BEC Member News & Updates
Royal Coast Walks on television
Ian Wells of Royal Coast Walks was recently featured in a segment on The Sydney Weekender program. To view the segment CLICK HERE.
Kathryn MacMillan talks about starting a business
Kathryn MacMillan of Nine 2 Three was featured as part of a series on small business on the Sydney Morning Herald website. Kathryn gives some great tips and advice for anyone thinking about the possibility of their own business. To hear Kathryn talk about returning to the workforce and starting her own business CLICK HERE.
Sky Training goes international
Jan Sky of Sky Training has delivered her Executive State Identification program in Helsinki, Finland. It was a momentous occasion when an Australian produced ‘tool’ that assists with changing behaviours in people gains international recognition.
Mariette Rups-Donnelly is top trainer
Mariette Rups-Donnelly of Powerhouse Presentation is the cover story and featured article in the latest edition of Training Australia Magazine. The article, entitled "Trainer to Speaker - Small Transition or Big Leap" details how to make the move to being a professional speaker and gives tips and guidance to achieve this.
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.
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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