Xero Essentials for Beginners
2025-02-27 12:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Logan East Community Neighbourhood Centre, 55 Cinderella Drive, Springwood, QLD, 4127, Australia
Learn the basics of this powerful cloud-based accounting software and gain the confidence to get started. In this session, you’ll cover:
– When to start using Xero and how to set up your account, including organisation, financial, and invoice settings
– Linking bank feeds, creating contacts, and designing professional sales invoices
– Basics of reconciliation, saving documents, and managing receipts to streamline your bookkeeping

ESG in Action: An impactful communication and compliance masterclass
2024-08-29 08:30 - 12:00
Do you have an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategy but don’t know how to leverage it to win new business, build your brand or attract new customers and employees?
Communicating your businesses ESG performance can be challenging. But done right, your ESG communications will give you the ability to build strong customer loyalty, increase trust from supply chain partners and make your business more attractive to potential employees, especially the younger generation.
Join this interactive and practical workshop that will assist manufacturing leaders to:

understand the strategic advantages of integrating ESG practices in your business and how this can elevate your reputation, increase your chances of winning new business and foster customer loyalty
create a compelling ESG statement and communication strategy to clearly communicate your businesses ESG efforts to your customers, supply chain partners, stakeholders and employees
navigate compliance to ensure your ESG claims align with key regulatory requirements and help you avoid greenwashing
receive individual feedback on your ESG communication strategy and gain access to a suite of tools to support you to improve your ESG communications.

How to Budget for Small Business Success Using Digital Platforms - Logan
2024-04-24 10:00 - 12:00
A budget acts as a guide for financial decision-making, enabling entrepreneurs to make sound choices when it comes to allocating their resources. By attending this workshop, you will gain the knowledge necessary to develop a budget that can help you effectively manage your business’s finances.
This workshop will step you through:

Understanding the importance of small business budgeting
Planning for expenses and cashflow
Identify areas to reduce cashflow
Make informed decisions about investments and expansion opportunities
Help prioritise spending
Using technology to stay organised and in control of your finances
Digital tools for budgeting including accounting software, budgeting apps, Excel and online tools for tracking expenses
Choosing the right digital tool for your small business
Guidance on how to create a budget for a small business
How to manage your budget and which digital platform is best for your business
How to implement your budget and track the progress digitally

Presented by Jackie Matjasec.

Please note that registering for this workshop is mandatory to ensure your spot and we encourage potential participants to review eligibility requirements before registering. Eligibility requirements include:

businesses with under 20 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees
be a Queensland-based business
hold an active Australian Business Number (ABN)
