Welcome: Good Morning to you all and thanks for coming along.
Who we are:
Coffee Time is a group where you can meet others in business and build relationships. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Here at the Zenith Centre.
Apologises:
John, Tony, Karen, Mark and April, Deb
Attendees:
Tarnia Gurney, Ted O’Shannessy, Christine Jones, Andrew Durin, Karen Teunissen, Mark McCosker, David Norris, Simon Cook, Jenny Abourizk, Kate Morris, Ann Thomas, Rae Phillips, Craig & Natalie,
Golden Rules
Can we show each other respect by only person to speak at a time. And hold all
Conversations, recommendations, till the end.
Wins:
Mark – Work out World is reopening in the centre
Ann – Business picking up
Dean – at the gym 3 days a week feeling great
Julia – daughter at Uni, going well
Toni – Reece (son) has been chosen to participate in the Central Coast Sports Academy for Golf – he is 14yr
Tarnia – employed a part time assistant, Michelle. Thanks to Jenny at Job Centre Australia
Kate – has organised $20,000 of donations and sponsorship for the Girls Night in - Breast Cancer fund raiser. In October, $55/person.
David - has 2, one of his clients received the top person in the industry for real estate, and one client went on a holiday and his business was still there on his return – first one in many years.
Mark – got his 17 yr old son work experience with schools support at a local mechanic shop.
Update on:
Wyong Chamber of Commerce has its memberships due. If not part of this group, have a think about it. Good networking over a meal.
Women’s Boot camp – August 14/15/16– to be held in Sydney. See Tarnia for more information. I will be presenting to up to 500 women on business planning.
Sydney Women’s Network – Membership if you would like to be a member of this group, please contact Tarnia and she will give you the details to join.
Sydney Women’s Network – Luncheon at Wallarah Bay on the 13th of August. I am presenting on budgeting and managing your finances.
Sydney Women’s Network – Expo on at Castle Hill. 19th August.
If you would like to come along please let me know and we can organise something
Wyong Chamber of Commerce – Annual General Meeting and Dinner at the Wyong Race Club – 25th of August
B2B Function – Ourimbah Campus – 26th August.
Education
BEC has a small business course on for business owners next week. See Kim, Deb or Lynne for further info
Introduce yourself:
Each person to say hi and who they are, what they do – 30 second spill.
Tarnia Gurney:
Gurney Financial Services
Assisting Families and Small Business in consolidation of
Superannuation and setting up adequate insurance.
Planningwerx4U
Assisting small business with their business plan and back office
Ted:
Send Out Cards – customer care program
Distribution and Networking business – greeting cards
Select your card, type your message, click, they print, pack and post it. Teaching others how to be come senders of cards. Marketing online
BDM for finance company
Christine Jones:
Wiggle n Giggle
Teacher of music 0 – 5 yrs, Primary school teaching of music and vocational care
Music classes for children and pre natal as well, teach the parents to bond through music in the womb. And a birth coach.
Jenny Abourizk:
Job Centre Australia
Assisting businesses with their staffing and assisting job seekers to find employment
Angela Anthony:
Angela Anthony Solicitor
Assisting in family matters, wills and power of attorneys, guardianships, and conveyancing
Kate Morris:
Joyful Healing and Wellness
Moving business home, working casual for a local business.
Empassion health care – body products for you.
Simon Cook:
Toshiba and World Pacific Telecommunications
Sales Manager for Toshiba – Photocopiers and Multifunction centres. If you want to save money on your phone bill contact Simon. Cheaper rates and better service
Mark McCrosker:
Supa Centre – Tuggerah
Picking up, people looking at leases. 15 leases signed and looks good for Christmas
Andrew Durin:
BizSav
Dedicated to save business money on utilities – electricity, phone, aswell as cars and other products.
Craig:
C & N Freight
Storage and distribution of freight on the coast and NSW.
David Norris:
Active Assist
Hornsby to Newcastle. Business owners, sole traders, and companies up to 10 people. Keeping businesses on line. Business Coaching and specialists
Rae Phillips:
Inspire Success
Human Resources – building relationships with staff, and building productivity. Assisting business to solve people problems. Now have some CD for sale with templates, forms, and policies on them.
Dean Brown:
Woodview Home Loans & Finance
Assist individuals and families with home loans.
Market slowing down a bit with First home buyers (FHB)
Ann Thomas:
Coffee News
Coffee News is a small flyer that goes to all coffee shops on the coast. You can advertise in there for a small fee. Affordable advertising. Weekly and everyone reads the articles and ads. One occupation per issue so no competition – (exclusive) Goes to all cafes and coffee shops on the coast. Available in Tuggerah, Toukley, Wyong, Terrigal, The Entrance, etc.
Toni Oliver:
Toni Oliver Conveyancing
Licensed mobile conveyancer, specialising in individual matters with buyers and sellers of property – from first home buyers up.
Julia Marr:
Nova Skill
Recruit and train apprenticeships
Offer advice and free training for up skilling Australians
Dept of Education are offering small business management courses for business owners. Contact Julia if interested
Presentations:
David Norris – Active Assist
What is business Success?
· Profit
· Lifestyle
· Vision
· Reaching goals set
Success is?
· Achieving goals you set
· Achieving profits you want
Micro businesses find things harder than big corporations.
The difference is big business:
- Are more profitable
- Have clarity
- They know their products, services, marketing, processes, roles, measures, brands and everything has a system
For Micro Businesses to succeed, they too have to plan and prepare like the big corps. Micros need to build a plan, create a structure and have processes in place.
Micro need:
- to have focus,
- direction
- goals
- plan
- measure results
- prioritise where you are going
- Energy
- Keen
- Innovation
- Motivation
Micro Businesses need to ask themselves – am I satisfying my business owner.
Tarnia shared some stats about business planning.
• There was a study complete at Harvard Business School. The study was done over a twenty-five year period with 1,600 businesses. These were the results:
– 70% of the businesses in the study had no written or verbal plan
– 27% of the businesses in the study had verbal plans/goals only
– 3% of the businesses in the study had them written down
– 98% of the wealth was held by those 3% of the businesses in the study
Thanks David.
News - Work Cover have been in touch with me and have asked that we get all our questions together on Work cover and they will come out and answer them.
Please email all questions to tgurney@gurneyfinancialservices.com.au
Thank you all for coming along. Feel free to come along next time, bring a friend. Remember this group is for small business owners to help build relationships with other small business owners, and to offer assistance to others if needed.
For those available, please stay around and have a chat or catch up with someone.
Next Meeting:
Wednesday 26th August 2009 – 10.20 arrival for 10.30 starts.
Regards Tarnia
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