One Day to a Stronger Business Workshop | Geraldton
Description
Join DPIRD and the Australian Industry Group (AIG) for this comprehensive one-day strategic and business planning workshop designed specifically for Western Australia’s food and beverage manufacturers.
This workshop will help you:
Focus on key areas for sustained growth
Gain new skills, no matter your experience
Build practical capability and connectivity
Learn with minimal business disruption
Engage in a hands-on, interactive format
This targeted program offers an exceptional opportunity to equip your business with the tools, knowledge and confidence needed to excel in today’s competitive landscape. By participating in this workshop you will gain practical and immediately actionable strategic thinking and business planning skills.
The learning modules include:
Know Your Customers: discover what your customer needs and define the unique value only you can deliver.
Know your Market - select the most attractive markets for valid growth opportunities.
Connectivity: market entry strategies and sales channels to ensure profitable delivery of value to the end consumer.
Capability: how to gain distribution and have effective performance oversight to maximise sales and profit.
Capacity: operational changes required to pursue growth opportunities.
Profitability: financial implications of your strategic choices, price setting and balancing cost.
Final Implementation Business Plan: specific actions for the next twelve months to make your plan a reality.
A small ticket fee ($25 plus fees) is chargeable for the event to cover morning tea and lunch on the day. Please note due to the size of the workshop no food options will catered for, but we will ensure a variety of options.
This workshop is made possible via the Regional Collaboration Agreement between DPIRD and the Mid West Food Industries Alliance (MWFIA) and supported by the Mid West Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MWCCI).
Note: In order to provide a non-marketing environment, we ask that if you are a local business consultant that you please check first before registering.
Guest Speakers
Gabor Hernadi
Gabor leads Australian Industry Group’s strategic planning, sales, branding and innovation consulting services, helping food and beverage businesses unlock growth through customer‑centred strategy and practical implementation. With over a decade of experience advising more than 150 companies, his work focuses on building strategic capability, embedding design and process thinking, evaluating market opportunities, and creating long‑term value. He holds an MBA, Bachelor of Business, Graduate Certificate in Design Thinking and Innovation, is a Certified Practising Marketer and Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute, Associate Fellow of the Institute of Management and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Kerry Bell
Kerry leads Australian Industry Group’s financial and operational consulting services, bringing over 30 years of experience across advanced manufacturing, med‑tech and multiple industrial sectors to support businesses facing financial and operational challenges. With over 30 years entrepreneural experience, he has recently advised more than 150 SMEs, helping stabilise operations, improve productivity, and deliver long‑term value through rigorous financial analysis, benchmarking and whole‑of‑business improvement to capture competitive advantage. Kerry holds an Executive MBA from the University of Western Australia, has served in multiple board roles, and is passionate about strengthening Australian industry through strategic turnaround and growth
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