Date and Time
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM EST
Location
BusinessHUB or via Zoom
Description
Speaker: Sean Luhrs from Smiths Office Supplies/VR Automation
Sean Luhrs has been working within the Technology landscape for 25 years.
Rather than the normal IT background he has had a focus on how businesses manage documents data and the impact this can have on the productivity outcome for staff.
Sean has been able to use his experience gained with Large Enterprise clients, to deliver beneficial outcomes for SMB and Middle Tier companies.
Topic: Utilising Technology to Improve Business Process.
Topic description:
The talk will look at how technology can deliver improvements into different everyday processes within most businesses, with a key focus on Account Payable.
Working through how the current climate has increased the speed at which businesses are looking at digitisation.
The path to identifying and select where to start within the business, along with the criteria to manage the project to gain a better outcome will be covered.
Key Takeaways:
- How technology can be utilised within their business to improves certain business process, specifically concentrating on Accounts Payable.
- The key to achieving a better outcome of Process Improvement projects, including looking at the selection criteria along with how to reduce the Risk Profile to the business.
- Understanding some of the Intangible costs to Accounts Payable
- How to reduce Fraud and Cost and increase staff engage with automation
Clayton loves working with business owners to reach for their big goals, start living in their why and achieving their dreams. He also enjoys sharing ideas, insights and knowledge through seminars, blogs, and speaking engagements
As Managing Director of Business Edge Advisors, Clayton works with businesses to build their brand, vision, values, goals, and strategic plans while guiding them on how to scale and grow their business.
He is highly skilled in SMSF, cash flow, tax preparation, business planning, and business strategy.
Clayton is also the owner of Escape Room Albury and co-founder of Albury software Start-up Seamless, which allows accounting and bookkeeping firm owners to onboard clients with ease.
Topic: Cashflow, you cannot predict the future, but you can forecast it!
Topic description:
Cash flow forecasts are an important tool in the business toolbox but are often overlooked. Understanding cash flow cycles and how cash can best serve your business are essential to achieving your goals.
Key Takeaways:
- The cycle of cash flow in your business.
- The importance of cash to thrive and not profit
- The relationship from cash to achieving your goals
Speaker: Caitlin Lawrence from Petaurus
Caitlin is the Business, Partnerships and Programs Manager with a background in environmental science and education.
Caitlin manages several state-wide programs to support young people in remote communities. Caitlin also provides advice on development, best practice and evaluation methods for new projects.
Overview:
We are a not-for-profit organisations based in Albury that delivers a range of learning and curriculum experiences, resources and initiatives for schools and community groups to connect with land, water, productive farming, sustainability and cultural issues at the local and state-wide level. Petaurus has reached national and international acclaim in the environmental education sector.
Our Goals:
- Provide high quality educational outreach programs to specific groups and the broader community.
- Promote and inspire the next generation of Australians to discover and explore science and innovation.
- Act as a broker through hosting and supporting community group positions, such as Landcare, that build up the capacity of regional communities.
- Develop and deliver natural resource management, conservation and Cultural partnership programs that increase the resilience and capacity of regional communities.
- Provide consultation and advice to government organisations, non-government organisations, businesses and community groups on best practice methodology surrounding programs.
- Practice sound governance.
Petaurus is a local non-profit organisation in the area with a range of FREE local initiatives for young people and the local community.
One initiative we have been running for the last 18 months is Sisters who SHINE, which is a free holiday program for young girls in the region. Its aim is to empower young girls and show local representation of women in business, science, agriculture, technology and art.
There is a mass exodus Young people in rural and regional communities into cities. We aim to build a sense of community pride in the local youth and show them that there are amazing educational and career opportunities, as well as phenomenal points of interest, in their local area.
Petaurus website: www.Petaurus.org.au
