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Are you a small business owner? This Small Business Month event can boost your business!

Joe Kowalewski, Chief Marketing Officer

Sep 8, 2019
2 min

Are you a small business owner? This Small Business Month event can boost your business!

Small businesses are being encouraged to sign up for the Greater Western Sydney Business Booster to showcase their products and services during October’s NSW Small Business Month. The day-long event has been strategically positioned in Blacktown, considered the geographic heart of the region, to attract business owners from the adjoining 12 local government areas that comprise the Greater Western Sydney region. Blacktown City Council has agreed to host the event at Blacktown

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New do's and don'ts guide for small business finance

Joe Kowalewski, Chief Marketing Officer

Aug 1, 2019
2 min

New do's and don'ts guide for small business finance

Talk small business finance to most business owners and they will tell you that it's a fantasy unless you have substantial assets. That could be about to change with an industry-first Business Funding Guide to help small business owners and their accountants to crack credit crunch. It's no 'silver bullet' through the financial fantasyland bubble, but it should greatly help business to be more strategic in assessing what they need and the best ways of achieving it. The guide,

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Methamphetamine threat to real estate; putting people at the centre of problem solving & free

Joe Kowalewski, Chief Marketing Officer

Apr 19, 2019
2 min

Methamphetamine threat to real estate; putting people at the centre of problem solving & free

If you own a rental property, need to buy or rent rent one, you need to test it for methamphetamine use or risk personal health or liability issues. That’s the shock message business owners heard at the Local Area Marketing & Networking – Parramatta event on Wednesday. Group member Brian Crawford (pictured right) Director, IPSM Australia Pty ltd, said that methamphetamine manufacture or smoking left chemical residuals that embedded themselves on all surfaces and could not be

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Starting a business? Here are five strategic moves to keep you on track

Local Area Marketing

Apr 9, 2019
4 min

Starting a business? Here are five strategic moves to keep you on track

So, you’ve made the decision to start a business. Congratulations! Now, before you get started, it’s time to dust of your old chess set and brush up on your game strategy. Just like playing chess, starting a business requires you to learn the value of preparation, setting goals, and learning from your mistakes. To help you make your first move, we spoke to business owner and Entrepreneurship Facilitator, Cheryl Royle (pictured right), who ran us through five strategies to kee

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Help for Western Sydney women entrepreneurs to expand their businesses

Joe Kowalewski, Chief Marketing Officer

Mar 25, 2019
2 min

Help for Western Sydney women entrepreneurs to expand their businesses

Women entrepreneurs in Greater Western Sydney have until midnight tonight to register in a new project to help expand their businesses, improve their personal and business skills and potentially win one of two $4,000 business service packages. The INSPIRING BUSINESS GROWTH project aims to help women entrepreneurs who have operated their business for at least 12 months to "go to the next level". It combines coaching and mentoring in key business areas with key business netwo

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Parramatta business network hosts women's entrepreneur project launch

Joe Kowalewski, Chief Marketing Officer

Mar 15, 2019
2 min

Parramatta business network hosts women's entrepreneur project launch

Avoiding ‘silent killer’ customer mistakes; Intellectual property and its value to small business and the launch of a women’s entrepreneurship project lead the March Local Area Marketing & Networking – Parramatta agenda. Attendees will also learn why having an advisory board is a great asset for small business, particularly solopreneurs. All this and the opportunity to network with a dynamic group of business owners make this session a “must attend” event. Make sure you are o

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Camden businesses sought for promotional video

Joe Kowalewski, Chief Marketing Officer

Feb 22, 2019
1 min

Camden businesses sought for promotional video

Camden Region Economic Taskforce is looking for local businesses to get involved in a video promoting the area's "unique" business community. The Taskforce will use the video as part of its marketing campaign to attract more business investment, employment and infrastructure development. Established by Camden Council in November 2017, the Taskforce works to support the economic prosperity of the Camden Local Government Area (LGA) which is currently the fastest growing LGA in

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PARRAMATTA BUSINESS GROUP MEMBERS SHINE!

ACU seeks local business comments on proposed Blacktown university Campus

Joe Kowalewski, Chief Marketing Officer

Oct 28, 2018
2 min

ACU seeks local business comments on proposed Blacktown university Campus

As Blacktown City Council ramps up its campaign for a Blacktown CBD University Campus, the Australian Catholic University (ACU) has thrown its support behind the move and launched a survey asking local businesses for input. The ACU intends responding to Council's call for Expressions of Interest for partners interested in creating a multi-faculty university that is at the geographical and cultural heart of Blacktown. Council has said it wants a university that serves both loc

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Strong marketing flavour features at Parramatta October business networking

Norwest meeting yields a feast of knowledge

Blacktown on the road to becoming centre of medical & academic excellence

Joe Kowalewski, Chief Marketing Officer

Sep 20, 2018
2 min

Blacktown on the road to becoming centre of medical & academic excellence

A vision for Blacktown’s future as a centre for academic and medical excellence was the focus of September’s Greater Blacktown Business Chamber (GBBC) Business After Five networking meeting on Thursday. It was hosted at Blacktown Hospital on behalf of Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospital. Guest speaker, former NSW Premier and Member for Toongabbie, The Hon Nathan Rees, gave an update on two projects spearheading the developments aimed at providing international standard training,

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Western Sydney Small Business Expo 2018 walk through

August expo provides success tools & networking for small business owners

Facebook Ads Manager changes simplify campaign creation from mobile devices

Local Area Marketing

Jul 19, 2018
2 min

Facebook Ads Manager changes simplify campaign creation from mobile devices

Facebook has added a new suite of creative tools to its Ads Manager app that will enable ad campaigns to be created from mobile devices. The mobile specific tools will make it easier to build Facebook ads on the go, wherever you are and whenever you need them. Facebook explains “As more and more business gets done on mobile, business owners and marketers need tools to create and manage ad campaigns on the go. The new creative tools in Ads Manager allow you to create and edit

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Local Area Marketing voted into Local Business Awards Finals

Co-working spaces - creating a better life for business owners & entrepreneurs

Penrith evening networking trial to feature Cartridge Warehouse MDs struggle with blindness and bank

Local Area Marketing

May 2, 2018
1 min

Penrith evening networking trial to feature Cartridge Warehouse MDs struggle with blindness and bank

Small Business Owners Network Penrith, will trial an evening networking event on Tuesday 15 May featuring inspirational guest speaker, blind entrepreneur and successful businessman Jon Clifton. Mr Clifton is Managing Director of Cartridge Warehouse and Owner/Managing Director at The Cartridge Specialists Pty Ltd. Being legally blind has not stopped the "no bull s..." businessman from building his business into a successful national operation that recently expanded into New Ze

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Four business tips to make sure you start your business off right

Kochie's Business Builders

Apr 26, 2018
2 min

Four business tips to make sure you start your business off right

When you’re just starting out in business, one of your first challenges will be to convince prospective customers you know your stuff. But when you don’t have years of experience and happy customers to point to, how do you establish yourself as credible, and trustworthy? Here are just a few ways that you can show even your very first customer that you are a true professional. First impressions count You only get one chance to make a first impression, so make it count. Your cl

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Free training options for SME business owners

Local Area Marketing

Apr 6, 2018
2 min

Free training options for SME business owners

Greater Western Sydney small businesses employing less than 19 people now have access to free training across key business areas. The training will be made available online through TAFE. Modules can be completed at the participants own pace and at times to best suit their availability. They will be complemented by live tutorials with trainers and fellow participants. This will allow small business owners and employees to collaborate and seek feedback on business ideas, challe

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