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Zoho, a cloud-based business software company on the Gold Coast, offers free, educational webinars on business website basics. These webinars will cover topics like setting up a website, establishing your brand story, designing your website, and converting website visitors in to leads. These webinars are strictly educational and geared at helping small and medium-sized businesses. Find out more.

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Businesses interested in competing for work under the Australia-Singapore Military Training Initiative (ASMTI) can now access online tutorials to help them put their best foot forward. Titled "Getting Defence Ready", the tutorial series consists of short videos which provide tips on how to lodge an expression of interest, prepare a high quality tender and meet contractual obligations. Watch now.

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The Queensland Tourism Industry Council is offering one-on-one online coaching sessions and webinars for eligible tourism and hospitality businesses. Find out more and register for the COVID-19 - Restarting, Transitioning and Resilience - Online Coaching here.

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To help during this time, nbn is now providing 15 minute one-on-one online sessions for any individuals seeking some education or guidance around the nbn™ network and home connectivity. nbn is also offering online presentations for community groups. Available Monday to Friday via video link or phone. Find out more.

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The Griffith Institute for Tourism at Griffith University has developed a new free micro-credential course, 'Tourism - Ready for Recovery'. The course provides tourism businesses with key insights and information, access to video interviews with tourism operators, activities, scenarios and case studies that will assist them to navigate their way through the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more.

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Through the Rural Support Training Program, TAFE Queensland is offering a range of short courses to enable local farmers and residents in areas affected by drought to upskill, engage with local community and increase opportunities for off-farm income. The courses are: Workplace Health and Safety (non-accredited); From using equipment and chemicals safely (accredited units); Building safe work practices (non-accredited and accredited units); An opportunity to develop or diversify your skills (non-accredited and accredited units); Gaining skills for employment (accredited units). Find out more.

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COVID-19 Hygiene Awareness for Truck and Delivery Drivers. Presented by DRVR Training & Queensland Trucking Association. Register for this free course.

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Community Builders. Series presented by Rural Aid and Bushells. Watch previous webinars.

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Road to Recovery. Series presented by Australian Tourism Export Council. Watch previous webinars.

8:30am - 3:30pm, Tuesday - Thursday, 2 - 4 March:

Training in Alcohol Service, Barista Skills, Food Handling. Presented in Emerald by TAFE QLD South West as part of Rural Support Training program. Find out more.

9:30am - 1:30pm, Thursday 11 March:

Tracking business performance: Understanding financial statements. Agribusiness and Small Enterprise Performance Workshop Series presented by CHDC and the QLD Department of Agriculture. Register here.

9:30am - 11:30am, Wednesday 17 March:

Grants, Attracting Investment and Business Growth. Emerald workshop presented by Female Founders. Register here.

7:00am - 9:00am, Thursday 18 March:

Emerald Industry Information Session: Key takeaways from 2020. Presented by Master Builders Queensland CQ. Register here.

8:00am - 4:00pm, Thursday 25 March:

First Aid and CPR Skill Set. Presented in Emerald by TAFE QLD South West as part of Rural Support Training program. Find out more.

6:00am - 9:00am, Tuesday 13 April:

2021 Economic Futures Forum. Presented by CHDC in Emerald. Find out more.

9:30am - 1:30pm, Thursday 15 April:

Preparing your business for external investment. Agribusiness and Small Enterprise Performance Workshop Series presented by CHDC and the QLD Department of Agriculture. Register here.

19 April - 23 April (also occurs 31 May, 1 June , 14 - 16 July)

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. Presented by SpecTraining. Find out more about this course.

11:30am - 2:30pm, Friday 23 April.

Lunch and Learn with Allan Pease. Presented by CHDC. Find out more.

11:00am - 4:00pm, Friday 14 May:

Emerald Careers Expo. Presented at CQU Emerald campus by CQU and JCU. Find out more.

9:30am - 1:30pm, Thursday 20 May:

HR and recruitment including visas for business. Agribusiness and Small Enterprise Performance Workshop Series presented by CHDC and the QLD Department of Agriculture. Register here.

9:00am - 1:00pm, Thursday 3 June:

Planning and development applications and processes seeking approvals for business development. Agribusiness and Small Enterprise Performance Workshop Series presented by CHDC and the QLD Department of Agriculture. Register here.

2:00pm - 5:00pm, Thursday 3 June:

A supplier's guide to doing business with Council. Agribusiness and Small Enterprise Performance Workshop Series presented by CHDC and the QLD Department of Agriculture. Register here.