David Baumgarten’s Blog

As you are now aware I am a virgin blogger. This week I again struggled with “ what to write” . A big part of my job is ”strategic positioning“. Ok you ask, what is that? To be honest, to me it's about placing the BEC correctly in the m...

The Clearly Business Enterprise Centre has been nominated for the Import Export Excellence Awards- Training category . Of course we encourage you to vote for us, http://www.importexportshow.com.au/industry-excellence-awards-voting.php

I am still finding my way on how I can apply a blog to my everyday workflow. In a discussion with a social Media colleague she suggested that I use the blog to review the past week. What a good idea. So here I am This being my first newsletter blog...

Business Mentoring We are all introduced to mentoring from the day we are born. We are guided and nurtured by our parents, school teachers and as we get older by our own peer groups. As we enter the world of business, mentoring takes on a whole new ...

Five tips for better speeches The first speech I ever wrote was for a chairman of a bank. I’d written the letter to shareholders in his annual report and he asked me to prepare his speech for the annual general meeting. I accepted with alacrity. W...

Import Export Show launches World Trade Week NSW, 18-25 May 2012. World Trade Week NSW, to be held 18 – 25 May 2012, will recognise the importance of international trade to the NSW economy, in particular the contribution of SMEs. World Trade We...

The ACCC this week launched a series of five Business Snapshots on carbon price claims. The Business Snapshots provide further guidance to assist businesses in understanding their rights, responsibilities and obligations when considering making clai...

Don't fall through the cracks in the great digital divide - Is your IT up to date? Worried about the IT challenges that your small business is facing? If you are interested in sharing your views, The Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA),...

This may interest some. I have put it in my diary Ethical Supply Chains event - Increasing your profits with a conscience The research is in, and the first business cases have begun to emerge, the consumers' mindset towards ethical purchasing is...

As part of National Fraud Week running 19- 25 March, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a 2011 Targeting Scams annual report to raise awareness of scams. The annual report details: •trends in scam activity •mos...

States, territories and the Australian Government are working together to introduce a program of new initiatives that will reduce red tape, save time, cut costs and improve knowledge and certainty for Australian businesses. A new National Business Nam...

I received the folloiwing Invitation from AusIndustry about an information session to learn about the Grants programs and how to apply. The Clean Technology Investment Programs are a central element of the Australian Government's Clean Energy Futur...

This appeared in the Australian on Saturday – TURN YOUR BIG TOURISM IDEA INTO REALITY Do you have an idea for a project that will refresh, upgrade or develop a tourism product or service? Dollar-for-dollar matched funding up to $100,000( exclud...

I want to share with you that on the Fair Work Ombudsman website there is now a leave calculator that can be used to calculate a worker's annual leave and personal/carers leave. This leave calculator uses the same best practice calculations that we ...

I am really pleased that recently the Greater Western Sydney Business Enterprise Centre (GWSBEC) won the Business Chamber or Industry Association" at the Import Export Show. This award is an acknowledgment of all the hard work of the staff & b...

THE HON NICOLA ROXON MP ATTORNEY GENERAL THE HON JASON CLARE MP MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR JUSTICE SENATOR THE HON MARK ARBIB MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 7 February 2012 CYBER CRIME REMINDER FOR SMALL BUSI...

MEDIA RELEASE Empowering Creative Rural Women Through Enterprise Development and Global Fashion Opportunities During 2011, Ms Carol Hanlon, Member and past president of Belmont Business Professional Women (Belmont BPW), CEO of Belmont Business En...

SENATOR THE HON MARK ARBIB2 febMinister for Small Business Mark Arbib today reminded small businesses about the important changes being introduced to help them improve cash flow and reduce red tape. A recent survey commissioned by Telstra Business a...

Minister for Small Business Mark Arbib today told Western Sydney small businesses the Government would continue to help them grow by reducing red tape and increasing cash flow. Senator Arbib joined Member for Greenway Michelle Rowland and Member for...