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Welcome to the May update of the Gosford Erina Business Chamber. Your local chamber. I'd like to start off this month by saying thank you. Thank you to the businesses who have worked hard and accessed whatever resources were necessary to survive. The current climate has made it challenging for anyone in business right now but in the true Australian spirit many of you have adjusted your business model and adapted to the needs of your customers. Click here to read the Presidents Repor...

Twelve months have flown by since Key2 Realty first opened its doors and what a year it has been. The social enterprise property management company has seen fantastic growth and support in such a short amount of time. Key2 Realty provides expert real estate and property management services to residential landlords, but they are different to other property managers. All profits go back to support programs such as education scholarships, learner driver courses and a program referred to as S...

Dear Members and Business Operators As many of you are aware, the NSW State Government created the $10,000 Small Business Grant to assist businesses with the impacts and recovery of COVID-19 and assist in the recovery process. We wish to remind you that applications for the Small Business Support Grant close on 1st June 2020 and we encourage you all to assess if you are eligible to access part of this $550 million dollar funding which is available though Service NSW. View the eligibil...

GEBC hosted its first online event via Zoom on Wednesday May 13th for members and guests. Guest Speaker Gary Murphy, CEO Central Coast Council spoke about  Councils response to Covid-19 and the actions of the Central Coast Business Taskforce. Our 2nd Guest Speaker Blake Zibara from Happy Hippo Media spoke about how businesses can use this epidemic as an opportunity. Click here to view the slides from Gary Murphys presentation. Click here to view the slides from  Blake Zibaras presen...

Dear GEBC Members We want to help businesses keep going as best they can, and for as long as they can, or to pause instead of winding up their business. Our focus is on cushioning the blow and providing hope to every Australian that we will get through this and come out the other side together. Below we have outlined what help may be available to small businesses, sole traders and tradies. We have also outlined the difference between the JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments and their e...