Business essentials – 5 core principles for success

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20th March 2025
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

FREE TO ATTEND FACE TO FACE WORKSHOP – BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

This workshop will explore five core principles essential for every entrepreneur and small business owner.

Building a successful small business requires a solid foundation of knowledge across various key areas. This workshop will explore five core principles essential for every entrepreneur and small business owner. We will delve into understanding your customers and competitors, mastering your financials, cultivating a strong business culture, navigating legal and compliance requirements, and identifying and mitigating business risks. With an overall focus on how to protect, you, your business, staff and customers.

This workshop is being presented thanks to the Penrith CBD Corporation for local Penrith Businesses.

Key Takeaways:

  • Understanding your customers and competitors: Gain insights into customer needs and competitive landscapes.
  • Mastering your financials: Know your numbers
  • Cultivating a strong business culture: Build a positive and productive work environment.
  • Navigating legalities & requirements: Understand all legal and compliance obligations for your business.
  • Identifying & mitigating business risks: Develop a proactive risk management strategy.

Presenter: Graham Fitzpatrick – Graham has a strong background in sales, business administration and management, marketing, business strategy, customer services and staff training, and having held multiple senior management roles through his career. Graham has track record of driving business performance and delivering consistent increased revenue. Since joining Western Sydney Business Centre, Graham has supported hundreds of small businesses in the point-to-point and hire car industry so sustain through rival competition.


About this workshop:

  • This workshop is aimed at small businesses within Western Sydney NSW, and has a capacity to host up to 20 attendees.
  • This workshop is for business owners who have just started a business or have an established business.
  • Eligible business customers can access up to 8 hours of free support per financial year, which includes business advice sessions and events.
  • Registration before workshop is essential.

This event will be delivered by Western Sydney Business Centre, an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect.

Organiser

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Business Connect

This session is provided through Service NSW Business Connect program.

Service NSW Business Connect provides free, independent, tailored business advice from experienced advisors in one‑on‑one sessions. We offer practical insights and business skills development. Services also include events and resources on a range of topics for small business.

Western Sydney Business Centre is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until June 2025.

To be eligible to register and book for a Service NSW Business Connect workshop or webinar, you will need to register with Service NSW Business Connect. Please click the button below to be directed to the Service NSW Business Connect website where you can register your details.

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Penrith CBD Corporation

This is a Western Sydney Business Centre event in partnership with the Penrith CBD Corporation and the Service NSW Business Connect program

Venue

Penrith CBD Corporation

Suite 3, 488 High Street, Penrith NSW 2750

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Correspondence: PO Box 4029, Penrith Westfield NSW 2750

Office Locations

We have Advisors available to meet you in our head office in Western Sydney and we also offer a mobile service to your place of business. Online sessions are also available.

Head Office
Suite 1, Level 1, 111 Henry Street,
Penrith NSW 2750

Area’s Serviced: Penrith, Hawkesbury, Blue Mountains, Blacktown, Hills, Fairfield, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Wollondilly, Camden, Cumberland and everywhere in between.