CBD Sydney Chamber

Register now – Good access is good for business. Hosted by the City of Sydney. International Day of People with Disability Free networking breakfast event Tues, 3 December (8:00am to 10:00am), You’ll hear practical advice and tips to create a better experience for customers and employees while improving the diversity, inclusion and profitability of your business. There’s growing evidence that good access is good for business. Research from Monash University shows that for every dollar businesses spend on better access, there is a $13 return on investment. With more than 4.4 million (1 in 6) Australians living with disability, businesses that make it easier to buy products and services by improving access, inclusion and diversity have been found to have twice as much selling power. Becoming more accessible and inclusive doesn’t have to be hard. There are simple steps you can take to improve your customer service, physical environment and communication to be more welcoming of people with disability. Attend this event to learn more. Speakers Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, lived experience presenter, social change team Zero Barriers, Executive Officer, Dee-Dee San Jose Enjoy coffee, breakfast and the chance to connect with other likeminded businesses committed to improving diversity and inclusion. Discover how you can become a Zero Barriers accredited business. Bookings essential for this free International Day of People with Disability event. Paul Nicolaou Ritchi Bethell Anitra Morgana - being part of the solution Paul Brasch David De Troy Chris Greening Elizabeth Ryu Renata B. Shazia Imran Cathy Curtis Kathleen Furey Robin Gant Brian Challen Roger Mussalli Benny L.

CBD Roundtable 29 Oct Another great session at Castlereagh Boutique Hotel this week, where we welcomed around 35 members and guests over coffee and sweet treats. The CBD Sydney Chamber hosts these roundtables monthly to facilitate to share information and identify ways in which businesses can work together. Participating businesses have at least two things in common: Firstly, due to their expertise within certain areas they "speak the same language" - so finding the points of commonality and potential for collaboration is more straightforward; and (while we welcome visitors) many of these are CBD Sydney Chamber Members, so they understand the objectives and high standards that the Chamber promotes among the businesses it supports. We used this week's session to share our plans for EXPO25. This is a significant event for the Chamber & its Members - designed to expand your visibility within the CBD business community and create opportunities for conversations with a many who may never have attended a Chamber event previously.  Thanks to all those who attended! And we also celebrated Happy Diwali with lights and sweets courtesy of Nidhi Sharma! Omar Afiouni BSc JP GAICD Michael Perkins Priyan Fernando Tommy Lim Boris Santana Ava Thomas (Aso) Jane Pan Anne Neilan Marie Vlahos Kerry Said Paul Nicolaou Mary Odisho

The Rocks - a magnificent part of our business and entertainment precinct Yesterday I spent some time gaining valuable insights from three CBD Sydney Chamber Member businesses in The Rocks. Meeting with Chris Greening General Manager with The Harbour Rocks Hotel at 34 Harrington St. Renata B. Owner & Creative Director & Australian Opal Specialist Opal Minded at 55A George St and international award-winning artist Shazia Imran of Shazia Imran Gallery at 102-104 George St. These businesses are leading examples of what The Rocks does best – individuality and creativity. The Harbour Rocks Hotel is a boutique hotel, nestled between Harrington St and overlooks Nurses Lane. Experience their hidden gems - Tayim Restaurant and The Terrace Bar – you must. Opal Minded crafts and creates beautiful rings, necklaces, pendants, cufflinks and more. With a family business history dating back to 1946 - Renata and her husband John are passionate that each piece must start with sustainable and environmentally responsible opal mining practices. And the Shazia Imran Gallery where Shazia Imran, an internationally award winning painter, sculptor and artist, together with her husband and family, have transformed the Old Coroner’s Court, into a beautiful and welcoming gallery. The Rocks continues to evolve as a key destination for Sydney locals and international tourists and we invite you to take time to experience what our member businesses have to offer. Paul Nicolaou Omar Afiouni BSc JP GAICD Joel Gordon Sam Danieli Clover Moore AO Johanna Storm Richard McClelland Panayiotis (Peter) Kalogeropoulos

What Does Your Personal Success Look Like? Oct 22 from 5.30 - 7.30pm CUPRA City Garage Members, Non-Members/Guests are welcome Tulsi van de Graaff, Communication and Conflict Expert with the support of Holi Birman will lead an inspiring discussion around personal success and what it feels like. For example, how do you evaluate your own success, personally and professionally? What are your markers of success? What are your barriers to success? What support helps when times are tough? Do you relate to having ‘imposter syndrome’? If so, what helps? How do role models make a difference to you and others? How can we support each other? If you are a business owner, manager, hold or aspire to hold senior positions and interested in leadership, this is the network with which you should be involved. Everyone benefits from the content. If what we're doing sounds interesting, please join us. https://lnkd.in/gm8YNx4q Karen Simmons Sharon Williams Sharon Stanley Sylvia Papadios Kavita Herbert Adrienne McLean Philip Evangelou Paul Cripps Claire Styles Magdalena Kosior-Molloy,MCom Oksana Koriakova Grace Q Tan Rielle Berglund Indu Ponnusamy CertM Lakshmi Pillamarri Manjula Viswanath

Webinar: ‘Employ the Exceptional’, a live webinar about hiring Australian ex-service people   Wed 23 Oct 2024 from 5:30pm - 6:30pm Did you know that every year, up to 6,000 people leave the Australian Defence Force and make the move to civilian life? It’s an exceptional talent pool. How can employers best tap into it and ensure their workplace is one where ex-service employees can thrive? You’re invited to attend "Employ the Exceptional”, a special live webinar on October 23, 2024. Hosted by The Guardian Australia in partnership with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the event will provide valuable insights into the unique skills ex-service people bring to the civilian workforce and how organisations can benefit from employing them. The panel will feature veterans, employers and HR professionals discussing best practices for hiring and supporting ex-service people. Employers, HR specialists and ex-service people are invited to register to attend the free live webinar.  Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gPfMt893 Ariane Krug Omar Afiouni BSc JP GAICD Ronita Fourie Paul Cripps Benny L. Roger Mussalli

15 Oct 2024 After 5 Networking | It's Small Business Month | Mental Health and your team WorkClub, 8 Chifley Square from 5.30pm The work environment has the potential to have an impact on your team’s mental health.   Most of us are probably aware that ongoing work-related stress can cause both psychological and physical harm. Like any other physical health and safety risk, psychological health risks must be managed as part of WHS obligations of a business - it’s now a business requirement.   But it’s not easy when the business leaders and/or business owners are themselves struggling given the challenges of the current environment.   Creating a psychologically safe environment allows people to work in a way that suits them best and hence allows them to be the most productive – alleviating a whole heap of stress!   So how can you create such environments where you can manage your own stress levels and at the same time create safe spaces for your team? The issue of the mental health of your team continues to be a key strategy that businesses - large and small - must embrace. During Small Business Month, we look to connect to this conversation through this keynote presentation by Ruchi Motial-Suri of Success Culture. Ruchi utilises neuroscience based techniques to assist leaders to improve work cultures and create high performing teams; and is a certified NLP master practitioner and international speaker, a Masters in Computers and a Bachelor’s in Physics. Be part of this conversation and make new connections within the CBD business community. To register: https://lnkd.in/gxCJiHyz Omar Afiouni BSc JP GAICD Paul Nicolaou NSW Small Business Commissioner Magdalena Kosior-Molloy,MCom Xavier Shea Johanna Storm Joanne Keating Kala Philip (MAICD, GAICD) Chris de Lorenzo

Small Business Month 2024 Lunch 'n' Learn | Communication Connect 8 Oct 2024 The CBD Sydney Chamber hosted this event to bring together a range of diverse, specialists involved in the communication industry. This is part of our commitment to Small Business Month 2024 with the assistance of the Office of The Small Business Commissioner. An amazing breadth of talent came together to talk about their business, what their key points of difference/speciality are and what might be the best avenues through which they could grow their businesses. Businesses that wanted to be part of this conversation included Addicted To Apps Affect Communications Archer & Round Pty Ltd AT Digital Backbone Business Matchmaking Businessfocus360 Pvt Ltd CASA MEDIA GROUP Content Made Easy Melotti Content Media Excelerate Marketing Pty Ltd FWD Focus Nidhi Sharma from SMS HeyYa TV HighNote Leanne Shelton from Human Edge AI Training Leonards Advertising Michael Thompson Photography Mint Marketing Kathy Lindsay from Lindsay Communication Orlando S. Corporate Photography Pivot Point WebFurnace UR Digital We look forward to continuing to engage these businesses and introduce their talents to the broader CBD business community. Kathy Lindsay Nidhi Sharma Grace Wong Christopher Melotti Kavita Herbert Daniel Deutsch Mick West. CISM, MBA, MAICD. Tony Skinner Jennifer B. Leanne Shelton ✨ Orlando S. Tala Chisholm Jordan Louise Knight Pulkit Agrawal Vojislav Lukic Anthony Lakkis Davy Nguyen NSW Small Business Commissioner Paul Nicolaou

NSW Visitor Economy set to grow by 40% This week Business Sydney hosted NSW Premier Chris Minns and Tourism Minister John Graham to launch and discuss the NSW Government’s Visitor Economy Review. The Premier announced that the MInns Government will focus on a more ambitious goal of $91 billion in annual visitor economy expenditure by 2035 – a 40% increase on the previous goal. The accelerated growth is expected to provide a big economic windfall for regional communities, with $44 billion (48%) of the $91 billion expected to be spent in regional NSW. Meeting this goal makes for some significant challenges - including the need for 40,000 extra hotel rooms (a 41% increase on what’s currently available), overcoming significant worker and skills shortages in roles such as tour guides and chefs and the need for increased business event facilities in Sydney, Western Sydney and priority regional areas. This announcement is important for all of our SME businesses within the hospitality and visitor economy sectors in the CBD (and regional NSW) - as the government develops initiatives and planning decisions that support this growth - creating sound reasons to more confidently plan to increase investment in business expansion, focus attention on digital technologies that make your business more efficient and secure, promote and market your services, develop strong leadership programs and training for your teams to ensure that the face of your business is absolutely the best it can be. For more information on this announcement: https://lnkd.in/g5f23_bY Paul Nicolaou Nerida Pearson Paul Brasch Chris Greening Mitchell Turner Carla Teixeira Medusa Greek Taverna Amanda Frack Bopp & Tone Applejack Hospitality Kala Philip (MAICD, GAICD) Jane Koch Roger Mussalli Harbour Rocks Hotel Salter Brothers Hospitality

CBD Women in Business | Spring Drinks & Networking | What Does Your Personal Success Look Like? 22 Oct 2024 5.30-7.30pm Join us for this next thought-provoking session. Tulsi van de Graaff, Communication and Conflict Expert with the support of Holi Birman, will lead an inspiring discussion around personal success and what it feels like. - How do you evaluate your own success, personally and professionally? - What are your markers of success? What are your barriers to success?  - What support helps when times are tough? - Do you relate to having ‘imposter syndrome’? If so, what helps? - How do role models make a difference to you and others? How can we support each other? Hosted by the CBD Sydney Chamber of Commerce, the group comprises business owners, senior women in small and medium sized businesses, leaders and aspiring leaders who want to learn, share and grow both personally and professionally. And while this network is focused on making meaningful connections among women. We also welcome men to participate and add to productive discussions. More information & to register: https://lnkd.in/gm8YNx4q Mary Odisho Simone Rees Lucy Lantz Evelyn Gardis Louise Blair Maree Harris Isabella Thomas Fiona Monfrooy Shayal Autar Mandy Coolen Nicole (Marcus) Raad Shauna Mainprize Sharon Stanley Melanie Philippou Heidi Horne -Workplace Happiness Consultant and Speaker Katherine Larish Cristina Lee Debra Beck-Mewing Kerry Said Amanda Rogers