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 Guest Speaker, Jacinta Hoare has been an adviser to small business owners and managers for over twenty years. In that time there have been significant changes to the Australian taxation regime and business environment such as the introduction of CGT, FBT, GST, the growth of SMSF’s, imposition of PAYG and other such abuse of the alphabet!
Jacinta is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia and is currently completing a Masters Degree in Taxation at the University of NSW. Jacinta will be covering: “Top Tax Tips for You and Your Business”
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President's Report  Hello EveryoneA wonderful night was had at our March dinner meeting at Hillside Eden with guest speaker Michael Lawrence doing a great talk on the advantages of the Training and Mentoring Program available to all small businesses. With good food and great company we all enjoyed the evening Our next dinner is on the Thursday 26th of April due to Anzac Day being the wednesday and I am looking forward to seeing you all there. we have Jacinta Hoare with tips on Tax, as well as all the usual fun. Our June function will be a combined event with Mareeba Group and I will be telling you more about that soon Our image update is all most finished and you will be seeing that at the next dinner, a lot of hard work by Leslie Ring has produced a great result and we know you will be as pleased with as we the committee are. Until then all the best TBWN News  Do People Forget Your Birthday? TBWN would like to change that. Please send your name and birthdate (year
optional) to Bronwyn. 2007 Dinner Meeting Date Claimers:- Wed 23 May - guest speaker - Gabi Plum, a qualified Learning Facilitator with the respected, Access Energy Transformation. - Wed 27 June - Wed 25 July Membership Information Membership Info / Apply for a TBWN membership / Renew your TBWN membership Funding / Sponsorship / Grants Industry Cooperative Innovation ProgramThe Industry Cooperative Innovation Program is a $25 million program, offering grants from $50,000 to $3 million. The program requires a consortium to be formed from a minimum of three entities to cooperatively conduct a project on behalf of and of benefit to an industry. Applications close 12 June. Log onto www.ausindustry.gov.au Breakwater Island Casino Community Benefit Fund This fund provides assistance for facilities and services which are of obvious community benefit. It is restricted to the local authority areas of Hinchinbrook, Burdekin, Dalrymple, Whitsunday, Bowen,Mirani, Sarina, Nebo, Flinders, Richmond, McKinlay and Cloncurry Shires and the Cities of Thuringowa, Charters Towers, Mount Isa, Mackay and Townsville. Applications close 30 April and more information is available at www.biccbf.com.au, 07 4721 1453 or admin@biccbf.com.au. Our Place, Our Future: resourcing rural capacit This funding initiative aims to help rural and remote communities build and strengthen their capacity to shape their future. This includes enhancing community strengths, such as leadership, networks, organisations and infrastructure, and relationships within communities and with other areas. It will assist projects that develop the social, environmental and economic capacity of rural and remote communities and promote and revitalise rural and remote areas. This initiative also includes funding for communities to identify and implement local cultural development activities that build social and economic capacity, and cultural development activities that build social and economic capacity. The funding will be offered regularly over the next three years. Funding submissions for Our Place, Our Future must be lodged with the Department of Communities by 4 pm on the following dates for the 2007 funding rounds: 30 April, 30 July and 22 October. Further information is available at www.communities.qld.gov.au or 1300 794 611.
Applause and Accolades Thank you, to the sponsor of our next Dinner Function:Annette Brown, Country Touches, Atherton Useful Websites and Tech Tips How to choose a great business name. When you start a business, eventually you are going to have to choose a company name. Successful entrepreneur Michael McDerment advocates following a rigorous process for determining that all important company name. A great name can make all the difference. As the online marketplace becomes increasingly cluttered it is more important than ever to be memorable and to stand out. The name of your company is a critical factor in this. Here are the steps to generating a good company name: http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company Training, Mentoring and Development Age ManagementTraining Age Management Training programs have been developed by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) to assist organisations implement policies and practices to increase their attraction and retention of mature age workers, and help experienced workers plan and implement a phased retirement, or return to the workforce. Monday 21 May. Contact AIM 13 16 48 to register. Preparing Successful Project Submissions Do you need advice on applyihg for grants, awards, scholarships, with project proposals? This workshop is brought to you by the Tableland Women in Sugar Network and is open to any interested women. Hear froma a variety of presenters and successful applicants. Mareeba DPI Confernece room 9:00 am Wed 18th April. Cost $15.00 RSVP to Bronwyn on 4092 6065 State Development E-Commerce Workshops Location of all workshops Lake Eacham Roadhouse Shop 3, Yungaburra. Presenter Nicky Jurd
Wed 2nd May - Website and E-Commerce Basics
Wed 9th May – Search Engine Marketing
Wed 16th May – Taking Payments Online. Cost per workshop $22.00. call 4048 1111 to register Winning the Marketing WarPresenters Linda Hailey author of the book “Kickstart Marketing” and Sarah Fraser from Success through Sales will challenge you to think strategically, sell strategically. May 3 Cazaly’s Cairns from 9:30 – 3:00. Free workshop includes a lite lunch so please book by phoning Sasha 1800 110 402 TBWN Contact Info Tablelands Business Women's Network Email PO Box 1421, Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 4883 Support our Supporters
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