with each series spread over 3 months - free for small business owners, managers, operators and key staff. Focused on a practical, interactive, common sense approach to sustainability.

Boonah Free Workshop Series

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Workshop One: Wednesday, August 27 - 10am to 12noon
Workshop Two: Wednesday, September 24 - 10am to 12noon
Workshop Three: Wednesday, October 29 - 10am to 12noon

Venue: Boonah & District Cultural Centre, 3 High St, Boonah

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Free Workshops Program Overview

The free Workshop Program offers an exciting opportunity for small business owners, managers, operators and key staff to get together to explore and learn about sustainability in a practical, interactive, common sense and hands-on way.

A series of 3 consecutive workshops will be conducted in each of Beaudesert, Tamborine Mountain and Boonah during 2008 and 2009.

Each series is designed to suit the busy small business person and will include 1 day or evening workshop per month for 3 months. Each workshop will be for approximately 2 hours duration.

The focus of the workshops is on supporting and developing sustainability in the business sectors most relevant to our region. This includes the agriculture, food, tourism, ecotourism, service industries, and other enterprises like manufacturing, small-sale urban development, home-based and cottage businesses.

The workshops are free for small business owners, operators and key staff and will provide participants with practical steps to consider and implement sustainability measures and activities that work for your business.

The format of the workshops will be flexible and adaptable to maximize the relevance to participants’ needs, interests and businesses.

Industry-specific content and guest speakers will be included in the workshop format where relevant and possible.

How this program will help your business

This program is designed to provide you with an accessible and practical introduction to sustainability for your business.

You will be able to gather the information and knowledge to assess how sustainability impacts your business and what steps to take, while enjoying the opportunity to meet, discuss and network with other small business people.

Some of the benefits include:

Gain a practical understanding of what sustainability is;
Know how sustainability is relevant to your business;
Know how sustainability relates to the basics of successful small business;
Identify emerging issues, opportunities and threats for your business in relation to external drivers such as climate change, peak oil and resource scarcity such as water;
Understand our local region’s business and economic landscape and the issues of globalisation and the rise of localisation;
Understand and identify practical sustainability strategies and methods for your business;
Identify and apply relevant tools, resources and practices that can introduce sustainability into your small business;
Identify sustainability-linked incentives, rebates and grants and other resources that are available to small businesses;
Improve skills in networking, alliance building and collaboration with other small businesses, customers and other stakeholders including local government;
Gain access to the Building Sustainable Small Business interactive website and online resources;
Create a network for you of colleagues, peers and co-learners;
Provide you with tools and resources to help you implement sustainability in your business;
Gain access to the Sustainable Business Networking program and have the opportunity to promote your business throughout the shire and region.

You will also have the opportunity to participate in a whole-of-region workshop at the end of each year bringing together participants from all the workshops for an interactive, collaborative, strategic visioning session at Beaudesert.