Events, Workshops & Training
Discover the secrets to business growth. Take the opportunity to learn, grow and innovate. Each month you will find networking events, workshops, seminars and much more to help support your business. See below to find out what is available.
Upcoming events
Events and training for business owners.
Local Expert: Tips to get the NBN working for your business
The past few years have seen our businesses become more connected online than ever before. We rely on business-critical online services like virtual appointments, online training and virtual phone calls, and we have become [...]
Start the right way! Four tips for hiring new staff.
Hiring employees can be stressful. What paperwork do you need? What do you need to pay? Full time, part time or casual? This is the time to make sure you have all your ducks [...]
Local Spotlight – celebrating NAIDOC week
NAIDOC Week is a national celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year the festivities run from 3 July –10 July with a theme that encourages [...]
Smoke Free Charter
The Best Bites ‘Smoke Free Dining and Alcohol Management’ criteria focus on creating safe, healthy environments for all customers. This can help reduce the harmful effects of alcohol and tobacco, including more broadly in [...]
Best Bites – Energy & Water Efficiency
The Best Bites ‘Energy and Water Efficiency’ criteria focus on reducing energy and water consumption, and recycling water where possible. Minimising water and energy use can save your business money and reduce your environmental [...]
Spotlight on fresh, local winter produce
Welcome to winter! As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter it’s tempting to stay inside but we think it’s worth rugging up and getting out and about. If you visit farm-gates [...]
Best Bites – Recycling & Waste initiatives
The Best Bites ‘Recycling and Waste initiative’ criteria makes good business sense. Waste costs time, money and the environmental impacts are huge. Taking time to look at where your business generates waste can help [...]
Building Better Business Networks at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
After the success of the inaugural ‘Building Better Business Networks’ event in March, the Networking series continued at The Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron on 4 May. Attendees were treated to a chance to connect with [...]
Building Better Business Networks success
The inaugural building ‘Building Better Business Networks’ event that was held on 2 March at Jimmy Rum Distillery, Dromana. A crowd of 50 local business people came together to reconnect with each other over [...]
Spotlight on fresh, local autumn produce
Buying your fresh produce when it is in season means fresher, better tasting food. Buying local means lowering your food's carbon miles and getting to know your local farmer. Mornington Peninsula Produce (MPP) is [...]
Mornington Peninsula Produce stars on shared tables
More than two dozen local farmers and producers, and almost 40 Melbourne based chefs, came together recently at the inaugural Mornington Peninsula Shared Tables Food & Wine Educational Tour. Held over three days and [...]
Spotlight on fresh, local summer produce
Buying your fresh produce when it is in season means fresher, better tasting food. Buying local means lowering your food's carbon miles and getting to know your local farmer. Mornington Peninsula Produce (MPP) is [...]
5 great tips from a successful entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur can be tough, exhilarating, depressing and exciting – sometimes all in the one day! So how do you make it work? We all know that having an amazing business idea is [...]
Local farmers take the lead on zero emissions
The Mornington Peninsula region’s farming production plus food services delivers a $1.3 billion food economy. But it is under threat - and more challenges lie ahead - so the countdown is on. In the [...]
Locals making a power-ful difference
This month the Bass and Flinders Distillery in Dromana flicked the switch on their brand new 39 kW solar system. It’s a big moment for this family owned business that prides themselves on small [...]
Local spotlight – being brave, taking opportunities
For some, stepping outside their comfort zone is a tough ask. Yes, change can be difficult, but it can also bring incredible rewards. Husband and wife team Matthew and Kadi Coyle, of the Melbourne [...]
5 tips to grow with your community
They say it takes a village to raise a child, and this is just as applicable to your small business. Now, more than ever business have found that they need to support the community [...]
Supporting local women in business – part 2
Continuing from Part 1 of our series on Support Local women in business, we shine a spotlight on an organisation doing just that. With COVID restrictions a year in, a group of local businesswomen [...]
Celebrating local – all within 5 or 10km
We have all come to know our local 5 and 10km bubbles well over the last year. Perhaps with new appreciation, we have walked and biked familiar surrounds, supported our local businesses we are [...]
5 tips for finding the right marketing channels
Business can spend a lot of money on marketing, but the marketing landscape is very crowded and can be quite confusing. While it sounds simple to ‘just get your message out there’ - with [...]
Digital results for tradies
Today we connect with Kelly Thirgood of SocialPanda Online Marketing. Over the last five years, Kelly has focused on working with smaller service industries to grow their businesses through digital marketing. She passionately believes digital [...]
Spotlight on fresh, local spring produce
Buying your fresh produce when it is in season means fresher, better tasting food. Buying local means lowering your food's carbon miles and getting to know your local farmer. Mornington Peninsula Produce (MPP) is [...]
Supporting local women in business – part 1
Celebrating success through a difficult year, the Mornington Peninsula Shire team caught up with four local women who have successfully carved out a niche for their small business. We asked them to share any [...]
100 Hunts Road Vineyard wins award for environmental excellence
Viticulturist Mr Joe Vaughan and his 100 Hunts Road Vineyard, is the inaugural winner of the Mornington Peninsula’s Dr Allan Antcliff Vineyard of the Year Award, as announced last night at the Mornington Peninsula [...]