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Be connected Make sure you are across upcoming events and information sessions for Business in Bendigo. Our weekly e-news contains pertinent information for BBC members and is sent to more than two thousand individual recipients within our 620 member organisations every week.

The BBC’s Business After Five event series features high quality networking, food and wine with brief inspiring presentations from each host. Registration for Business After Five events is complimentary for members and you are welcome to bring a handful of guests from your organisation with you.

Bendigo Business Council’s major events bring world class speakers to Bendigo to amplify new thinking and ideas to advance a vibrant and prosperous Bendigo.

2016 Leadership Lunch is sponsored by La Trobe and features Ahmed Fahour, Chief Executive Officer Australia Post. Ahmed will explore business agility and ongoing digital disruption.

Monday 29th August 201612.30 – 2.00pm Town Hall

Head to our website to book tickets. BBC member $99.00, non-member $120.00, table of ten $880.00.

Bendigo Business Council is proud to host the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards. The 2016 Award Program was the best subscribed in the Awards history with more than 700 businesses nominated and four hundred actively participating in the Award Program.

To find out more about participating in the 2017 Bendigo Business Excellence Awards head to our website or call Jacinta Mangan at the BBC today on (03) 5442 7816.

Save the DateBendigo’s second Women in Leadership Forum will be held on Thursday 13th October at The Capital Theatre Bendigo. La Trobe University’s Women in Leadership Series features a keynote address from a woman involved in a global leadership role followed by a panel discussion. Our keynote speaker in 2016 is the Honourable Frankie Reed, US Consul General.

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Be informed and inspired

2016 Leadership Lunch

speaker, Ahmed Fahour, Chief

Executive Officer Australia Post.

Bendigo Business Council’s Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts profile member achievements, news and events and special offers. Follow us today!

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Jacinta Mangan, Dave Thornton, Robyn Lindsay, Leah Sertori,

Michael Fleming and Damien Tangey at the 2016 Bendigo Business

Excellence Awards.

Robyn Lindsay Executive Director of Medical Services Bendigo Health,

Amalia de lorio, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor La Trobe University

and Leah Sertori at the 2015 Women in Leadership Forum.

• Thursday July 21st: St John of God in the Atrium, St John of God Hospital

• Thursday August 18th: ANZ, Queen Street branch, Bendigo

• Thursday September 15th: O’Farrell Robertson McMahon, Queen Street Bendigo

• Thursday October 20th: Access Australia, Peppergreen Farm

• Thursday in November (To be confirmed): CVGT Australia, Rocks on Rosalind

• Thursday December 8th: bART ’n’ PRINt, Deborah Street Bendigo

Young Professionals Network

Established in 2004, the Bendigo Young Professionals Network aims to attract, retain and develop Young Professionals within the Greater Bendigo Region. The YPN have a dedicated volunteer-based committee of eight individuals who strive to run high quality events for our members and provide strong value for our partners.

YPN’s social media channels are well received with 1200+ Facebook followers and over 800 contactable members.

After running high quality events to facilitate networking opportunities, some planned events for the coming Winter months include; Friday Night Drinks on July 15th (check their facebook page for details) and further information sessions with key partners, Greta Donaldson and St John of God Hospital.

YPN is currently looking for interested partners to help strengthen it’s membership base and ensure the quality of events remain valuable for their network of members.

Vibrant Central Bendigo

Committee Members

gather before the

inaugural Bendigo

Street Festival on

December 6, 2015.

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Be welcoming The Bendigo Business Council is incredibly proud to welcome Jayson Tayeh to our team. Many of you will know Jayson from Café Cortille where he has earned a reputation as an innovative, entrepreneurial business leader. Jayson joins us as our Manager of Member Engagement and is an asset for you to better connect with other members and opportunities.

“In joining the Bendigo Business Council I am incredibly inspired to further develop a collaborative environment within our local businesses. I look forward to working with all of our existing members in this space, as well as welcome our new members to the BBC network. I know that together, we can continue to improve the prospects of the Bendigo business community” – Jayson Tayeh.

Be a contributor Bendigo Business Council’s advocacy working groups contribute strong leadership for a vibrant and prosperous Bendigo.

Vibrant Central Bendigo is an advocacy group, assembled under the guidance of Margot Spalding and Vanessa Hicks, auspiced by the Bendigo Business Council. This group was established ensuring it had representation from all areas of retail including the hotelier’s industry, café and bars, clothing and fashion, essentials, sporting and retail, arts and entertainment, small and medium business, local and national chains, city centre residents, student bodies and local government.

Our initial objective was to identify means to reinvigorate the retail sector within the City Of Greater Bendigo. Our goal moving forward is to inject colour, movement, beauty, excitement and energy into the CBD through a focus on 4 key elements; CBD Beautification, Art Activation, Retail Support and Events.

Events offer a host of economic and social benefits to communities. They foster community pride, teach people new things, and strengthen relationships. The Bendigo Street Festival series falls under the events umbrella. We will continue to liaise with, collaborate with others to deliver events or independently deliver events within the CBD.

Get in touch with the team at Vibrant Central Bendigo by emailing marketing.vibrantcb@gmail.com

Be about localLocal Procurement for Local Economies

Every year, billions of dollars leave regional economies because of the lack of visibility between local customers and suppliers.

Localised is a new digital platform helping local businesses find and engage local suppliers.

How it works1. Register Customers and Suppliers2. Customers search and rank suppliers3. Customers seek competitive quotes4. Customers advertise future procurements5. Customers and Suppliers engage on new opportunities

For business, by business.

Digital tools and local support to:1. Make it easy for local customers to

discover and engage local suppliers

2. Help retain more procurement spend in local economies

3. Increase employment and economic opportunities

4. Support the viability of living and working in regional communities

5. Promote the growth in emerging sectors of the economy

For more information, go to www.localised.com.au/bendigo

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Chancery Lane, Bendigo.

Master Class event in Bendigo.

Be collaborativeArcade Activation – Janine Coffey (Student of Urban & Rural Environmental Planning)

The Central Business District of Bendigo boasts many arcades and laneways, providing a unique network of pedestrian linkages that help to dissect the commercial blocks within the City Centre. Examples of this include Chancery Lane, Backhaus Arcade and Killian’s Walk. Laneways provide opportunity for local traders, cultural enrichment and economic development. Simply look to the success and business opportunities that have resulted from the activation of the privately owned Chancery Lane; a destination for locals and tourists.

Backhaus Arcade, already home to an eclectic mix of business’, can become a local destination. The arcade has the potential of improved competitive appeal and economic return; providing a sense of local community, by becoming a shared local destination designed for social and financial interaction. Simple changes to the use of the laneways across our CBD will increase business opportunities, property values, return on investment, foot traffic, passive surveillance and opportunities for places for people to pause. Simple changes for Backhaus Arcade include, but are not limited to:

• TherecentadditionofoutsidediningforWholefood’sKitchen and merchandising outside of Organics Bendigo; these initiatives have created a new vibrancy to the arcade space.

• Improvedsensorystimuliwithartinstallations–both permanent and temporary. As a result of trader talks the City of Greater Bendigo are providing seed funding to help initiate this, resulting in a collaboration between Maree Tonkin (COGB), Kristian Häggblom (La Trobe University Visual Creative Arts Faculty) and Julie Andrews (Artist), to prepare a proposal for future art installations.

Visual merchandising is an initiative that is currently being undertaken in Killian’s Walk; this activity will help to better engage pedestrians, providing for a more stimulating experience, a reason to pause and an improved opportunity for interaction. The merchandising will also improve the presentation of the arcade, providing an improved opportunity for the marketing of the currently vacant shops. Landlords, online and home-based start-ups and businesses are encouraged to make contact with Bendigo Business Council if they believe that they can benefit from this initiative.

The conversion of arcades from a place of thoroughfare, to a space to pause is in line with the City of Greater Bendigo’s vision to be the Most Livable Regional City. By creating an open space for locals, business owners and operators, staff and students to gather, to share time with others over locally purchased meals and coffee, or by simply providing a safe and comfortable space to reflect on the day - as people attract people. The activation of the arcades will build a more vibrant community. The cities economic opportunities will improve, property values will increase, rental returns will strengthen and consumers will find more value with their dollars spent. Increased contribution to the health and wellbeing of the community will be evident; by providing stronger pedestrian linkages, an increased opportunity to walk, incidental exercise, passive surveillance and improved safety.

Be BIG on ideasHow can the Bendigo Business Council better represent your Business Community?

Contact Jayson Tayeh at the BBC today on (03) 5442 7816 or via email jtayeh@bendigobusinesscouncil.com.au with your thoughts on how through collaboration, we can improve the prospects of the Greater Bendigo business community!

Place Making update – Phil DeAraugo (City of Greater Bendigo Place Manager)

• Therestorationofthe1881VahlandDrinking Fountain is due to be unveiled on 2nd October 2016. Combined with the ‘Vahland Bendigo’ iPhone app, residents can get an insight into the amazing Goldfields architecture that contributes to the look and feel of the Bendigo that we know and love.

• TheDraftEaglehawkStationMasterPlanhasnow been released for community comment. Copies available at the CoGB website.

• Alarge-scaletemporarypublicartprojecthasbeen proposed for the Bendigo Town Hall forecourt to add vibrancy and culture to this space. Further details to be announced soon!

Be excellent Clare Fountain set up her business, Sorted4Life in 2000, to help fill a gap in the market for practical and do-able support for small business and community groups. Clare speaks the Bendigo Business Council language. Her vision is to build stronger communities, supported by successful businesses.

Sorted4Life won the 2016 Professional Service of the Year Award (B2B: Small) at the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards in May. The recognition Clare and her team received was long overdue. Sorted4Life’s clients have found their business professionalism and passionate community values to be second to none.

We caught up with Clare after the awards and discussed the impact that a Bendigo Business Council Membership has made on Sorted4Life.

“In my experience to be a successful business owner in a regional town you need to be well connected. ‘It’s not what you know, but who you know’ is a phrase I commonly hear. I have found that the Bendigo Business Council provides the opportunity to meet new people at their networking events, as well as at their larger formal events.

What you get out of these events is entirely up to you but they provide a great opportunity to connect with like-minded people, all in one spot. I would recommend all new members attend as many events as they can and make the most of the networking opportunities.

Wining the 2016 Professional Service of the Year Award has been a very humbling experience for me. It is the first time we have applied for an award, so were delighted to be named as a finalist and then again on the night – winner. Since the awards night the messages of support from Sorted4Life clients and associates has been quite overwhelming. We have been working very hard over the past 16 years to deliver a quality product and service. This opportunity has created momentum for us to continue to grow and expand our effectiveness within our regional business community.”

Congratulations again to Clare Fountain and Sorted4Life. To find out more about participating in the 2017 Bendigo Business Excellence Awards head to our website or call Jacinta Mangan at the BBC office today on (03) 5442 7816.

For business, by business.

Award winner Clare

Fountain at the Bendigo

Business Excellence

Awards in May 2016.

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The Bendigo Business Council is the City of Greater Bendigo’s premier business networking, advocacy and representative organisation. With an ever-growing membership and well-established networks across all sectors of business, the BBC works hard to grow business within the city and region in a variety of ways.

Your membership not only supports the operation of Bendigo’s pre-eminent peak-body for business, but also underpins the operation of BBC working groups such as; Vibrant Central Bendigo, Womeni.s.e. & Bendigo Young Professionals Network.

The Bendigo Business Council aims to be a leader of transformational change – but we need your help, contribution and membership to take it to the next step!

Micro Business (one person) $176.00 p.a. Small Business (2 - 10 employees) $297.00 p.a. Medium Business (11 - 40 employees) $495.00 p.a. Large Business (40+ employees) $693.00 p.a.

There are so many benefits of being a member of Bendigo Business Council. Here are just a few!

• EntrytoBBCrunbusinessbriefingsandinnovationforums • Recognitionofyourmembershiponourwebsite • 20%discounttoBBCfunctionsandevents • Linktoyourwebsiteandcontactdetails • RegularupdatesonBBCactivities • CopyoftheBBCAnnualReport • Votingrights(onevote)atAnnualGeneralMeetings and Special General Meetings • Membershipsticker/detailfordisplayatplaceofbusiness • Yearlycalendarofevents • Invitationstoexclusivemember-onlyevents. Opportunity to influence policy and decision making at a Local, State and National level • SupportforBendigo’spre-eminentbusiness representative association • VCCIAllianceMembershipPackageandDiscounts at no further cost

Contact the Bendigo Business Council on (03) 5442 7816 to discuss your membership interest TODAY!

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