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We are offering exclusively to small businesses the opportunity to promote products and services as a banner on our site and/or on our monthly SME2SME email out.
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New Website
 Updated, revamped and so much better than before!
Take a look now thebusinesscentre.org.nz
Self book on Courses
 You can now book on any of our courses directly (subject to the usual eligibility requirements) and you can see which courses you have registered for and when they happening.
Streamlining Business
Streamlining your business will give any type of business practical ideas to better utilise their staff, machinery, systems and services. This ultimately saves money and improves the bottom line of your business.
Topics covered include:
· Analysis of Business Systems
· Development of new Systems
· Economic use of Resources
· Evaluating true Business Costs
· Leadership Structure
· Company Culture
· Measuring Performance
· Roles & Responsibilities of Staff
Our presenter, Steph Smith has owned numerous businesses and currently has
3 successful businesses, so she brings a practical and experienced approach to this seminar.
The Presenter: Steph Smith
Date: Wed 6 May
Time: 5.30-8.30pm
Location: The Business Centre
Trafficology
 Practical ways to increase your website traffic
Building your website is one thing; attracting traffic to it is quite another.
To be successful a website needs a healthy flow of traffic from a variety of sources.
This popular seminar looks at eight traffic building tactics with a focus on providing practical knowledge that you can put to immediate use in your own situation.
Who should attend
Anyone with a website that would benefit from more visitors.
 The Presenter: Richard Calkin & Hamish Clark
Date: Monday 11th May
Time: 5.30-8.30pm
Location: Lower Hutt- Location TBC when booking
Franchising
Scott Moran, partner at Duncan Cotterill, Lawyers will present on the legal aspects of franchising your business and how to avoid the pitfalls including: - Drafting and reviewing key franchise documents
- Strategic planning and advice (including asset protection)
- Leasing structures
- Capital fundraising
- Intellectual Property protection
- Supply agreements
- Multi-tiered franchising options (including master franchising)
- Importing and exporting franchise systems to and from New Zealand
 Presenter: Scott Moran
Where: The Business Centre
When: Tuesday 12th May
Time: 12.00pm-3.00pm
Spaces are limited so be in quick to book.
Getting Paid
 Making sure you get paid, and on time, is critical to any business. This session covers what you need to know about adding interest and collection charges to overdue accounts, how to locate debtors who have disappeared, and what you need to know about the legalities of collecting overdue debts.
This session, run by an ex Court Bailiff also covers an introduction to the legal processes of debt recovery, how to improve your chances of winning in the Disputes Tribunal, how to initiate legal action in the District Court, or utilize field agents to visit debtors. Learn how to enforce a Court Order or Judgment by having the court seize property, or deduct payments from a debtor’s wages, place a security over a debtor’s property, or have a third party owing money to a debtor instead pay the money to the creditor. Discover how a debtor can be made to do community service, or be made a bankrupt if they don’t pay.
Also covered will be recent changes to the Insolvency Act, proposed changes to the District Court Rules and the Disputes Tribunal Act, and how these changes might affect the chances of a creditor getting paid.
For anyone who extends credit and wants to get paid this session is a must. Getting paid starts by having well prepared Terms of Trade, having a basic understanding of the legal process, and knowing a few basic facts and strategies that will be covered in this session.
Presenter: Trevor Terrey
Where: Porirua- TBA when booking
When: Wednesday 13th May
Time: 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Spaces are limited so be in quick to book.
Taking care of $$
This workshop will show you how to maximise your profits by managing cash & finances effectively.
Whether you are new to business or have been operating for some years, getting your pricing right and managing the cash flow of your business is critical to success. Lack of adequate monitoring and management of finances is one of the key reasons businesses fail.
 The Presenter:Sue Trueman
Date: Tuesday 19th May 2009
Time: 5.30-8.30pm
Location: Lower Hutt- Location TBC when booking
Updated guide to Employing Staff
 When employing staff it is important employers comply with the requirements of the many employment related laws in place to protect the right of employers and employees. This course is designed to take employers through the keys points in the recruiting process and into the employment relationship.
Recruitment
The course material will looks at the do’s and don'ts of recruiting including questions to ask applicants to get the information necessary to make the hiring decision while complying with human rights and privacy issues.
Employment offer
An overview of the employment relationship will be provided while working through the offer/acceptance and written agreement process of forming the employee/employer arrangement. The minimum requirements of the Employment Agreement will be discussed along with other optional but useful clauses.
Discussion will include the use of different employment terms e.g. permanent, temporary, casual and creating trial periods for new employees, payment of wages, etc
During employment
Course participants will be provided with essential information on employer obligations in respect of holiday entitlements, minimum pay, payment of wages, KiwiSaver and more.
Persons attending the course will be provided with comprehensive handout materials included forms which will be of direct assistance when working through the employment process.
Presenter: Ken McLean
Date: Tuesday 26th May
Time: 5.30-8.30pm
Location: The Business Centre
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