Coffee Time Minutes - 9.12.09

Minutes– Coffee Time – 9/12/2009

Open: Welcome


Update on:
If you are interested in going in the next B2B book. You need to organize ASAP. Contact Lyn or Suzy to organize your advertising.

B2B Murrays Beach – 24th November, last night fantastic. Great night, great food, lots a new people. Congratulations to the B2B team for another successful night. For more info – contact LBH Promotions for next year’s events.

Kate Morris and Community Chest are organizing a movie event to be held at Mingara. Gold coin donation – 16.1.10

Networking:
Coffee Time and Networking Christmas drinks at Zenith on the 18th December, 5pm onwards. $10 for pizza and two drinks. Need to book in to Tarnia by the 1st of December if coming along.

Coffee Time will resume on the Wednesday the 13th of January 2010. Look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Education:
For BEC courses please see Debbie or Kim for more information


Wins:
Tony Bourke has his new book launched, titled “Risk your business, Risk your life”

Toni Oliver – Winner of Central Coast Business Awards

Rae Phillips – Inspire Success has produced some CDs for businesses. CDs contain information on - Tools for Marketing, Tracking the life cycle of the employee; Employing, Induction, and Management of Employees. For more info, contact Rae on http://www.inspiresuccess.com/


Open Discussion:
No formal meeting was held; we had a discussion in relation to topics of interest for next year.

Topics for next year –
· Cash flow in business
· Business development in Wyong Shire – Gary McLachlan
· Financial planner – Tarnia
· Recruitment – awards and unfair dismissal
· Insurances for business – Tony Bourke
· ETS – Emissions Trading Scheme – how does it affect us
· Economic update
· Understanding Contracts – Solicitor
· Estate Planning – Solicitor
· Grants to business development – DSRD
· Business Coaching –
· Ways to save on your Printing – Craig Giles
· Business Marketing
· Bookkeeping – ways to save and prepare for your accountant
· Marketing – Lyn Thompson
· Joshua Young – Business
· Work cover – OHS changes – Jay Lewis
· Work cover – workers comp claims/ employer responsibilities
· BEC
· Taxes for business – Accountant
· Website building
· Back up and storage of your data

Tarnia will organise speaker for through out the year. Coffee Time will go for 1 hr, with presentations between 15 – 30 minutes


Next Meeting: 13th January 2010 – 10.30am

Look forward to seeing you there