EASTSIDE BEC 2017 Annual Report
Transcript of EASTSIDE BEC 2017 Annual Report
2017Annual Report
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CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT
OUR SUPPORTERS
MAJOR PARTNERS
COUNCIL PARTNERS
This year has been a busy one for
Eastside BEC with an increase
in membership and a variety of
business activities that have been
well attended including Networking
Evenings, Wonder Women of
Adelaide Business Lunches, The
Edge Forum, Business Mentoring
and the Business Advisory Service.
The Board works closely with the
General Manager who oversees
our Federal Government contract,
major sponsors Bartercard and
NBN along with a wide range of
businesses and sponsors and of
course our local member councils
- City of Norwood, Payneham & St
Peters, City of Campbelltown, City
Of Burnside, Town of Walkerville,
City of Prospect and City of Unley.
I would like to thank Peta and the
Eastside BEC staff for all their hard
work throughout the year and also
to the Board for their time and
advice.
Eastside BEC is a membership
based organisation with our
members coming from a diverse
variety of areas within the business
community. This gives us great
strength as
an organisation and access to
mutually beneficial partnerships
and strategic alliances.
The future of Eastside BEC lies with
its members, and my challenge to
you is to get out into your networks
and the wider business community
and spread the word about Eastside
BEC - if we all work together
imagine what we can
achieve!
Jo QuigleyChairpersonEastside BEC
GM’S REPORT
TREASURER’SREPORT
The audited financial statements for Eastside
Business Enterprise Centre Incorporated for the
2016/17 financial year showed a profit of $1,918.00.
Eastside BEC received federal and local government
funding to assist in the provision of services to members
and clients and has earned revenue from fees for services,
membership fees, event sponsors and partnerships.
The organisation continues to work towards building its
financial sustainability by both, maintaining and developing
relationships with funding partners and the member base, and
by generating more diverse revenue streams.
Thank you to Greg Andrew of Stevens & Andrew Pty Ltd
who undertook this year’s audit of the
incorporated body.
Eastside BEC has strived forward this year by delivering
on our commitments and making new connections.
Our members make up a vibrant and active business
network which forms the foundation of our organisation and
compliments the support of our government funding partners,
ERA Councils, commercial partners and generous sponsors.
There are many members who give to our network by providing
services at very generous rates, pro bono presentations,
introducing new members or potential partners and so much
more. Thanks to all of you and your generosity is appreciated.
Thank you to my team, the Board, our partners and our
members - we look ahead with optimism and a sense of
excitement for the opportunities still to come.
The continued operation of Eastside BEC would not
be possible with the valuable contributions of our
supporters and partners.
Australia’s digital economy demands a fast and reliable network. NBN Co’s goal is to
enable access to new markets, create opportunities to reduce
costs, drive innovation, and help Australian businesses gain acompetitive edge
on the global stage.
Bartercard is a cashless business network where
members exchange products and services without the use of cash. Bartercard consists
of approximately 55,000 cardholders in eight countries
trading more than $600 million each year.
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2017 EBEC MEMBERSHIP
Workshops Members
Mentees(NETWORKING EVENING & BUSINESS LUNCH)
Networking Events
230 155
255
Unique Page Views16,783 Unique
Site Visitors4,650 Newsletter Subscribers2,434
1,196 AN INCREASE OF 10%
21 11 10 8 7
Other 22% Property Services 4%
Finance 18% Insurance 2%
Business Services 12% Retail 14%
Marketing 7% Trades 5%
Legal 6% Manufacturing 3%
ICT 6%
Professional 56% Trades 5%
Personal Serv. 18% Manufacturing 6%
Retail 14%
Other 45% Legal 6%
Finance 18% ICT 6%
Business Serv 12% Property Serv. 4%
Marketing 7% Insurance 2%
EVENTS OVERVIEW
The Wonder Women of Adelaide Business Lunch series put a
spotlight on genuine and authentic entrepreneurial business
women who shared what it took for them to achieve their
goals. The series was hugely successful and saw the likes of
women from diverse backgrounds and upbringings including
Jill Bottrall of NBN Co, Miriam Castilla of Life on Purpose and
Jodi Duyster of Australian Medical Placements. Thank you to
all our guest speakers.
BUSINESS LUNCHES
With over 600 people attending our monthly networking
evenings, members and non-members had ample
opportunity to make new business leads and strengthen
existing business connections whilst enjoying a range of
Adelaide venues including the Little Bang Brewery, Bombay
Bicycle Club and the Alma Tavern.
NETWORKING EVENTS
We had the pleasure of providing the small business
community with a range of various workshops covering topics
from social media and networking to utilising accounting
software and public speaking. Thank you to all our presenters.
We could not have provided this service without your support.
WORKSHOPS
2017 EBEC BOARD MEMBERS
Jo QuigleyChairperson
SEND A GOURMET BASKET
Nick TruscottSecretary
TRUSCOTT RESEARCH
Pompea D’OnofrioBoard Member
ANZ BANK
Mary NizamisBoard Member
SKYTRUST INTELLIGENT SYSTEM
Steve McEwinDeputy Chair
THINKBOX CONSULTING
Karen ConlonTreasurer
SUMTOTAL ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS
Thank you to long serving Board Member Nick Truscott for his contribution over many years.
Thanks to Steve McEwin for his contribution over the last 2 years.
EVENT SPONSORSThanks to our amazing event sponsors who have
supported a combined 57 events throughout 2016/17.
BUSINESS LUNCH SPONSORS• ANZ
• TLM Insurance Solutions
• Australian Medical Placements
• Rise High Accounting Solutions
• Precision Management Accounting
• Johnston Withers Lawyers
• Collison & Co
NETWORKING EVENING SPONSORS
• Wiser Connections
• Grace Solicitors
• Collison & Co
• M2M Risk & Insurance
• Scottish Pacific
• Purifiers Australia
• Rosie & Rosie Real Estate
• Centra Wealth Group
• Johnston Withers Lawyers
Eastside Business Enterprise Centre
ABN 32 490 026 641
3b/224 Main N Rd, Prospect SA 5082PO Box 981, Prospect East SA 5082
(08) 8344 7353
www.eastsidebec.com.au
Martin CooperCouncil Representative
CITY OF BURNSIDE
Mario BaroneCouncil Representative
CITY OF NORWOOD, PAYNEHAM & COUNCIL
Akarra KlingbergCouncil Representative
CITY OF UNLEY
Kevin LoweCouncil Representative
CAMPBELLTOWN CITY COUNCIL
Chris HannafordCouncil Representative
CITY OF PROSPECT
Heather BarclayCouncil Representative
TOWN OF WALKERVILLE
With thanks to the amazing EBEC team!Thank you to the team that works tirelessly to bring it all together - we
literally couldn’t do any of this without them:
Peta Coughlin - General Manager; Jay Richards – Business Mentor;
Jen Attick – Events and Admin Coordinator;
Sue MacKenzie – Admin Officer.
If you’d like to find out more about our sponsors visit
www.eastsidebec.com.au/get-connected. If you would
like to sponsor an event contact us on (08) 8344 7353.