The Australian Businesswomen’s Network is once again supporting Victoria’s Small Business Festival through promotion of the valuable educational events that feature throughout the state between 1 and 31 August. Additionally, the ABN will present three webinars on behalf of the festival. These events are free to attend. Last year’s programs proved very popular with women all over Victoria and this year, we’ve again chosen topics that we know are relevant and timely for small business owners. Using web-based technology, participants need only login from their desk to hear from expert presenters and to engage with a national audience who are all listening in and participating in the webinar.
Here are the three free events the Australian Businesswomen’s Network will hold during August as part of Victoria’s Small Business Festival.
Powerful Storytelling Strategies for Small Business
14 August: 11.00am – 12.00pm AEST Speaker: Valerie Khoo Learn to tell stories that have the power to inspire, motivate, and sell. Storytelling in business is a skill that’s rarely taught — and often forgotten. But it gives those who get it right the power to inspire and engage people more than any pie chart or spreadsheet ever will. Stories foster a deeply human connection, and Valerie Khoo’s book Power Stories: The 8 Stories You Must Tell to Build an Epic Business, gives readers the skills they need to master this lost art to make sales and seal deals.
Simple Steps to An Effective and Profitable Website
21 August: 11.00am – 12.00pm AEST The answer to working less and getting more from your website is having a PLAN! Plain and Simple. If you’re wondering how you can leverage your website to be more profitable and effective for your small business, then this webinar is for you. Join us for a free webinar, sponsored by Victoria’s Small Business Festival, on 21 August 2013, when we share secrets and strategies that will help your transform your stale website into a lead-generating machine.
Sales Made Simple
28 August: 11.00am – 12.00pm AEST Speaker: Frances Pratt Whether you sell a product or service, offline or online, the key to any business success is the sale. Unfortunately, for many women, sales phobia and a lack of sales skills keeps us from meeting our targets and budget and growing business. Join us on 28 August when Frances Pratt is our guest speaker on Sales Made Simple – Easy ways to boost your bottom line results, a free webinar sponsored by Victoria’s Small Business Festival.
Victoria’s Small Business Festival
Victoria’s Small Business Festival runs from 1–31 August with hundreds of low-cost and free events throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria. The festival will give small businesses the opportunity to learn practical new skills and access new ideas to help boost their productivity and competitiveness. Events cover a wide range of practical business topics such as business planning, marketing, social media, networking, financial management and much more. Victoria’s Small Business Festival is Victorian Government initiative. It is coordinated by Small Business Victoria in collaboration with government agencies, industry groups, businesses and private sector organisations to stage festival events. Visit business.vic.gov.au/festival for more details.
