Twenty events will be hosted by CPA Australia next month as part of Energise Enterprise 08 Victoria's small business festival.
The festival, now in its third year, is presented by the Victorian Government and will run from Friday 1 to Saturday 31 August at venues across metropolitan and regional Victoria.
All CPA Australia events are low cost, with some having a gold coin donation entry. Sessions are being run in metropolitan Melbourne, Geelong and Mildura, with CPA Australia also sponsoring the festival's flagship speed networking events in Melbourne and Ballarat.
In metropolitan Melbourne alone, there are 361,000 small and medium enterprises, as well as almost 5,000 in Sunraysia and over 15,000 in Geelong, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2007 Counts of Australian businesses.
According to Jeremy Seward CPA, This number is continuously growing due to the number of people who want to take the plunge and become a business owner / operator. The festival will offer a number of opportunities for small businesses to be inspired, informed and improve their management skills.
Some of the events being held in metropolitan Melbourne include:
Several events will also be held in Dingley this year:
Mr Seward a local Mildura member, said CPA Australia is pleased to be a partner of the festival, a Victorian Government initiative in its third year.
Energise Enterprise 08 is the showcase event this year for people looking to start or build their small business. CPA Australia is an obvious choice to present advice on how to grow a successful business.
Events in Mildura this year include:
Geelong will be host to four events:
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