International Women's Day!On Thursday 5 March we partnered with Camden Valley Inn to celebrate International Women's Day, with special guest Kerri-Anne Kennerley. The evening was filled with laughter & celebration as Kerri-Anne shared lots of great stories about her career as a female in the entertainment industry. During the night our very own Executive Officer, Debbie Roberts was awarded the "Camden Local Women of the Year", in recognition of her passion and endless work in the local business community. Congratulations Debbie! The event also featured a premier of our video series featuring inspiring women of the Camden region. You can check it out below! Thank you to everyone who came along and supported this event. We look forward to bringing you something bigger and better in 2021! COVID-19 information for businessesWe want to share with you some of the resources we have found useful during this time of uncertainty. For financial assistance for business, go to www.business.gov.au For useful business information, go to www.smallbusiness.nsw.gov.au For information from the ATO, go to www.ato.gov.au For information from NSW Health for businesses, go to www.health.nsw.gov.au For information from the Mental Health Commission of NSW, visit nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au Generation STEM community partnership program As proud partners of the Generation STEM program we attended the 2019 showcase where year 9 & 10 students addressed challenges faced in their local community. To learn more about this innovative program watch this short video. Small business bushfire support grant If your small business has experienced a significant decline in revenue as a result of the NSW 2019-2020 bushfires (beginning in August 2019), and is located within a specified Local Government Area (LGA), you may be eligible for the $10,000 small business support grant. Click here to read more. Supporting the tradies of the future The NSW Government is making sure we have a world-class TAFE and training system that delivers more qualified tradies for the workplaces of the future. Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a Review of the system to be led by Mr David Gonski AC and Professor Peter Shergold AC. Read the full story here. Getting down to business - a profile of women in small business in NSW The NSW Government has published a report which provides an overview of the current status of female business ownership in NSW, and considers the challenges and opportunities for women in business. To download this report click here. Major earthworks at Western Sydney International Airport kicks off Major earthworks commenced on 11 March at the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport. The scale of the earthworks will equate to over 10,000 Olympic swimming pools! To read more click here. Funding for female founded startups The Boosting Female Founders Initiative Round 1 provides female founders of startup businesses with funding to launch and scale their businesses into domestic and global markets. For more information go to www.business.gov.au. Domestic arts tourism - connecting the country The latest Australia Council research report findings suggest what many of us already know, that the arts are an under-recognised economic driver of regional Australia and could help fast-track bushfire recovery. To read more click here. NSW energy efficiency program Did you know that the NSW Government offers discounts and incentives for businesses to reduce energy use and save on power bills? For more information go to energysaver.nsw.gov.au. |