Month: May 2008
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Maroondah HomeBiz: Build Your Brand, Build Your Business
Maroondah HomeBiz is a non-profit association representing small and home-based businesses within Maroondah and the eastern suburbs. This evening’s HomeBiz meeting featured a presentation from the Brandsurgeon Paul Harmer who spoke about the importance of effective branding that speaks to both the heart and mind. Innovation, relationships and differentiation are critical to creating an effective…
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Continuing the Maroondah Business Expansion and Retention Program
This afternoon I accompanied Maroondah’s Economic Development team to interview another business as part of the Business Expansion and Retention Program. The program aims to gather qualitative data into current business conditions and to determine ways in which Maroondah can further assist the business community. While it would appear that businesses are quite optimistic about…
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Eastern FM – discussing Maroondah's Youth Services
Eastern FM is based at the Wyreena Community Arts Centre and broadcasts on 98.1 FM throughout Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. This morning I was invited to discuss Maroondah’s youth services and the many activities that are available for younger people, between the ages of 12 and 25 years, within Maroondah. While the youth services team may…