AFTER last year\u2019s Business Day Out was modified for a COVID challenged 2020, the Commerce Ballarat run networking and upskilling event returned to a face-to-face format last week.<\/p>\n
Over 100 attendees from across the region\u2019s business landscape, and further afield, were treated to a range of speakers at the RACV Goldfields Creswick resort.<\/p>\n
Commerce Ballarat board chair Hayley Coates said returning to an in-person event was important.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to be face-to-face with people and just have that networking opportunity,\u201d she said. \u201cYou just can\u2019t get that from a digital context.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think everyone is feeling the same way and grateful to be face-to-face and to come out and have these networking opportunities, as well as to see live speakers.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a varied presenter list for the event, Ms Coates said that regardless of industry, there was something everyone could take away from the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a business owner, like many other people here, so the same things apply whether you\u2019re a professional services firm, a retail store or a hospitality outlet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBusiness is still business, and you still have to deal with profits, look at marketing, and focus on the economy. So all of the issues that were discussed today are all totally relevant to any type of business.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always enjoy an economic update. I Like to see numbers and stats and things, so I definitely did enjoy Monica [Brown] at the end discussing her experience and reminding us all of the positives we can look at.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peter Murphy is a director at property consultancy firm Preston Rowe Paterson and he and several colleagues attended Business Day Out.<\/p>\n
He agreed the event was highly beneficial for himself, and his team.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe speakers always bring new ideas,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve come to a few of the Business Day Outs, they\u2019re fantastic.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes you\u2019ve got to step out of your business to look back into your business and to see whether what you\u2019re doing is working.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving people come and bring new ideas is certainly worth the investment of time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AFTER last year\u2019s Business Day Out was modified for a COVID challenged 2020, the Commerce Ballarat run networking and upskilling event returned to a face-to-face format last week. Over 100 attendees from across the region\u2019s business landscape, and further afield, were treated to a range of speakers at the RACV Goldfields Creswick resort. Commerce Ballarat […]<\/p>\n