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We have attended one of his workshops and he is excellent.
“Achieving real prosperity for local communities”
Time: September 24 2012 from 6:15pm to 8:30pm Location: QUT Gardens Point. B Block room 117B ground floor. Organized By: Energising Communities
Event Description: Hear one of the world’s most in-demand specialists on community economics
Michael H. Shuman present Achieving Real Prosperity for Local Communities
About our speaker: Michael H. Shuman is a leading US economist attorney community economic development consultant and entrepreneur. He is a Fellow at the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) Cutting Edge Capital and the Post-Carbon Institute. He has authored several books on local economies including: How to Move your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity (2012) and The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition (2006). Michael regularly helps communities analyse economic leakages and identify job-creation opportunities from expanded locally-owned import-substituting (LOIS) businesses. In this presentation he will inspire and challenge our thinking on the type of business and financial models available to assist local communities achieve real prosperity. A prolific speaker Michael has lectured in 47 US states and eight countries on strengthening local economies. Michael Shuman’s speaking tour is being sponsored by Energising Communities Economic Development Australia Enterprise & Training Company Ltd and Coffs Harbour City Council.
for tickets book here: http://michaelshumanqut.eventbrite.com.au/link ($25 public $15 concession $0 uni student with ID)
