Free workshops for printers to stay afloat in financial crisis
Printing Industries is running a national workshop program to deal with the current economic downturn. Titled Managing Your Firm Through the Global Financial Crisis the workshops have received funding from the Federal Government’s Enterprise Connect initiative and as a result all workshops are free to attendees.
The workshops are being delivered by HLB Mann Judd Consulting who have a long and trusted association with the printing industry.
The workshops which are specific to the printing industry will cover practical yet critical issues that participants in the printing and associated industries need to focus on and successfully implement.
Some of the topics that will be covered by the workshops include:
* The credit crisis and its impact on the printing industry
* The ramifications to your business of inaction
* Effective cashflow management principles
* Debt recovery strategies
* Managing relationships with key stakeholders
* Types of business risks facing your business
* Risk management strategies
* Tips for identifying and making most of business opportunities
The workshop schedule and venues are below:
| Workshop | Date | RSVP | Duration | Location |
| Melbourne | Tuesday 9 June | 2 June | 8am-noon | Novotel Melbourne 285 Springvale Road Glen Waverley, Melbourne |
| Canberra | Wednesday 10 June | 9 June | 8am-noon | Rydges Lakeside Hotel London Circuit Canberra City |
| Sydney | Thursday 11 June | 4 June | 8am-noon | Bays 6 & 7 Australian Technology Park Garden Street, Eveleigh, Sydney |
| Brisbane | Friday 12 June | 5 June | 8am-noon | Victoria Park Golf Complex Herston Road Herston, Brisbane |
| Adelaide | Wednesday 17 June | 12 June | 8am-noon | 202-204 Halifax Street, Adelaide |
| Perth | Thursday 18 June | 11 June | 8am-noon | 111-113 Burswood Road Burswood, Perth |
| Hobart | Tuesday 23 June | 16 June | 8am-noon | Wrest Point 410 Sandy Bay Road Sandy Bay, Hobart |
Workshop participants will also receive a copy of A Practical Guide to Surviving and Thriving in a Downturn comprising of a series of five business guides to assist with managing a business in difficult economic times.
To register for a workshop in your region please contact the following Printing Industries offices or download the workshop registration form.
| Workshop | Contact number | |
| Melbourne and Hobart | (03) 8541 7333 | vic@printnet.com.au |
| Sydney | (02) 8789 7300 | nsw@printnet.com.au |
| Canberra | (02) 6251 0673 | act@printnet.com.au |
| Brisbane | (07) 3356 0022 | qld@printnet.com.au |
| Adelaide | (08) 8223 7391 | sa@printnet.com.au |
| Perth | (08) 9361 4625 | wa@printnet.com.au |
Attention Sydney Workshop Attendees: Fuji Xerox has offered to provide complimentary lunch at the conclusion of the workshop which will enable workshop attendees to see the Fuji Xerox Epicenter. When registering for the Sydney workshop, please also indicate whether you will be staying for lunch.
To register, click here. More information can also be found by visiting the Printing Industries website here.