Business NSW - Western NSW

🚀 Don’t Miss Out on the Business Event of 2025! 🚀 🌟 Business Leaders 2025 - Leading with Vision Forum 🌟 📅 Date: Thursday, 6 February 2025 ⏲️ Time: 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM 📍 Location: Hotel Canobolas, 248 Summer Street, Orange 🦅 Early Bird Tickets Are Flying Fast! Secure yours for just $130 before 31 December and save! Don’t wait! This is your chance to connect, learn, and lead with vision in 2025. Spots are limited, so act now! 🎟️ Grab your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eJRAHx6P Let’s shape the future of business in Western NSW together. See you there!

Our final Regional Leader event for 2024 was a Workforce Skills Roundtable with businesses from across Western NSW. We launched our State of Skills 2024 report which highlighted that 80% of Western NSW businesses are still facing significant skills shortages. We focused on exploring how we address these gaps and seeking out possible local solutions. Thank you to Phil Donato MP who joined and addressed the group and to hear from employers as we brainstormed solutions! Skillset Morse Group Almighty Industries BurMac Insurance Solutions LiveBetter Community Services Charles Sturt University Dudley Private Hospital Stormlink Group Regional Development Australia Central West nbn® Australia Southern Cross Austereo Housing Plus. Colton Computer Technologies Bralca.com

🚀Set Yourself Up for Success in 2025!🚀 Join us for the inaugural "Business Leaders 2025 - Leading with Vision" forum — a transformative half-day experience designed to inspire and set you and your business up for a thriving 2025! Be inspired by an incredible lineup of speakers: 🔮 Dr. Ben Hamer, visionary futurist, teaching us to think like a futurist. 💲 Dr. Sherman Chan, rockstar economist, breaking down the numbers that matter. ...and more inspiring experts ready to share their insights! 🔢 Numbers are strictly limited, so don't miss your chance to be part of this game-changing event. Secure your ticket now to lead with confidence into 2025! #Leadership2025 #FutureReady #VisionaryThinking 💻 Secure Your Spot Today! https://lnkd.in/eJRAHx6P

We have a very exciting event planned for 2025 and we're looking for some event partners! Our inaugural Business Leaders 2025 - Leading with Vision Forum will be a transformative half day experience where attendees will hear from incredible speakers including visionary futurist Dr Ben Hamer and the rockstar Economist, Dr Sherman Chan amongst many other inspiring experts. Please find a copy of our prospectus below and should you be interested in being a partner in this game changing event contact Katie Kidd on kkidd@businessnsw.com.

Well done to RDA Orana and Hunter for a developing the Golden Highway Transport Study business cases, which confirmed the value of improving the Golden Highway rail and road connections between the Orana & Hunter.

📈 WE NEED FEEDBACK FROM BUSINESSES IN WESTERN NSW Is your business feeling the effects of the inflation slowdown? Last quarter’s Business Conditions Survey highlighted key barriers to expansion, including high costs and low customer demand. With the CPI reading at 2.8%, there are signs of recovering consumer confidence. As we head into the Christmas season, we want to know how businesses in Western NSW are tracking. Your input in our 5-minute survey is essential for us to advocate on your behalf and seek support. Fill out survey here: https://lnkd.in/g9V4rGXZ (Closes 11:59 PM on 11 November 2024) Thank you for your support!

A great opportunity for organisations and businesses to connect with the future workforce of the Orana region! All the details to book your space below 👇

Thanks Business Orange for a great Small Business Month event with Steve Vamos today! Lots of great takeaways around change management from the past ex-CEO of some of the biggest tech companies including Xero, Microsoft Australia, and Apple Computers Australia.

💻 43% of cyber-attacks target small businesses, and on average a single attack can cost small business $46,000. To help protect small businesses, Telstra have partnered with COSBOA (Council of Small Business Organisations Australia) and the Commonwealth Bank on the Cyber Wardens program designed to simplify cyber security for small businesses – this online learning program is free. The program is quick, self-paced and can be completed by anyone in the business. The course is focused on providing quick wins that small businesses can implement to help identify online security threats and manage the situation to protect their business today. Completing the course will provide small businesses with the tools to: - Identify and protect your important business information - Take simple and effective steps to defend against digital break-ins - Spot common tricks and scams hackers use to attack small businesses - Promote cyber safety in your team Enrol below 👇

We were excited to host the first event in our Regional Leader Insights Series at The Exchange Orana in Dubbo on Wednesday. Thanks so much to Megan Callinan (Marathon Health Australia), Todd Raffen (Almighty Industries) and Justin Enright (Morse Group) for generously sharing your insights on Workforce attraction and retention, innovation, cyber security, leadership and opportunities and challenges for Western NSW businesses moving forwards. This led to lots of great discussions within the session and the networking afterwards. Thanks to all of our Regional Leaders who could attend the event and looking forward to our next event in Orange shortly.