Toukley has lost a thriving small business to Newcastle following a tangle of bureaucratic red tape arising from just one complaint about a popular ice creamery. Coast Community News reported...

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The Central Coast has made a strong showing in the Australian Small Business Champion Awards with 36 local finalists across a wide spectrum of business enterprises. Category winners in 2021...

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Three Central Coast businesses have taken out gongs at the 2021 Australian Small Business Champion Awards, announced on March 19 at Star Casino. The Australian Small Business Champion Awards support...

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Small businesses on the Central Coast hit by the Omicron wave have been handed a further lifeline, with the Small Business Support Program extended to a new closing date of...

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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has welcomed the Australian Government’s commitment to renew funding for a mental health program tailored to small business owners. Acting...

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An analysis of a sample of charges imposed by Central Coast Council over four years on small business operators has shown what appears to be an absence of consistency and...

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“It’s the dream of most small businesses to open a second store,” Woy Woy Antiques and Collectables owner, Mitchell Gordon, said when he decided to again expand his operations to...

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Given the widespread impact on small businesses during the ongoing lockdowns, we’re spending the lead-up to the festive season sharing inspiration for local gift ideas. This week, we’re focusing once...

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Small and micro-business owners are buckling as lockdown drags on but crisis payments promised by the State Government to fill the gap are either unattainable or not getting through. Financial...

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While our politicians claim relief and compensation is easily and readily available to any who are in hardship due to the protracted and possibly now indefinite COVID-19 lockdown, many workers,...

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Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed new support measures for small businesses announced as part of the State Budget. Large businesses which contract with NSW Government agencies for goods and...

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At a time when paid beach parking across the Central Coast is being explored by Central Coast Council, shop owners at Ettalong Beach are pushing back and calling for free...

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Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed an invitation from the State Government for business owners, industry groups and members of the public to have their say on how to make...

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Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed an invitation from the State Government for business owners, industry groups and members of the public to have their say on how to make...

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Business NSW has asked the Federal Government to provide a clear pathway for business recovery in its annual Pre-Budget submission to Treasury, with thousands of Central Coast businesses facing bleak...

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As 11,000 local businesses face a withdrawal of JobKeeper, a continued review on how and who to support with targeted stimulus is needed to ensure the longer term survival of...

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While small businesses in the region have “done it tough” through COVID-19, their innovation has shone through with many businesses changing the way they attract, service and follow up with...

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A West Gosford small business which launched earlier this month is set to hire out mobile skip bins across the region, after receiving tailored advice through the NSW Government’s Business...

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Small business owners feeling overwhelmed by the impact of the coronavirus have been offered a lifeline, with Beyond Blue launching a new initiative to support their mental health. Australian Small...

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The Federal Government is set to undertake the most significant reforms to Australia’s solvency framework in 30 years as part of its economic recovery plan. The reforms, which draw on...

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