We Love Local? Workshop
/ Full details: http://pollinators.org.au/event/love-local-training/
Everyone from government policy-makers to weekend coffee-drinkers
think about the social and economic impact of ‘local’, and it’s
a conversation that needs to be had. Does buying local really makes
our community or world a better place? Who is local, anyway? What are
other criteria I could use to guide how I buy? If I want to sell or
market my local services, how can I do this better? This workshop will
bring together the insights and expertise from the previous weeks and
offer you insights, tools and tips to make the most of ‘localism’.
The Workshop is relevant to: Established local businesses looking to
increase their reach and impact in the local market Social enterprises
and NFPs wanting to capitalise on their social and local credentials
to secure procurement contracts Government and corporate procurement
staff keen to increase their percentage of local procurement New
enterprises investigating offering new local products or services into
the market Guest presenters will include: John Stanley of John Stanley
Associates — Retail consultant and reputable speaker and adviser on
growing local enterprise Milton Milroy of MEEDAC — MEEDAC have
established innovative local food enterprises through contracts to
Karara Mining Mark Weston of Bookara Goat Dairy — Mark’s
established a local Goat Dairy that sells cheeses in the Midwest and
across the state Gavin Treasure of Mid West Development Commission
—Gavin’s passionate and well-informed about the power of localism
to transform towns and regions Wendy Norris of Geraldton Organised
Primary Producers — Wendy leads GOPP — a Midwest success story
taking a collaborative approach to local buying Benefits from
attending will include: Get valuable insights from expert and
experienced guest speakers, Discuss strategies and tactics for
improving marketing and procurement of local products and services,
Connect with new partners, collaborators and service providers, Get
the ‘facts’ about perceptions and habits, as documented through
the survey results. For details of other events during this month,
check the ‘We Love Local?’ page on Pollinators website.
-Location: CityHive, 184 Marine Tce, Geraldton
-Start Time: 25 Mar 2014 01:00 PM
-Contact: jo@pollinators.org.au