SPACES still exist for next week’s Mi Start Workshop aimed at Southern Downs residents interested in starting their own business.
Organisers are putting the finishing touches on the event to be held next week on Thursday 26 March at Warwick TAFE.
“Our funding is targeted for people with a migrant background, but we find we do have the capacity to also welcome people who identify as Indigenous Australians, and some workshop places available for people of a non-migrant heritage,” explains Sue Hamlet, a member of Mi Start Warwick organising team.
“The workshop went over very well in Toowoomba last week – I called it the ‘practice run’ for Warwick,” laughs Mrs Hamlet.
A similar event was held by the Mi Start team in Toowoomba last week with more than 70 participants attending from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Budding entrepreneurs gathered to hear Helen Black from the office of State Development deliver a practical and engaging overview of the Seven Steps to Business Success. Participants then workshopped some case studies, with the guidance of table leaders.
The program covers a range of skills and resources needed to set up a small business, and the full day is free. Lunch and morning tea is included.
Anyone interested in being involved in the Mi Start program next week, can contact Sue Hamlet (Fledge Community Development) on 0427 619 381 or obtain a registration form by emailing David.Barton@mercycs.org.au.
