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Greetings! 

 

The spotlight this month is our upcoming Canberra BusinessPoint Clinic: Managing Business Uncertainty, to be held on Tuesday 19 June 2012. These on-one-one sessions are about helping individual business owners to recognise the warning signs of a troubled business and to understand their options for getting the business running successfully again and also how to manage the process if trading is no longer an option.

Lighthouse was pleased to welcome over 70 guests to the second anniversary celebration of Brilliant Idea and launch of its Facebook page. The event celebrated program achievements including awarding 31 loans, the start of 20 new businesses, support given  to 11 business for growth and over 19 new job opportunities created by women entrepreneurs with investment from the ACT Women's Micro-Credit program .You can find more news about the event including the ABC TV news coverage with Minister Joy Burch, Anna Pino and loan recipient Lauren Woodbridge at www.facebook.com.au/BrilliantIdeaACT.


Kind Regards,

Anna Pino, Cindy Reese Mitchell, Su Hodge, Lachlan Blackhall, Lyn Robbins and Lauren Mitchell

Canberra BusinessPoint Clinic:
Managing Business Uncertainty
Canberra BusinessPoint

Anyone who's started a business is probably reminded on a regular basis how often small businesses fail-usually in the order of 50-90%.  While the statistic is well bandied about, how many people really understand why businesses fail or, what can be done to bring a business back from the brink?

 

At Lighthouse, we deal with businesses at all stages of their development.  So, in addition to the success stories we do see our fair share of businesses on the brink wind up.  For our next Canberra BusinessPoint Clinic Session in June, we've brought in experts in Corporate Restructure, Kazar Slaven.

 

Although they are known around town for their insolvency practice, Kazar Slaven have a raft of experience with businesses in periods of uncertainly which can involve anything from illness or death of a business owner, creditor disputes and over-trading. This clinic is about giving local SMEs the benefit of the experience before administration is the only option.

 

If you have any concerns about the viability of your business, please book a 50 minute session for this clinic. These sessions will be strictly confidential and will take place at the Lighthouse offices in Fyshwick.  You will not regret the time spent understanding what options are available to you. 

 

To book, just phone us on 6163 8300 or email us. You will need to speak with a  Lighthouse client manager to confirm that your issue is appropriate for this particular client.  If not, we will be happy to work with you to refer you to an appropriate service provider.

 


Brilliant Idea Logo

Congratulations to the following women for successful loan applications in the last funding round: Ceretha Skinner; Suzanne Wilkinson; Elise-Maree Holford; Fenella Edwards and a pilot partnership loan to Gemma Jameson and Francesca Altenburg.

 

Our sixth funding round opens on the 24th of May with an Orientation Session at Lighthouse offices, followed by a workshop to help interested women assess their business idea and market viability. 

Attendance at both sessions are pre-requisites for loan applicants. This round and loan applications will close on 18 June. Those not ready for a loan but still interested in developing a business are welcome to attend. Bookings are essential.



EDF

 

The ACT Government, Epicorp Limited and Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre are pleased to announce that the next funding round of the Entrepreneur Development Fund (EDF) is now open. 

 

Applications close on 15 June 2012.

 

EDF is designed to contribute to the cost of skills development and knowledge transfer within ACT businesses.

 

Click here for more information.

 


EVENTS

Brilliant Idea
Orientation Session
24 May 2012
 
Brilliant Idea
Assessing Your Brilliant Idea
5 June 2012

Business Summit
The Business of Art
8 June 2012

Canberra BusinessPoint Clinic
Managing Business Uncertainty
19 June 2012
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Business Canvas Workshop
26 June 2012

Proudly supported by the ACT Government and Epicorp Limited.
 

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