VANA CONFERENCE 2009

Do you want to learn how to improve your business?

# 806 - 810 Nicholson Street

# North Fitzroy  VIC  3068

# Phone: 03 9482 2911

# Fax: 03 9482 1799

# Email: general@vana.com.au

 

Home Contact Us About Us
   

Monday, 16 November 2009

 

Main Menu

Workshops

Speakers

Program

Booking form

Over the phone registration

Contact Us

About Us

DATES TO REMEMBER

Thursday 29, October 09

Register to go in the $200 Myer Voucher draw.

Tuesday 17, November 09

VANA Conference

 

 

We proudly support

Proud supporters of Daffodil Day

Proud supporters of The Blue Ribbon Foundation

 

WORKSHOPS

 

Tuesday 17th November 2009

Sessions will deliver practical tools and resources to those working in the industry in an environment which challenges and extends their understanding of the industry.

Newsagents will have the opportunity to register for the Skills for Growth Program which provides a team of independent specialist who will work with you – free of charge – to identify your strategic business aims and objectives. Newsagents can take advantage of opportunities on offer in the current economic climate for improving their own and their staff skills

 

 

Your Business Online – Optimising Your Potential

Is your business working online? If not this seminar will provide techniques to improve the listing of your website in search engines. You will learn valuable tips on choosing key words, submitting your website to search engines, how competitors get their websites listed and what page titles are important. It will also teach you how to approach search engine companies and show them exactly how you want your website to look. This seminar is ideal for businesses with an existing web site presence. 

 

Increasing Operational Liquidity

(Working Capital Management)

This seminar will help participants understand the operating levers they can use to increase cash in their business. Topics will include managing customer collections, efficient stock control and handling supplier payments and terms. Using the working capital cycle, participants will be able to highlight operating improvements within their business to free up their cash. 

 

Cash flow Management

Cash Is King - Here's why Cashflow is the lifeblood of a business - find out how to create it in this dynamic seminar. Perfect for the business owner who turns a profit but struggles to pay the bills, it covers easy-to-use strategies that make every transaction profitable. This seminar also covers the four key drivers of cashflow and how cashflow forecasting can expand your business. 

 

How to Handle Your Bank

In this seminar, participants will learn about managing banking relationships, what information they need when applying for a loan, transactional banking to suit the business and what to consider when switching banks. 

 

Carbon Credits for Newsagents

Jobson Energy will discuss how a comprehensive carbon strategy which would include an assessment of your CO2 and other ghg emissions, taking measures to avoid emissions, acting to reduce emissions, and purchasing Carbon Offsets to offset your emissions with the aim of carbon neutrality and how this would benefit Newsagents in the future.

Carbon Credits are one of a range of solutions available to businesses and individuals to manage their greenhouse gas footprint.  Carbon Credits are not the solution to climate change and global warming, but they have the potential to make an important contribution when used as part of an overall carbon strategy.

 Networking

Learn the art of effective networking in this fun, friendly and dynamic session. Ideal for any business owner wanting to widen their circle of business contacts, this seminar will show you how to create your 30-second elevator pitch, how to create instant rapport with anyone, how to use networking events strategically, and much more. 

 

The venue

 

The Rydges On Swantston

701 Swanton Street

Carlton  VIC  3053

 

Parking

 

There is ample parking available around the Hotel - The Royal Women's hospital, Grattan Street and Lygon Street Car park, Lygon Street

 

Dress Code

 

Dress for conference is Smart casual.

 

www.expressionweb.co.uk

SPONSORS

We thank all our generous sponsors.

Platinum

    

Gold

 

Silver