Small businesses are joining forces to stage the Greater Western Sydney Business Booster - a showcase of products and services - during NSW

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

More than 100 people attended the Greater Blacktown Business Chamber (GBBC) July Business After 5 networking function sponsored by Blacktown City Council. The ‘Blacktown Moving Forward’ themed event was held at The Leo Kelly Blacktown Art Centre. (Check out our Facebook photo album here) or click the web link below for larger images. Representing Blacktown City Council, Councillor Kathie Collins thanked the Chamber for its work bringing businesses together, mentoring business

'Inclusiveness and success' best described yesterday's Local Area Marketing & Networking - Parramatta business owners meetin

A great morning of networking, collaboration and knowledge sharing at today's Local Area Marketing & Networking - Norwest meeting fe

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

We have a great program for the 17 April meeting including a major and free Western Sydney University initiative to help boost your business. There's a shock revelation for anyone who owns property or works in real estate, a discussion on why every business needs an advisory group and a keynote on people centred design. Need to know more? Come this Wednesday morning to the Local Area Marketing & Networking -Parramatta event at Parramatta RSL Club (Bligh Room). Details here. O

A Western Sydney University project launch, 'fake it before you make it' discussion and an INSIGHT into how networking built a national property investment company were highlights of Thursday's Local Area Marketing & Networking - Norwest business networking event. The event also featured a keynote on business insurances and an INSIGHT on getting the most out of your website. Philip Watson, National Business Development Manager, Insurance Made Easy (IME), explained the differe

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

If you're a male business owner, a husband, father, brother, son or granddad - here's your chance to hold a fun BBQ while supporting research into Endometriosis* - a disease that affects more than one-in-every 10 women. March is Endometriosis Awareness Month and Endometriosis Australia has launched a campaign to encourage men to host a Fundraiser BBQ - a Mendo BBQ! Why is this so important? Because it doesn’t just affect women, it impacts their loved ones and the entire commu

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

Wednesday night shopping came to Blacktown Workers Club last night providing an array of goods and services for home and businesses via the Blacktown Business Network Expo. The Expo, in its third year, was organised by Robyn Atkins and her Blacktown Business Network committee members. You could buy colourful t-shirts, jewellery and hand-made soaps or get a massage, marriage celebrants, IT services or a housing loan. For business owners there were business advisors, coaches an

Networking in between kangaroos and crocodiles will make an exciting wildlife menu when Featherdale Wildlife Park hosts the March GBBC Busin

A big networking morning saw a new acronym created for Local Area Marketing & Networking - Parramatta - LAMP. Why? Because it helps make

Despite the increase in digital connectedness, a new study by CWT has found businesses benefit most from face-to-face meetings over their virtual counterparts. The survey of over 1100 business owners and executives found three in four prefer meeting face-to-face to using technology-enabled communications such as video-conferencing. Of those, nearly one in four (23 per cent) said this is because it helps them build stronger, more meaningful relationships, 17 per cent said they

An update on the Western Sydney Aerotropolis project at Badgerys Creek, Novotel Hotel tours, new member presentations and Novotel hospitality featured at the Greater Blacktown Business Chamber's October Business after Five networking event. Novotel Sydney West HQ at Rooty Hill did the hosting. The resort features 164 rooms, eight multi purpose event venues, an onsite bar and restaurant, fitness club and aquatic centre. Guests were given an audio visual tour of the complex bef

Local Area Marketing & Networking - Parramatta welcomed five new members to its October meeting on Thursday. The meeting had a strong ma

Good takeaways continued to be a hallmark of the Norwest Local Area Marketing and Networking group today.

September marks the beginning of Spring and the season of local networking and business events starting with the month-long Orange Blossom Festival in the Hills Shire. The festival runs until 30 September and you can check out the program here. For business opportunities contact: Sydney Hills Events Team on (02) 9843 0112 or email: events@thehills.nsw.gov.au There's also a two-day Women's Business Summit happening in Blacktown 28-29 September. Info here. From today there are

Jamisontown based Creo Wealth hosted the August Greater Blacktown Business Chamber Business (GBBC) After Five function at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope. Creo Wealth are financial planners who describe themselves as "problem solvers" for people passing through various stages of life from starting families to retirement. Husband and wife team Kylie and Anthony Sultana emphasised the importance of taking action to achieve financial and life dreams instead of only talking abo