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Greetings!
You have no doubt heard about the ACT budget. Lighthouse is particularly excited about the broad based investment in the Brand Canberra campaign. This is part of a wider investment to promote and support Canberra's many advantages, including education, research and cultural institutions, to build for the future and create a thriving knowledge-based economy and promote Canberra as a place to do business. The strategy builds on existing business programs including Canberra BusinessPoint, Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre and the Innovation Connect and Trade Connect programs.
Canberra BusinessPoint is calling for nominations for this year's awards. The Canberra BusinessPoint Awards recognise innovation, effective business and marketing planning and future potential in small businesses in the ACT. The awards acknowledge the diversity of start-ups and existing business in the ACT. There will be six categories and an overall winner selected. See the Spotlight for more details.
We will also be holding our first evening Business Canvas Workshop on Thursday, 19 July 2012. The Business Canvas is a simple 'hands on' tool that addresses key aspects of your business idea or model. This approach gets straight to the heart of your business or idea and highlights any potential strengths and weaknesses. This approach uses a visual chart with elements describing the business's value proposition, infrastructure, customers, and finances. Scroll down to view the Events section of this newsletter for more upcoming events.
Kind regards,
Anna Pino, Cindy Reese Mitchell, Su Hodge, Lachlan Blackhall, Lyn Robbins and Lauren Mitchell
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The 2012 Canberra BusinessPoint Awards |
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Applications are now open for nominations for the 2012 Canberra BusinessPoint Awards. The awards celebrate the achievements of the Canberra BusinessPoint community and recognise the efforts and outcomes of businesses that have interacted with Canberra BusinessPoint. To be eligible to enter the awards, a business needs to comply with the following and address the criteria for individual categories: - The business must operate in Canberra and / or surrounding regions.
- The business must have interacted with Canberra BusinessPoint during the 2011-12 financial year either in a workshop, clinic or master class or in a face-to-face consultation. Please note a networking event is not included.
- The official entry form must be completed and submitted by 27 July 2012.
- Winners of previous years are eligible to apply.
- Government agencies are not eligible. However, businesses that receive funding from the Government are eligible to apply.
New this year is the ACT Canberra BusinessPoint Award, which an overall winner selected from the winners of the six business categories: Web and Mobile; Clean and Green; Bricks and Mortar; Creative and Design; Micro-enterprise; and, High Growth. A link to the categories, selection criteria and application form will be posted on the homepage of the Lighthouse website. Nominations will close on 27 July . Finalists and winners will be selected by a broad based committee. Finalists will be notified mid-August. The Canberra BusinessPoint Awards Presentation event will be held on 6 September 2012, between 6.00pm - 9.00pm at the National Portrait Gallery. Tickets are available here.  |
