Get Exposed To Business

The third annual Geelong Business Expo, which is jointly sponsored
again by the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Greater Geelong, will
be staged next month at the Kardinia Heights Centre in Hamlyn Heights.

The
Business Expo, which runs over two full days and one evening - 20 and
21 April - will feature sixty-five local business and government
exhibitors which will provide delegates with first hand information and
practical advice on new products and services available locally in
Geelong.

Delegates can also find out what assistance is
available from governments and the private sector and the Expo will
provide the opportunity for them to build new business networks.

A
unique feature of the Geelong Business Expos is the availability of
more than forty free business briefing sessions to delegates, over the
two days and evening, on a wide range of current and relevant topics
that will assist small to medium business enterprises to grow their
business.

The first briefing is on regional opportunities for
business and will be delivered by Prof Rob Wallis, Pro Vice-Chancellor,
Deakin University, Derrick Herbert, Industry Capability Network, and
Rob McHenry, G21 Regional Alliance. Other session topics over the two
days include marketing, industrial relations, finance and funding
opportunities, ethics, starting a small business, insurance, tendering,
risk assessment, customer satisfaction, staff training, tourism
marketing and sessions on retailing.

The Geelong Business Expo
will be the venue for a luncheon on the second day by the Geelong
Manufacturing Council on "Materials efficiency and product improvement"
while Geelong Central City Management will hold a breakfast that
morning featuring Debra Templar of Australian Retail Services.

The launch of the Chamber's Geelong region Business Connections project will take place at a breakfast on the first day.

This
year’s Expo major sponsors are the Victorian Government (through the
Minister for Small Business), Bendigo Bank, K-Rock/Bay FM Radio,
Geelong Advertiser, and Country Biz Magazine. Gold sponsors are Telstra
Country Wide, Think 2 Design, and Barter Card Geelong. The four local
sponsors are Best Signs, Xerox Business Centre, GHD Geelong, and
Geelong Area Consultative Committee.

Entry to the Geelong
Business Expo will only be available to businesses or organisations and
will be free of charge. An admission fee will be charged for the
business breakfasts and luncheon.

The Business Expo will be a
valuable tool for exhibitors to build their market and customer base,
launch new products and services, drive direct sales, attract media
interest and network with other exhibitors.

Businesses and
delegates can find more information about the Business Expo on the
website at www.geelongbusinessexpo.com.au or on the hotline at 1300 553
235.

Lawrie Miller
Executive Director