DOTS ON TOP - eNews
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15/01/2008
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Bob and Elaine de Brueys invite you to experience the fabulous fermentations of the lychee, mango, jaboticaba, bush cherry, mulberry and passionfruit, from their beautiful de Brueys Boutique Winery. sponsors: Peta Nott from Rose Gum Retreat and Ann Hutton from Highlandlites |
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 president's reportHello Everyone, Happy New Year to you all, well the festivities are over and it’s back to business for most of us. This year is shaping up to be the best so far for the TBWN, starting with our January dinner meeting on the 23rd in Atherton. Bob and Elaine deBrueys will be show casing some of their great wines and talking a little about the business and of cause we will be doing the taste testing …. Yum!!!! There are big plans a foot for our International Women’s Day function this year with a work shop luncheon and guest speaker, all of that information will be sent out to you over the next few weeks, that will be one not to miss. So that’s about all for now I am looking forward to seeing you all in Atherton to start off what will be a exciting year of events, Remember if you have any ideas that you would like to send us, please do, as this is your club and you impute is needed and welcomed. Until then, take care Louise Nielsen, TBWN President TBWN News  Welcome to our new member: Leslie Tye-Parsons, Atherton WeddingsChange to Committee Members. Following the resignation from Rebecca Brown, Sandy Hayes is now the TBWN Treasurer. Bronwyn Cant has taken on the the role of Membership Secretary until Nicola Baker's return.
Membership Information Membership Info / Apply for a TBWN membership / Renew your TBWN membership Events Next Committee Meeting - Malanda RSL, Tuesday 28th January 6:00 pm. All welcome.
Funding / Sponsorship / Grants Our Place, Our Future Funding Initiative - Closing Date March 3, 2008. Our Place, Our Future initiative provides resources for rural and remote communities to build and strengthen their capacity to shape their community's future, which includes enhancing community strengths such as leadership, networks, organisation, infrastructure and relationships within communities and with other areas. The Our Place, Our Future initiative assists rural and remote communities to plan and implement practical initiatives that support sustainability and prosperity. The initiative targets two key issues raised by rural and remote people in the Blueprint for the Bush - the engagement of community members in developing practical plans; and helping to implement action from existing plans and priorities. For further information contact Department of Communities (QLD) 1300 794 611. Useful Websites and Tech Tips Scott Berkun is a best-selling author and kick-ass public speaker. He writes books, consults with Fortune 500 companies, and teaches creative thinking at the University of Washington. He shares his insightful online essays including: How to stay motivated - - What to do when the energy and fun starts to fade. How to pitch an idea - Here’s a short primer on how to pitch ideas and concepts to other people. How to run a brainstorming meeting - The most important thing about a brainstorming session is what happens after it ends. Training, Mentoring and Development Business Training and Mentoring for Young Business Entrepreneurs. Tablelands Futures Corporation (TFC) contracted Inspire Business Consulting to deliver training and mentoring services to existing small businesses across the Atherton Tablelands and Gulf Regions of FNQ under the Australian Government's AusIndustry "Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business" Program. The focus of the support is on assisting business people to develop the necessary skills and strategies that they require to identify and achieve their business goals. For further information, contact 4095 2011 or email info@tablelandsfutures.com Awards and Scholarships Queensland's Smart Awards. Smart Awards showcase smart products, processes and services that are innovative, improve productivity and help to secure the jobs of tomorrow. The program shines the spotlight on organisations that have shown the business know-how and sheer tenacity to turn a smart idea into reality. The Queensland Government welcomes and encourages smart businesses to take part in this pinnacle for recognition of business success and innovation. Applicants have a chance to win a cash prize of $10 000 in each category. An overall winner will then claim the prestigious Premier of Queensland's Smart Award of the year. The 2008 Premier of Queensland's Smart Awards will be launched in early February. Applications open in mid February and close on Friday 4 April 2008.The gala presentation dinner will be on Thursday 31 July 2008. If you would like to be sent an application kit in February please email smartawards@sd.qld.gov.au TBWN Contact Info Tablelands Business Women's Network PO Box 1421, Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 4883 ABN 74 669 596 987 website Support our Supporters One of the member benefits of TBWN is placing ads/notices/specials in "Dots on Top" eNewsletter. Each member is entitiled to two free ads per year with each additional ad only $20.00. Non-members may also place ads for $30.00 each. These charges will help to keep Dots on Top self-funded. eNews AD GUIDELINES: Each member is entitled to two free ads per year 1. Email your ad text and your business card or image to the TBWN eNews designer. 2. images - must be .jpg or .gif, no images in word doc or /pdf accepted. Image will be resized if needed to 200 pixels wide. 3. text - maximum 100 words, no spaces between sentences, please designate where bold print is desired. 4. Your ad will run as is in two consecutive newsletters unless otherwise instructed Photos from the December Christmas Party, theme - hippies!
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