BEC Member News & Updates
Our New BEC Website
I am very excited about launching this new website and I do hope you find it informative and easy to use. The aim of the Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) is to assist local businesses prosper and grow. Through this website we want to offer you a range of information, opportunities and fact sheets to assist you to run a successful business.
A special thank you to Peter Polesel from Web Action Sales for creating this site and to the St George & Sutherland Shire Leader and Sutherland Shire Council for their assistance with photographs.
Maria Cook
Camille Valvo Wins Speaking Award
Professional emcee, speaker coach and Shire business woman, Camille Valvo has been awarded the 2007 Walter Dickman Award for her contribution to the National Speakers Association of Australia (NSAA) and for her service to the wider community.
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Property Search 4U benefits from BEC Network
In 1999 Fred Haggar started a company as a corporate buyer’s agent providing procurement solutions to businesses. In 2004, after some success, the company was asked by a long-standing client to secure a commercial lease which at the time was outside its scope of services.
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BEC Member Resources
As your Major Supplier of Business Resources, the BEC offers the following to all our subscribers:
Free access to the Dunn and Bradstreet database. Dunn and Bradstreet are the leading provider of business information for credit, marketing and purchasing decisions worldwide. This can be invaluable whether you're just starting out or researching to expand. So if you need to find out something, call ahead and come in to see if what you need is there.
Business Benchmark Library contains nationwide figures so you are able to figure out where your business is at. Are you on track? Are you ahead or behind the average? It lists profit targets for almost 90 Small Businesses, and may well have the figures you need! Please call ahead and book the computer room.
BizGateway Website
Whatever stage of business you're at-whether just Starting Out, want to Improve your business, need to look at Finance options, how to Manage yourself, your time and your staff, or are thinking it's time to Sell or Exit from the business this is the place for you with a host of tips, practical advice and ready to use tools.
Plus if you register on their website and fill in the feedback form, you'll receive a one year subscription to e-Premium business resources from Dynamic Small Business Network (valued at over $150). They have a large range of ready to use tools you can download, and some valuable links so it will be well worth your time to check them out.
www.bizgateway.net.au
INNOVIC’s Next Big Thing Award
This is a nationwide competition to find and showcase new Australian innovations with the potential to become the “Next Big Thing”. There is $50,000 in cash and prizes to be won as well as media exposure for your innovation. Applications closed . An exhibition of the 21 finalists will be held at Melbourne Museum from 14th May to 22nd June 2008. For more information or to apply go to www.nextbigthingaward.com.
ATO Advice Expansion of Tax Credits
Fuel tax credits provide most businesses with a credit for the fuel tax (or excise duty) included in the price of fuel used in business-related activities. From 1 July 2008 the eligibility criteria will expand which means most fuels (including diesel and petrol) used in business will be eligible for fuel tax credits. This includes fuel used in a variety of tools, machinery, plant, equipment and heavy vehicles greater than 4.5 gross vehicle mass (GVM).
The credit, depending on type of fuel and activity would range from 19 to 38 cents per litre. For your information, below is a link to our website and to a current information product which relates to fuel tax credits. Please note that this information product will be updated this year to include the new eligibility criteria expansion.
www.ato.gov.au/fuelschemes
www.ato.gov.au/content/downloads/n15397_01_2007.pdf
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