June 2008 |
Small business.BIG DEAL
Monday, 30 June 2008
2008 Annual Business Conference.
Wednesday 3 September 2008
7.30am - 1.30pm
Tradies
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April 2008 |
FREE Seminars at the SSHED
Thursday, 3 April 2008
21 – 27 June 2008 is Business Development Week (BDW) at the SSHED. BDW is 7 days of FREE business seminars, workshops and forums.
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January 2008 |
New web site to help local businesses
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
A new website www.shirebusiness.com.au has been launched by council to provide a higher level of information, services and useful links for local businesses.
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November 2007 |
SSHED celebrating double milestone
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
The SSHED is enjoying a double celebration this month reaching the 200th job milestone and celebrating its fourth birthday.
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September 2007 |
Introducing SSHEDx
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Big business experience and expertise for your business… without the big bucks.
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August 2007 |
Opening the window to your business
Tuesday, 21 August 2007
If you are a business owner living or working in the Shire, Sutherland Shire Council’s half-day business conference on Wednesday 5 September is a must attend event.
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Needed – young people for local apprenticeships!
Wednesday, 8 August 2007
A new group training company, Shire Group Training, is calling on the Shire’s youth to help fill a number of local traineeships and apprenticeships.
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June 2007 |
Moving out so you can move in!
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
After building their businesses into major success stories, three tenants will move out of the SSHED business accelerator at Sutherland this month, to larger premises.
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May 2007 |
Pacific Teleports helps Solomon Islands school kids go online
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
Several school communities in the Solomon Islands have accessed the internet for the first time using solar-power and a satellite solution provided by SSHED tenant, Pacific Teleports.
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April 2007 |
100 the magic number for the SSHED
Monday, 2 April 2007
When 18 year old Sam Razzak began his new job as an apprentice plumber with Watershed West, he didn’t realise he was helping the SSHED business accelerator reach its 100th job milestone.
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March 2007 |
MUMS MAKING WORK, WORK FOR THEM
Monday, 19 March 2007
Frith Edwards was one of a growing number of mothers who wanted to return to the workforce on a flexible basis. Frith lives in Cronulla with her husband and two children and maintaining a balance between work and family life was a key priority.
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January 2007 |
Over 4 million litres of water saved!
Tuesday, 23 January 2007
With the worsening drought in NSW, John West from Watershed West, says it’s an ideal time to install a rainwater harvesting system.
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December 2006 |
Finding an apprentice the easy way
Wednesday, 6 December 2006
High school leavers looking for a locally-based apprenticeship or traineeship, can now turn to a new group training company, based in the Shire. The Shire Group Training has set up in Sutherland connecting would-be apprentices and trainees with host employers.
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October 2006 |
Freshview wins NSW Young Exporter of the Year
Wednesday, 25 October 2006
At the prestigious 2006 NSW Premier’s Export Awards presented on Thursday 19 October, recent SSHED graduate Freshview was crowned NSW Young Exporter of the Year against competition from across NSW.
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September 2006 |
Women in the SSHED go pink!
Tuesday, 19 September 2006
The business women in the SSHED are staging a pink ribbon charity breakfast next month. All these women have been touched by family and friends battling cancer and wanted to do something positive during October - National Breast Cancer Awareness month.
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May 2006 |
SSHED tenant Switch IT finds success overseas
Tuesday, 2 May 2006
Tenants of the SSHED, the business accelerator at Loftus, are once again earning high praise for their innovative products and services, but this time it's on an international scale.
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March 2006 |
80+ new jobs
Monday, 6 March 2006
SSHED tenants have now created 83 new jobs – casual, part-time and full time (as at 1 March 2006). Eighteen tenants are now in the SSHED and four businesses have graduated from the program.
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October 2005 |
SSHED becomes award winning millionaire factory!
Wednesday, 19 October 2005
An initiative by Sutherland Shire Council to kick-start new and growing businesses in the Sutherland Shire two years ago has become a millionaire factory - and won two national awards as a result.
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September 2005 |
SSHED the Number One Business Incubator in Australia
Thursday, 1 September 2005
Sutherland Shire Council’s Business Incubator, the SSHED (Sutherland Shire Hub for Economic Development), has been honoured as the Incubator of the Year at the Small Business Development Conference Awards overnight.
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August 2005 |
Free half-day conference for local businesses
Tuesday, 23 August 2005
On Thursday 8 September 2005, the SSHED will host the "How to build a better business" conference. The keynote speaker is Mr Tom O'Toole - the charismatic and inspirational "baker" from Beechworth. Great opportunity to network with other businesses. For further information, please email: conference@sshed.com.au
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June 2005 |
First Master of Management degree on offer in The Shire
Tuesday, 28 June 2005
Residents of the Sutherland Shire keen to enhance their managerial skills won’t have to travel far in the future.
The University of Wollongong’s Loftus Education Centre, located alongside the SSHED Business Accelerator at Loftus, will be starting the Shire’s first Master of Management degree in September 2005.
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April 2005 |
GetData wins prestigous Software Award 2005
Wednesday, 27 April 2005
Get Data's software product, Recover My Files, has won the Consensus Software Award 2005.
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February 2005 |
CareerCentral wins world best award
Friday, 25 February 2005
Shire-based business, CareerCentral, has won the prestigious American Webmasters Association 2004-2005 Website of the Year, ahead of some 10,000 other sites.
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January 2005 |
SSHED Tenant Recent Successes
Wednesday, 5 January 2005
Since the official opening on 17 November 2003, 17 entrepreneurs have set up businesses in the SSHED. Several businesses have enjoyed recent successes including Switch IT who have launched a new product called Campaign Monitor, an email newsletter and list management tool built specifically for web designers. To date, the product has been adopted by more than 750 companies across 42 countries. Visit: www.campaignmonitor.com.
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November 2004 |
Are you a part of IT yet?
Thursday, 11 November 2004
There are more than 200 IT businesses in the Shire. We are currently exploring the idea of establishing an ICT Cluster in the Sutherland Shire area. The first networking breakfast was held on Tuesday, 23rd Nov. 2004. There was overwhelming consensus that we should pursue the idea of an ICT Cluster in the Shire. Future meetings are planned in the New Year. If you'd like to find out more, please email GLSmith@ssc.nsw.gov.au
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October 2004 |
Free Information Evening - "How to grow your small business".
Tuesday, 26 October 2004
The SSHED Business Accelerator is holding a free information evening for small businesses on Wednesday, 3rd November, 2004 at 6.30pm. A special presentation will be made by John Petty, a local resident who is the National Vice President of CPA Australia and Australia’s representative on the world accounting body, the International Federation of Accountants Financial Management Committee.
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September 2004 |
Top business experts give advice to local businesses
Tuesday, 14 September 2004
More than 100 local business owners packed the University of Wollongong’s Loftus Campus to take part in the How to Build a Better Business Conference (14 September) - the Shire’s contribution to Small Business September.
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June 2004 |
First two businesses outgrow the SSHED
Friday, 25 June 2004
Two small Sydney businesses have expanded so rapidly they have outgrown leading business accelerator, the SSHED, within 12 months and have had to move out to larger commercial premises
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May 2004 |
Women moving into the SSHED
Wednesday, 5 May 2004
When theSSHED opened last November, there were seven founding tenants – businesses all run by men. Six new businesses have moved into the SSHED since the New Year and four of these new businesses are operated by women.
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November 2003 |
Official opening of the SSHED
Monday, 17 November 2003
On Monday 17 November 2003, a new $5M education, training and business development precinct will be launched in the southern Sydney.
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October 2003 |
It’s simple: finish uni, come to the Shire and start a small business
Wednesday, 8 October 2003
If you’re coming to the end of your studies and you have a great business idea, or you have an existing business and you’re looking for ways to expand, then the Sutherland Shire Hub for Economic Development may be ideal for you. The SSHED is an exciting initiative to support and nurture small businesses.
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July 2003 |
Incubator gets tenants and a new name
Tuesday, 15 July 2003
Two leading edge technology clients have become the first two tenants for the southern Sydney's first business incubator.
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