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A great night learning all about key challenges from industry leaders of the hospitality and the "State of the Industry" data produced by OpenTable. A fascinating discussion about the impact of COVID and economic conditions of a cost of living crisis as well as practical suggestions and top industry trends to entice diners (especially from GenZ) back in-house. Thank you to Wes Lambert from Australian Restaurant & Cafe Association and OpenTable for a great evening. You can read more about this valuable data via the link below 👇👇 Nice to meet you Tim Domelow and Anthony Bear and great to chat again Natalie Turmine & Chantelle Martin!

The Small Biz Matters People, #Policy, Purpose podcast from the Regional Australia Institute 2024 summit #regionsrising is ready to download! There's over 247 episodes to download so make sure you subscribe to listen, learn, and find out who advocates for you and your #smallbusiness. Interviews included: ☑ Liz Ritchie CEO Regional Australia Institute ☑ Hon Kristy McBain MP Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government ☑ Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie, leader for Nationals in the Senate ☑ John Cleland, CEO Essential Energy ☑ Sam Dimarco , GM Regional & Remote nbn® Australia ☑ Hacia Atherton, CEO Empowered Women In Trades (EWIT) Group Get it wherever you get your podcasts - Spotify iTunes etc or via our website 👇👇👇 and don't forget to subscribe!

Small Biz Matters is going back to its roots - #grassroots! ... It’s #localelection time!  So let’s meet the Hornsby Mayoral Candidates. Joining us live in the studio we have: ✅ Janelle McIntosh - Labor ✅ Nathan Tilbury  - Independent ✅ Warren Waddell - Liberal If you were to ask a small business owner which level of government has the most impact on their business, to be honest, it would depend when you ask them. Right now small businesses are thinking about interest rates, rising complexities in compliance staff and the state of the economy. But frequently the decisions made by your local council can have an enormous impact on your ability to run a business. Development planning of residential and commercial areas, parking, foot traffic, events, rubbish and recycling disposal, and increasingly finding the right people with the right skills who can afford to live locally. Small Biz Matters asked a number of businesses right here what they thought were the main concerns facing their small businesses at a local level and what they would like to see the new Hornsby mayor change to improve their economic outlook and make it easier to do business in Hornsby. Join me live tomorrow at 9am on Triple H 100.1FM and later on Spotify iTunes of wherever you get your listening pleasure! Anthony Brewster Julian Leeser #placedbased Tina Brown Claire Rampling Chris George James Dowling James Wallace Wayne Dickerson

Integrity. Empathy. Strength. Three things we need in leadership. Paul Zahra has all three in spades. Go well my friend.

A Meet the Candidates event is a window into Australia’s democratic soul- doubly so when it’s for Mayor of City of Sydney! For its 79,163 businesses (as at 2023) their #Smallbiz answers were critical. Important policy options around parks for markets, parking (and cycleways), engagement and placed-based activation to increase foot traffic were discussed. (It would have been great to hear about local #procurement though.) Great hosting as always by Paul Nicolaou and Peter May and Business NSW. Marvellous to see you again Angela Vithoulkas, Oksana Koriakova and Elizabeth Warner and new connections made with James Dowling, Michael Hogg, Lyndon Gannon, Maria Danieli, @Susan ritchie #welovesydney

We've got a huge line-up on Small Biz Matters People #Policy Purpose this week. A tonne of interviews from our time at the Regional Australia Institute's annual summit ~ #regionsrising ! Join us to listen to experts, CEO's politicians al talk about the criticality of #smallbiz to regional economic strength, growth and stability. We interviewed: ☑ Liz Ritchie CEO Regional Australia Institute ☑ Hon Kristy McBain MP Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government ☑ Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie, leader for Nationals in the Senate ☑ John Cleland, CEO Essential Energy ☑ Sam Dimarco  , GM Regional & Remote nbn® Australia ☑ Hacia Atherton, CPA, MAPP  CEO Empowered Women In Trades (EWIT) Group   Join me live tomorrow at 9am on Triple H 100.1FM and later on Spotify iTunes of wherever you get your listening pleasure!

QUICK! Time is running out to contribute to a very important survey (and we all love a good survey) the annual Startup Muster! Deadline is 9Sep so get to it! startupmuster.com Luli Adeyemo Kate Pounder Chitra Andy Rajan Rita Arrigo Angus Capel Simon Foster

The next Small Biz Matters People, #Policy, Purpose podcast is ready now! Dr Sherman Chan is one of those few #economists who, when they explain a complex problem, it makes sense. That’s why whenever you attend a Business NSW event where she is presenting or read their quarterly Business Insights data report, the science of economics becomes a little clearer. Insights coming from #smallbusiness can paint a very clear picture for policy makers on economic conditions. This is particularly true when that data is robust, clearly presented and consistent in its undertaking. It’s a powerful tool for both small businesses but politicians and policy makers who are ultimately making decisions which affect your business every day. Dr Sherman Chan is passionate about making small business data meaningful, accessible and importantly impactful to these policy makers. Regularly briefing small business intel from the quarterly business insights report to the likes of NSW Treasury, the RBA and federal politicians, she has an intelligent approach to data gathering, presenting it in a clear and relatable way, Dr Sherman Chan is exactly the right person to deliver the information you need to understand the state of small business right now. Listen via iTunes Spotify or the #smallbizmatters website and don't forget to subscribe ✅ Sam Moreton Mustafa Agha Paul Nicolaou Paul Hubbard Stephen Walters David Harding

Marvellous to see one of our Small Biz Matters experts and regular contributors, Natasha Hawker - GAICD lend her expertise to the The Sydney Morning Herald today about right to disconnect taking affect. “This means every business in Australia, from corporate giants such as BHP to your local coffee shop, will be hamstrung with costly industrial red tape fraught with problems that threaten workplace harmony and flexibility, and could undermine productivity right across the economy.” You can listen to one of our recent podcasts where Natasha talked about the workplace relation law changes and how they will affect #smallbiz Link in the comments below 👇