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There are a number of business groups and organisations that can assist business in their day to day operations. These include State and Federal departments, Local business groups and the City of Casey Business Development Unit.
Berwick Village Chamber of Commerce
The Berwick Village Chamber of Commerce is a Retail Traders Group that looks after the interests of the Berwick Village. The Chamber is a forum for discussing retail issues, networking, training and marketing.
Contact Harry Hutchinson
Phone 0428 897 404
Email info@berwick-village.com.au
Website www.berwick-village.com.au
Biz to Biz
Biz to Biz is the website for small to medium business owners and operators in Victoria, Australia.
Whether you want to chate with ohters about issues in business, source information about Government support and regulations of fine information specific to your industry you are sure to discover it here.
Email contact@biztobiz.com.au for more information
Website www.biztobiz.com.au
Casey Cardinia Referral Network
Casey Cardinia Referral Network is a non-profit organisation incorporated in Victoria, Australia. Our membership base covers the City of Casey within South Eastern Metropolitan Melbourne.
The goal of Casey Cardinia Referral Network is to promote small business growth and development within the City of Casey by referring local businesses to our customers.
The Casey Cardinia Referral Network meets every second Thursday morning at Kilgerron Homestead, Narre Warren Cranbourne Road, Narre Warren South.
Contact Darius Mikolajewski
Phone 03 9700 0422
Email events@CCRN.org.au
Website www.CCRN.org.au
Cranbourne Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Aims of the Chamber are to promote the traders of Cranbourne with an avenue to voice concerns affecting business, and to provide support, to put forward ideas and proposals to improve and beautify the Central areas of Cranbourne, to affiliate with other Chambers and to develop civic pride.
Contact Judy Davis
Phone 0410 147 286
Email: judy@artypants.com.au
Enterprise Connect
Enterprise Connect provides comprehensive support to Australian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), to help them become more innovative, efficient and competitive.
Contact Enterprise Connect Hotline
Phone 131 791 between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm (AEST)
Email enterpriseconnect@innovation.gov.au
Website www.enterpriseconnect.gov.au
Hampton Park Networking Group Incorporated
Hampton Park Networking Group is an informal not for profit networking group whose main purpose is to establish, promote and stimulate business networking, drawing the wider community and the business community together.
Contact: Vanassa Gerdes, President
Phone: 0418 353 420
Email: enquiries@hpng.com.au
Postal address: P.O. Box 133 Hampton Park. 3976
Website: www.hpng.com.au (Currently under construction)
HBBA - Home Based Business Network
Home Based Business Australia is National Not for Profit Association whose purpose it is to provide an umbrella organisation to look after the needs of the HBB sector. This network provides a Member's Directory open to the public, where members can provide a full page profile and an online Forum where guest experts make comments; provide hints and tips and answer home based business related questions from members.
Contact: Barbara Garbogrecan
Phone 03 5625 5195
Mobile 0418 106 133
President HBBA (Home Based Business Australia Organisation)
www.hbba.biz
MCEI - International Business Network: Melbourne Chapter
Marketing Communications Executives International is an incorporated 'not for profit' association to support members in the area of marketing. Head office is in Geneva and there are over a dozen chapters around the world. MCEI Melbourne specialises in supporting the Micro and HBB sector; they run annual awards; a Conference; and special meetings & workshops where small groups get together to learn from experts in an atmosphere of fun and fellowship.
Contact - Barbara Gabogrecan
Phone 03 5625 5195
Mobile 0418 106 133
President MCEI Melbourne (Marketing Communication Executives International Association)
www.mcei.org.au
Monash University Berwick Business and Education Group (MUBBEG)
Monash University Berwick Business and Education Group (MUBBEG) was established to improve and expand activities between the university and the local business and education communities. The group runs a series of informative evening seminars. The events are run in an informal atmosphere where members are encouraged to chat and get to know one another.
Contact Jo Preziosos, Community Projects Officer
Phone 03 9904 7081
Email jo.prezioso@buseco.monash.edu.au
Website www.buseco.monash.edu.au/mubbeg
Narre Warren Chamber of Commerce
The Narre Warren Chamber of Commerce promotes business in Narre Warren and meet regularly. Executive/Committee meetings are monthly, General member meetings are quarterly.
Contact Bob Burns
Email info@nwcoc.com.au
Website www.nwcoc.com.au
Phone 0414 617 715
Address PO Box 230, Narre Warren 3805
Rotary Clubs
Rotarians are business and professional leaders who take an active role in their communities while greatly enriching their personal and professional lives. A Rotary club contains a diverse group of professional leaders from the community that the club serves, and meets weekly.
Berwick Rotary Club
Contact Tim Moore
Email tmoore@cinet.com.au
Website www.rotaryberwick.org
Rotary Club of Hallam Valley
Contact Tony Ryan
Phone 0411 140 585
Email hallamvalley@district9820.org
Cranbourne Rotary Club
Contact Ian Symons
Phone 1800 803 339
Email ijsymons@bigpond.net.au
Website home.vicnet.net.au/~rccranb/
Narre Warren
Contact: Garry Denny
Phone 0421 619 782
Email garry.denny@bigfoot.com
Website home.vicnet.net.au/~narre/
Endeavour Hills
Contact John Cooper
Phone 03 9707 5330
Email coops@drstrata.com.au
Website www.rotaryendeavourhills.org
Small Business Mentoring Services Inc.
The Small Business Mentoring Service (SBMS) is an incorporated not-for-profit association. It has been in existence since 1986 when there were just 14 members. Today there are around 70 Mentors, both male and female, who have the skill and experience to help small businesses.
Our Mentors have diverse and interesting backgrounds and have either owned their own small business or worked in an organisation that has had strong links to small business. They are extremely passionate about the role that small business plays in the economy. They also acknowledge that it can be difficult, lonely and at times financially worrying running a small business. All our Mentors carry out their mentoring work on a voluntary basis. www.sbms.org.au
Tooradin Commerce Committee
The Tooradin Commerce Committee is a business group looking after the interests of the coastal villages, including Pearcedale .It’s principle role is to promote economic development and tourism in the area.
Contact: Kim McFarland
Phone 03 9705 5467
Email kmcfarland@casey.vic.gov.au
Web site www.tooradinvillage.com.au
Women Making it Work
Women Making it Work is an exciting new business network for women across the region of Casey and Cardinia, proudly supported by the City of Casey, the Shire of Cardinia, the State Government's Streetlife program and the Australian Government's Regional Partnerships program.
The network aims to encourage and support women in business from all industry sectors so they can further develop their business development skills, such as business planning, finance, networking and marketing, as well as creating opportunities for new business relationships in the region.
The network facilitates a program of monthly training and networking events across Casey and Cardinia, offering women:
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access to a suite of training programs
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presentations by guest speakers
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networking sessions
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a range of resource materials.
For further information please visit www.wmiw.com.au