Embrace the Naive Expert
By Melissa Archer, Business Advisor In my role as Business Advisor, I meet with an average of 15 business owners a week, and of those 15, typically 3 are business owners I haven’t met previously. I am truly in my element in this environment. I thrive on meeting new people, learning about their business ideas, […]
The NDIS Update
The NDIS Update is a regular videocast updating Service Providers in the Disability Sector on developments in the NDIS. If you’re a small or medium business in the Sector, tune in with our NDIS expert Business Advisor, Chantelle Robards to hear the latest live update! Chantelle Robards updates on a positive meeting with Industry stakeholders. Subscribe […]
Mid Coast on the Move
The Business Centre’s Mid Coast regional office has moved into its new CBD premises on the first floor of the Forster Arcade – 41 Wharf St, Forster. To meet the growing needs of local businesses, this office is added to a list of associate offices of the Business Centre in Gloucester, Tea Gardens, Bulahdelah, Wingham and […]
Lifelong Customers
It is no secret that the Central Coast is a tourist hotspot over the Christmas/Sumer period. In fact, Destination NSW shows that 1.4m people visited the Central Coast during this period in 2017. With great beaches and quality restaurants, it’s hardly surprising people flock to this location to call home, even if it is just […]
Power Hour – new quarterly networking and speaker series
Central Coast Council is partnering with The Business Centre to bring a new quarterly networking and speaker series for 2018. Join us in Gosford for conversations, ideas and networking opportunities at The Smart Work Hub, Event Space, 28 William Street Gosford…. Register here. The first session brings you together with Senior Business Advisor & Program Manager Gordon Whitehead, passionate about […]
What is digital relevance
As a small or medium business, an online presence is no longer critical, it is mandatory. New research from Harvard suggests the way we need to market online has shifted. With the volume of traffic, shortening attention spans of our customers – business owners and marketers need to begin thinking about how to be relevant […]
Innovation Sparks in the Hunter
Six hopeful startups pitched their business ideas for the Business Centre’s Pitch Night at the newly renovated Newcastle train station – The Station – last night as part of the Spark Festival. In front of more than 60 industry leaders, investors and members of the business community, startups including Augr, Jazoodle, Corethics, Voakltyme, MGA Thermal […]
Innovation Sparks in the Hunter
Six hopeful startups pitched their business ideas for the Business Centre’s Pitch Night at the newly renovated Newcastle train station – The Station – last night as part of the Spark Festival. In front of more than 60 industry leaders, investors and members of the business community, startups including Augr, Jazoodle, Corethics, Voakltyme, MGA Thermal […]
China Week Business Forum
The China Business Forum, as part of Newcastle China Week 2018, seeks to start dialogues to harness Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Global economic growth is sustained by inherent innovation-driven comparative advantages among the nations. Artificial intelligence and robotics, internet of things, smart technologies, biomedical breakthroughs and many other modern-day advances have transformed and enhanced our day-to-day […]
China Ready 2.0
After an overwhelming response from our first China Ready business seminar, we are proud to announce our second collaboration with ACSME’s David Thomas for local businesses looking to operate in China. As a titan in our global economy, the likelihood of manufacturing, importing or exporting though China is high. How do you crack this market and […]
