GREATER CUMBERLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Merrylands Chamber of Commerce - Empowering Leaders
2021-03-29 18:30 UTC | The Holroyd Centre, 11-17 Miller Street,, Merrylands, NSW, 2160, Australia

Open For Business Live Event
2020-10-23 19:00 - 20:30 | NSW
This Small Business Month, local experts in their field & business share their knowledge to enhance the Macarthur business community + Q&A

About this Event

This Small Business Month, local experts in their field & business share their knowledge to enhance the Macarthur business community.
Panel Discussion followed by Q&A
ADRIANA CARE (Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers)
GEOFF ELLIS (Business Development Centre)
DR. MICHELLE CULL (School of Business Western Sydney University)
WARREN MORRISON (Sleeping Giant & James Lane)
+ On stage: Star Polynesian entertainer & fashion designer STOWERS TEE (The Artist).
+ Artist & local business person DAVID JOHNSON puts his passion refined during COVID on show.
FREE ENTRY. Doors open 6.45pm. Bookings essential. For more details call 4626 7777.COVID restrictions apply. Cafe open for refreshments.
Location

Oz Funland
11 Hollylea Rd
#2 Leumeah, NSW 2560, Australia

Why it’s vital to shop close to home
2020-07-06 08:00 - 17:00 | NSW
EVERYONE is being urged to buy local and support small business.

Highlighting the vital role of small businesses in the nation’s economic recovery and in keeping communities thriving, the ‘Go Local First’ initiative is funded by the Federal Government and coordinated by the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA).
Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Michaelia Cash described the country’s 3.5 million small businesses as “the heartbeat of their local communities”.
“When they thrive, communities thrive and the national economy prospers,” she said.
Also urging people to consider local shops if they go out, Merrylands Chamber of Commerce president Immanuel Selvaraj says their members, who are spread across Cumberland, are continuing to face hardship due to the pandemic.
“The Chamber would like to highlight that every time consumers visit a corner store or a local retail store, a local family benefits,” he said.
“Retail stores have been one of the hardest hit sectors during this pandemic due to closures.”
He added that the Chamber had a panel planned for September to discuss strategies to help businesses get back on their feet.
Business owners in Cumberland also pointed to some other benefits for shoppers, with Sarah from Empire Flooring in Regents Park, saying buying close to home is “easy and less time is wasted”.
Nicole from Advance Professional public accountants and registered tax agents, says that while the Auburn town centre is always busy, especially around the train station, that is one of the reasons it is a good place to shop.
She said the wide variety of groceries and food on offer along with the number of professional services on offer, also made it very convenient.
“While you are doing your grocery shopping, you can drop in and get your tax done,” she said.

Tight race for business win
2020-05-08 10:00 - 12:00 | NSW
THERE are only a few weeks left until the winners of this year’s Cumberland Local Business Awards are announced at a gala presentation at Wenty Leagues.

“It is a tight race,” according to Precedent Productions managing director and Awards founder Steve Loe.
“Our judges are always impressed by the high standard of the Cumberland Local Business Awards finalists,” he said.
“This year is no exception and our judges have said it has been more difficult than ever to separate this year’s award contenders and determine winners in each category.”
Mr Loe said that the high quality of the finalists came as no surprise.
“After more than 30 years of running the Local Business Awards, I know that businesses in the Cumberland are adaptable and hard-working,” he said.
“They always put their best foot forward and ensure that their customers receive outstanding products and service.
“That is why it is also unsurprising that the Cumberland community throws its support behind those businesses both during the awards period and throughout the year.
“While there can only be one winner in each category, as far as I am concerned every finalist is a winner.”
Mr Loe called on the Cumberland community to recognise the generosity of the Awards’ platinum sponsor Cumberland Council and major sponsors NOVA Employment, Wenty Leagues Club, Stockland Merrylands and Primewest Auburn Megamall and supports sponsors Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club, Auburn Central and Merrylands Chamber of Commerce.
This year’s category winners will be announced at Cumberland Local Business Awards presentation evening on Tuesday, June 4, at Wenty Leagues.
“The presentation features wonderful entertainment, with local dignitaries in attendance, but the real stars of the show are the finalists and winners,” Mr Loe said.
For more information about the Local Business Awards, call 8577 5060 or visit thebusinessawards.com.

CHAMBER BACK IN BUSINESS
2017-06-20 11:00 - 13:00 | NSW
Merrylands rekindles success of old
By Phyllis Stylianou
A PHOENIX has risen from the ashes in the form of Merrylands Chamber of Commerce and its future is burning brightly.

The group was at a crossroads when the annual general meeting convened in February.

Members of the executive had left the chamber due to changed business circumstances, while membership growth was slow.

Founding member, and now president, Mariya Gojan, said the chamber formed out of Holroyd Council’s street committee in 2013 in response to local business people’s concerns about its lack of investment.

“It was quite strong for a couple of years,” she said. “We were successful in receiving a grant from Keep Australia Beautiful to purchase and install in cigarette bins in two local parks and we were also successful in obtaining funding from the State Government to install festive lighting for Merrylands Road.

“Then we had a period of instability in the executive, with a few people leaving due to changes in their employment or business, therefore it became difficult for the executive to meet and plan future events.”

February’s AGM was a last-ditch effort to revive the chamber’s flagging fortunes.

“Now we have a stable executive and have had for the past six to eight months,” Ms Gojan said.

“We planned the AGM to see if there was any interest in continuing.” The meeting attracted 15 local business people.

A new executive was elected, with Ms Gojan as president, and the push to create a new, invigorated chamber that was relevant and interesting to business people got underway.

Since then the chamber has gone from strength to strength. “Our plan is to have regular, bi-monthly events,” Ms Gojan said.

“We held an event at Avoca College and we hosted the launch of the Local Business Awards in March, where the awards founder and Precedent Productions managing director Steve Loe came out and encouraged businesses to join the awards and spoke about how they can leverage off the awards to grow their business.

“The Local Business Awards are very popular, and 30 people attended the meeting to hear what Steve had to say.

“Then in May we had Federal Member for Parramatta Julie Owens as our guest speaker to talk about various government grants that are available to them and various ways to find resources on government sites and other sites that can help small business.”

It was the chamber’s most successful event to date, with more than 50 attendees – including people from other chambers.

The head of another new entity in the area, Cumberland Council’s general manager Malcolm Ryan, will address the July meeting, which Ms Gojan hopes will see even more people attend the networking event.

“The General Manager will talk about the council’s plans for Merrylands in particular, the Town square and Macfarlane street precinct which was in previous council’s plans,” she said.

“We’ve heard a lot of stories and rumours about the future plans, so we just want to hear from the horse’s mouth what stage they’re at.”

So what is the outlook for Merrylands from the perspective of its businesses?

“There’s a bit of concern among Merrylands business people because they don’t see any improvements in the area, there is a lot of garbage being dumped around bins, parking police are not as vigilant and customers are finding it difficult to park,” Ms Gojan said.

“The chamber originally formed out of a street committee set up in 2013 to improve the area because it appeared that the council didn’t really care about the streets and how it looked like a second-rate suburb.

“We had funding provided by the State Government for some of the lighting and it was installed by Holroyd Council.

“We also wanted more greenery so that the suburb looked more attractive, to attract customers back to Merrylands.

“We’re pushing council to go ahead with all the improvements they have planned, because the businesses were quite excited that this was going to become a really beautiful suburb for everyone in Merrylands.

“We’re also focusing on having events that interest people and we’re a member of the NSW Business Chamber so we have access to services through them if our businesses need workplace or legal advice they can come through the chamber receive this advice.”

For more information call Ms Gojan on 0417 046 665 or visit www.merrylandschamber.com.au

Merrylands Chamber of Commerce organised event on Resources for business growth for small business
2017-05-16 10:00 - 12:00 | NSW
Around 40 Businesses from Western Sydney attended a talk by Hon. Julie Owens Shadow Minister for Small Business and MP for Parramatta. . Ms. Owens spoke about various government facilities available for small businesses to help them grow their business.
Topics covered included implications of the current budget on business, various grants available and websites where business owners can find details of these grants, Links to websites where small business owners can find help on tax Issues, Business Planning, GST submissions, and Ombudsman services.
The talk was very informative and far exceeded our expectations stated Mariya Gojan President of the Chamber and Aussie Merrylands Franchisee.
part from being the Shadow Minister for Small Business, Julie Owens was a small business owner before she entered politics and therefore a perfect choice to advise small businesses – said Immanuel Selvaraj, Secretary of the Chamber.
The Merrylands Chamber Of Commerce covers the Cumberland area and regularly organizes events that benefit small businesses.
For more information, please contact: Mariya Gojan – President – 0417046665
Immanuel Selvaraj – Secretary – 0428204739
