Dear {contact.first_name}

There is a lot happening in our region to support businesses seeking to grow. If you are in the Creative Industries, you'll be glad to hear that this month, MTNS MADE is once again hosting workshops with Creative Industries' business expert Monica Davidson. You can sign up to learn about 'Time Management for Creatives' and 'Comms for Creatives' at the Hub in Springwood on Sat, 17 August.

For general small business advice and training, Western Sydney Business Centre delivers a broad range of workshops, partering with local organisations. Please visit WSBC's website and see links below to some of these events.

A good way to drive economic growth is to capture export markets. If you are learning how to start or grow export sales, Penrith City Council, partnering with Austrade, Export Finance Australia and Dearin Associates, are hosting an event on 15 August you may want to attend. Details can be found below.

Producers in our Blue Mountains Craft Beverage Cluster are planning to hold a Craft Beverage Expo on Sun 3 November at the Carrington Hotel. This wholesale and retail Expo will showcase locally produced beverage products. Please contact us on Facebook or via admin@bmee.org.au if you would like to join the cluster group or would like more information.

Regards, 

Bernie,

Bernie Fehon OAM

CEO, Blue Mountains Economic Enterprise

Our next MTNS MADE Salon, will take place on Weds 21 August at 7:00pm.
Come along to the relaxed atmosphere of the Avalon Cocktail Bar to meet other creative people. See more details on our MTNS MADE Facebook page closer to the date.

The Blue Mountains Writers' Festival, 22-25 August 2019

The Festival is on Katoomba from 22-25 of August. Tickets are selling fast! Click here to see the full program 

BMEE via MTNS MADE are proud to be Festival Opening Party partners in 2019.

BMEE's Bushfire Building Community Day & Expo is on Sat, 7 Sep. Come along to this free family event to hear RFS info sessions, get advice on renovating and improving your home and get a free sausage sandwich! Find more detail on the Community Day here and a full list of building & info expo stands here.

These relaxed and informal workshops are for all Blue Mountains creative practitioners. Network with other creative people, have your questions answered on running your creative practice or business, find out how to balance being creative with setting your goals and find out about making money at the same time! To register, please click here for the Time Management workshop and here for the Comms workshop

WSBC offers training in developing and refreshing skills, and learning new business strategies. Upcoming courses in the Blue Mountains include the 'SEO -Beyond the Basics' hosted by BMCC [mentioned opposite in this newsletter], and the 'Digital Masterclass' co-hosted by the Blue Mountains Regional CHamber, Women with Altitude and Men's Altitude Network

To register for any WSBC courses in the Blue Mountains click here 

In this Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) - Beyond the Basics workshop we cover additional techniques, both within your website and externally, that will help boost your search engine ranking. This means more people will see your website. NB: you need to have attended the SEO - Basics workshop, or understand basic SEO concepts, to attend this workshop.