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Mobile Business Centre To Visit LV The Mobile Business Centre Small Business Victoria’s Mobile Business Centre is gearing up to deliver free face-to-face business mentoring and assistance to businesses in Morwell and Traralgon in late May and early June. By Russell Northe - 16th May 2011 - Back to News The Mobile Business Centre will visit 40 locations in regional Victoria during the year where regional businesses will have direct access to a Small Business Victoria presence in their own community.
Nationals Member for Morwell Russell Northe said the objective of the 2011 Mobile Business Centre program was to deliver targeted support to Victorian small businesses, wherever they are located.
"Small business owners, particularly those in regional areas, often face difficulties accessing reliable information, or they lack the time to go out and get business advice to help them make decisions for their business," said Mr Northe.
"The Mobile Business Centre will help to fill this information gap as it travels throughout regional Victoria delivering services that meet the needs of small businesses.
"The Coalition Government knows from business and community leaders throughout Victoria just how valued the services of the Mobile Business Centre are. I encourage all local businesses to take advantage of this opportunity to gain free advice."
The Mobile Business Centre will be at the front of Latrobe City Service Centre, 34 Kay Street, Traralgon from 11am - 5pm, on Monday May 23.
The Mobile Business Centre will be at the front of Latrobe City HQ, 141 Commercial Road, Morwell, from 10am - 4pm, on Wednesday June 1.
Details of the locations and dates for the 2011 Mobile Business Centre tour and information on how to book a mentoring session can be found at www.businessvic.gov.au/mbc or by calling Small Business Victoria on 13 22 15.
Media: Russell Northe 0408 22 55 23 / Julia Auciello 5133 9088
Source: http://gippsland.com/ Published by: news@gippsland.com
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