Extracts from the Newsletter - June 2010

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Executive Officer's Report
June Breakfast Club
Business Excellence Awards Winners
Slideshow of awards night

Executive Officer's Report

Welcome to my first edition of MDBA News

Hi, my name is Marnee D’Andrilli and I’m the new Executive Officer. I started with the Association on 3 May 2010. I have really enjoyed my role at times very hectic, yet extremely rewarding. The Committee and I have some innovative functions planned for the remainder of 2010. I will keep everyone updated through our newsletter and of course through “e-news”.

My first major event was the Business Excellence Awards held on 14 May 2010 at Sandalford Winery. The staff at Sandalford have to be commended on their excellent service and fabulous food . They really looked after our guests. The night was a huge success, everyone had a wonderful time.

I’d like to thank all our sponsors, without them it would not have been possible. I’d also like to congratulate all our nominees and winners.

There were 6 categories ranging from Best Small Business, Contribution to Training, Community Spirit and Best Franchise. There was also an award for the Overall Winner. The middle pages have a complete wrap of the night.

We are already in the preliminary stages of planning next year’s Business Excellence Awards, so come aboard and make your business known to the Community. It’s a great way to say Thank you to your staff and an incentive to work towards.

On 17 June 2010 our Breakfast Club was sponsored by the Business Growth Centre, represented at the breakfast by Jennifer Than-Htay, Tania Fotheringhame and Karyn Grant. They are a fantastic bunch of girls, very approachable and hardworking for there organisation. If your business needs a shove in the right direction, please contact the Business Growth Centre.

Our guest speaker was Andrew Noble from Noble & Associates, a long time sponsor of our Association. Andrew presented some excellent strategies for Superannuation, he made all of us have a think “Is my Super Working for Me”. It’s definitely something I’m going to look into.

If there is anything I can do for your business or you simply want to have a chat please feel free to call me on 9248 2526 or email

Until next time, Be Safe, Stay Well!

Cheers

Marnee D'Andrilli
Executive Officer

June Breakfast Club

On 17 June we had our Breakfast Club. A fantastic attendance, we had over 35 guests. Our Breakfast Club was held at the upstairs function room at Kostecki’s Performance Centre. Cathy and her staff from Pitstop Cafe did an excellence job in regards to feeding our guests, a beautiful cooked breakfast that went down really well considering it was only 7 degrees.

Our sponsor for our June Breakfast Club was the Business Growth Centre who are implementing amazing options for businesses. They organise training, marketing and “Health Checks” for businesses. Business Growth Centre were represented by Jennifer Than-Htay, Tania Fotheringhame and Karyn Grant.

Thank you to the Business Growth Centre for the goody bags that all our guests received. Jennifer was their speaker who kept the audience captivated and had some excellence examples of what the Business Growth Centre can do for YOU! So if you require any assistance, please give the girls a call.

Our guest speaker was Andrew Noble from Noble & Associates a long time sponsor of our Association. Andrew spoke about Superannuation and how to make your Super Dollar go further. I’m definitely looking into my Super as there are many options available. So give Andrew a call as it’s your hard earned money, make sure you are getting the best return you can.

Ballajura Community College were represented by Dr. Stefan Silcox and Christine Glasson. They discussed how the College are striving forward in leaps and bounds. The College has recently
become an independent school and require sponsorship for a variety of projects to obviously assist the students. As one example the College are opening a restaurant so the students can
experience first hand how a businesses operates, this way the students get practical experience not just theory. I believe we will see some very exciting projects emerge from the College. If you require any further information about sponsorship, please call Christine Glasson at the College.

Fred Morrell from Mr Rental has already come aboard. Fred is a member of Rotary who are doing several fund raising events to raise money so the College can purchase a school bus.

We were delighted to have Luke Simpkins attend, our local member for Federal Parliament. It’s great to see our politicians get involved in community functions.

I’d like to thank Jay Roberts from 10X for generously giving all our guests a copy of his latest “Spark” magazine. A big THANK-YOU to all our guests, I hope everyone walked away with some knowledgeable information.

Our next Breakfast Club will be held on 10 August 2010. Our guest speaker will be John Winters from Macquarie Bank. John will be discussing the GFC and Supertax and how it is and will affect YOU and ME! Hope to see you there!