The City of Greater
Geelong is calling for applications for practical, engaging, and inspiring
events and workshops to be held as part of this year’s Geelong Small Business
Festival.
The month-long
festival will be held from Monday 1 to Wednesday 31 August 2022.
The festival provides free and low-cost events to upskill prospective and current business owners, while creating networking opportunities to support our local business community.
The City is seeking is seeking professional insight across the following business areas:
- Accounting, cash flow and finance
- HR and legal
- e-commerce and digital technologies
- Marketing and communications
- Health and wellbeing
- Sustainability and social responsibility
Event applications are open until open until Friday 20 May. To find out more and lodge your application, visit www.gsbf.com.au
Deputy Mayor Trent Sullivan
The festival
brings together some of our region’s best business experts, small business
owners and managers, and leading industry organisations to share their
knowledge and experiences. It’s a unique
opportunity to learn from industry specialists and build professional networks
at a critical time for local businesses. We encourage local
business owners and employees, professional trainers, facilitators, speakers,
and subject matter experts to showcase their skills and build their profile by
taking part in the festival.
Economic
Development Chair, Councillor Peter Murrihy
Small businesses
are the backbone of our local economy. Now in its 12th year, we’re proud to
host the festival which has helped connect, grow and upskill hundreds of local
businesses. We’re thrilled
that COVID-19 restrictions have lifted so we can bring our business community
together again.