General Media Release

Seminar part of innovation festival
KEN WARREN
18 May, 2010 08:48 AM
THE Manning Valley Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Tourism will host a free seminar on May 24 starting at 9.30am at the Harrington Hotel as part of the North Coast Innovation Festival.
The seminar is titled 'Growing Business in the Manning Valley' and is designed to highlight and outline the opportunity for small business and sole traders to learn and discuss their new and innovative products and ideas.

Did anyone notice that Lighthouse Beach Plaza (Emerald Downs Shopping Centre) is up for sale? Comprising 5235 m² and car parking for 202 vehicles. The best bit is that Coles have 15 years plus 2 x 10 year options in place. Net income of $1.087 million, which means with a net yield of 7%, the centre is yours for around $15.5 million (good for the super fund if you are a banker). Call Luke Harris at Jones Lang LaSalle on 9220 8499.

Port Macquarie Hastings Council, North Coast TAFE and the NSW Business Chamber are proud to announce the launch of their STARTUP Business Development Program to assist aspiring business owners in the Hastings. The partners are committed to the economic viability of our community and believe that this program will help raise the relatively poor success rates of new business in their first year of operation.

People considering starting up a business in the Hastings region are set to benefit from a new partnership between the NSW Business Chamber, Port Macquarie Hastings Council and North Coast TAFE.

The program is designed to build on the success of the Key Business Development Program that the Port Macquarie Hastings Council has run for the past two years. That program is based on the highly successful Economic Gardeners methodology. It targets businesses aiming for substantial growth and has been heavily supported, with a new group to start in 2009.