Building a thriving business in Launceston
Published on 12 September 2024
Three of the State's best business brains will visit Launceston next week to present a workshop to Launceston small business stakeholders titled 'Building a Thriving Business'.
Presented by Launceston Central, Business Tasmania and the City of Launceston, the Building a Thriving Business workshop will be headed by Kelly Brown from Business Tasmania, Steven Heslop from the Tasmanian Business Advice Service and Dr Louise Grimmer, one of Australia's leading retail researchers.
The workshop will be held at Macquarie House next Tuesday, September 17, from 5.30pm. It will examine trends in customer service, retailing and marketing, and explore support the services and funding and grant opportunities available to small business owners.
City of Launceston Acting Mayor Hugh McKenzie said Northern Tasmania's small business sector was a major source of employment and economic activity for Launceston, and he hoped stakeholders would find the upcoming workshop useful and informative.
This workshop is designed to give Launceston's small business sector stakeholders some cutting edge insights into emerging business trends in areas like consumer behaviour, marketing opportunities, employment, and innovation," Acting Mayor McKenzie said.
"We've got some fantastic business brains coming along to educate us, entertain us, challenge us and inspire us.
"We know the small business sector is the lifeblood of Launceston's economy, so we're hoping business stakeholders take advantage of the opportunity."
Launceston Central Executive Officer Amanda McEvoy said the event would also include networking opportunities with representatives from the City of Launceston, Business Tasmania, Launceston Central, the Regional Technology Hub, the Northern Employment and Business Hub, The Examiner Newspaper and LAFM and Chilli FM.
"I'm really excited about next week's Building a Thriving Business workshop, because we have a really knowledgeable line-up of speakers and it's a rare opportunity to have that amount of business know-how in the one room," Ms McEvoy said.
"If you're involved in the small business sector in Launceston, whether you're a business owner, an employee or a stakeholder, we really encourage you to come along and hear about some of the trends and opportunities that are being realised in other parts of the world, and how Launceston can maintain its advantages into the future."