Small Business Guide to ACC
Most Small Businesses know nothing more about ACC than the fact they have to pay a bill to them every year.
In this information session you will learn:
- How ACC is an insurance for you and your business
- How to make claims
- What cover is provided
- Your entitlements
- Managing the cost of cover
Date: Wednesday 8th October
Time: 11am-12.30pm
Location: The Business Centre
To book a place please contact Gabby Simpson
Ph: 04 494 0990 or email: gabby@thebusinesscentre.org.nz
 Business Operational Systems
To thrive in a tough economic climate businesses need to implement efficient systems to all aspects of the business to grow profitability. Business goals need to have direction & systems in order to be achieved.
This course will cover:
- Analysis of business systems
- Efficient Systems development
- Economic use of resources
- Leadership structure & culture
- Measuring performance of business & staff
 Date: Thursday 16th October
Time: 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Location: The Business Centre
To book a place please contact Gabby Simpson
Ph: 04 494 0990 or email: gabby@thebusinesscentre.org.nz
Presenter: Steph Smith
High Impact Series
A series of 5, 3-hour sessions designed for Wellington businesses. A programme proven to provide stepping stones to increased business success. With the aim of encouraging business growth, each session builds on the previous and ends with the delivery of an agreed and actionable growth plan for each business. The programme also provides participants with the required 'tools' to solve business problems in the future. These include challenger thinking, innovation radar, gaining a future focus and marketing and sales integration - powerful mental and physical approaches for your business.
Each session has a team component to encourage networking and cooperation - you will be encouraged to bring a business issue that you want solved, and the participants will work in teams to develop a strategy or tactical approach to assist in resolving the issue. All participants should go into this accelerator programme with a sense of excitement and trepidation.
Prior to start of programme:
- Participants will be selected by an agreed criteria.
- All participants will agree to attend all the workshops (either personally or a substituted partner/staff member) - there is a teamwork component and it is important that each team member can rely on the participation of others.
- All participants to sign a confidentiality contract - people need to feel that they can openly discuss their business details.
- All participants to individually meet with the facilitator and go over the workshop content to determine their knowledge and experience levels.
- All participants to prepare a 5 minute presentation on their business.
When: Tuesday 21st October
(Every Tuesday for 5 weeks)
Time: 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Where: The Business Centre
Presenter: Warwick McCormack
To book a place please contact Gabby Simpson
Ph: 04 494 0990 or email: gabby@thebusinesscentre.org.nz
 Leadership: Getting The Most Out Of Your Employees Your employees will never have the same level of commitment and motivation to the business as you, the owner. However, if you can understand what motivates your employees to give their best you can reduce turnover and absenteeism, boost individual performance and create more satisfied customers. In effect, you can boost productivity and profitability at the same level of investment in salaries and wages.
In this workshop you will learn: - The truth about the drivers of motivation;
- Whether a lack of motivation is an employee problem, a leadership problem or both;
- How to shape the workplace to support the development of motivated employees;
- How to identify the hidden drivers of motivation;
- How to create a plan for motivating superior performance in your business; and
- How to implement this plan given the demands and challenges of your day-to-day business.
 Date: Thursday 23rd October
Time: 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Location: The Business Centre
To book a place please contact Gabby Simpson
Ph: 04 494 0990 or email: gabby@thebusinesscentre.org.nz
Presenter: Lawrence Green
Lawrence Green is a business coaching consultant, leadership development specialist, sport psychology consultant, author and artist. He has over twenty years experience in helping people to achieve and over twelve years experience in working with the challenges of business and leadership success.
 Tax BasicsTax Basics is a three hour workshop that runs through the core tax issues faced by small businesses.
This workshop will cover:
How income tax works, company tax vs individual income tax shareholder salaries & dividends.
Interposed activities, provisional tax, terminal tax & GST basics.
Date: Monday 20th October
Time: 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Venue: Porirua
To book a place please contact Gabby Simpson
Ph: 04 494 0990 or email: gabby@thebusinesscentre.org.nz
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