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News & Events from Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre


Greetings! 

 

The Lighthouse team is spreading out its wings in more ways than one. Cindy is enjoying a much deserved holiday in the United States, Lyn is about to go on a Thai adventure and Anna will soon be embarking on a short study tour.

 

Ken Kroeger has joined the team part time to help bed down Canberra BusinessPoint and develop some new products. Ken brings rich experiences and business acumen to Lighthouse's mentoring programming and one-on-one consultations.

 

With the growth of Brilliant Idea participation and interest in the ACT Microcredit program, Su started working full-time in March. Brilliant Idea celebrates its first anniversary in April. This will be an event at Questacon including guest speakers and a Business Showcase of micro businesses and their creators who have been supported through the program.

 

Lighthouse continues to work closely with the Canberra Business Council on the delivery of Canberra BusinessPoint and ways to provide enhanced services to the business community. Under contract to the ACT Government for the provision of commercialisation services, the Lighthouse focus is on mentoring and targeted advice for those small businesses with the potential to grow and expand quickly.

 

Our spotlight this month provides more details of our upcoming Master Classes and Clinics at Canberra Business Point.

 

Thank you to those who expressed interest in joining our mentor network. We're always interested in hearing from those who want help to develop a stronger business culture in the ACT and greater leadership capacity.

 

Lighthouse will have a new look website coming soon. Watch this space.

 

Kind regards

 

Anna Pino, Cindy Reese Mitchell, Su Hodge, Ken Kroeger, Lyn Robbins and Lauren Mitchell

Lighthouse launches Master Classes and Clinics at Canberra BusinessPoint
Canberra BusinessPoint


As part of the Canberra BusinessPoint program to help businesses unlock and explore their full potential, Lighthouse is introducing Master Classes and Clinics featuring specialists in their fields.

 

Our Master Classes and targeted Clinics foster best practice by examining the most up-to-date and critical knowledge essential for business growth. Master Classes are delivered in small groups ensuring engagement and interaction.

 

Seventeen businesses attended Lighthouse's first Master Class on employment law essentials. Facilitated by Lighthouse's Cindy Reese-Mitchell, ACT Chamber of Commerce's Greg Schmidt provided the group with a clear and succinct overview of current laws and regulations and answers to a wide variety of questions and scenarios. You can expect the same level of quality at May's Master Class on Selling ICT Services.

 

Clinics are being presented to provide tailored and specific advice on different topics and a useful reality check. The first Clinic on all things insurance takes place on 27April with Cameron Mitchell from Austcover, who brings significant experience in holistic business insurance planning. A commercial law clinic is planned for June.

 

We'll be providing more details soon, so stay tuned!

www.canberrabusinesspoint.com.au
 


Brilliant Idea:

One Year On

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Brilliant Idea: One Year On celebrates the achievements of an exciting women's initiative to support the creation or expansion of businesses with a focus on the business ideas of local entrepreneurial women supported in its first year. The Brilliant Idea program developed by Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre and the ACT Government through the Office for Women marks its first anniversary with a special event on Wednesday, the 13th of April.

 

Watch this space for more information.

 

www.briliantidea.com.au 

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There are places available for presenters at the next Capital Angels Dinner Meeting, to be held on 22 June.

 

If interested, please contact us at 

enquiries@lighthouseinnovation.com.au or phone 6163 8300.


www.capitalangels.com.au


EVENTS

Canberra BusinessPoint

Business Fundamentals Workshop

11 April

 

Canberra BusinessPoint

Business Development for

Small Business

19 April

 

Canberra BusinessPoint

Insurance Clinic

with Cameron Mitchell

27 April 

 

April Brilliant Idea

Peer Support Group

will be held early May


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