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Canberra Business Chamber has again won an ACT Government contract to help local businesses develop export markets, but this time the term has been extended to enhance its ability to kickstart the Territory's export activity so disrupted by the pandemic. Chamber CEO Graham Catt said that coming out of the pandemic, when businesses would be trying to restore broken trade...

Four new board members were appointed at the Canberra Business Chamber annual general meeting held on 29 November. In a tough year for ACT businesses, the Chamber maintained steady membership numbers after growing by 20 per cent in 2020. The Chamber reported an operating surplus and the launch of new services for members. "In a difficult year like 2021, more...

As the Territory readies for a resumption of business, with fingers crossed for a smooth transition and no further lockdowns, financial advisors have reported a last-minute rush of businesses and sole traders applying for the ACT's Business Support Grant by the 7 October deadline. RSM Australia senior advisor Young Han said there has been a mix of businesses rushing to...

After graduating from the Australian National University, the big city lights of Sydney briefly attracted keen young lawyer Archie Tsirimokos, but it wasn’t long before he decided to remain in Canberra where he raised a family and cemented himself as one of the region’s leading commercial lawyers. Archie started out as an articled clerk with Vandenberg Reid, before working his...

How do you connect people in a fragmented world, and what are the challenges facing Canberra businesses right now? These are the questions the Canberra Business Chamber recently considered in a major shake up of the services it offers the Canberra business community. Canberra Business Chamber chief executive officer Graham Catt says like so many businesses, the chamber had to...

According to the Canberra Business Chamber, Canberra businesses impacted by the COVID-19 economic downturn were still in need of support from the ACT Government. Canberra Business Chamber CEO Graham Catt said the Budget could have done more for businesses hit hard by COVID-19 to help them recover. ''Now we’re in a recovery phase we need a focus on initiatives that...

The Canberra Business Chamber has welcomed a dedicated business minister in Andrew Barr's new cabinet, and will continue pushing for tax relief and a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. CEO Graham Catt said having someone in Cabinet who understands Canberra's diverse business sector and is able to consider how government decisions might affect those businesses was vital. Labor's Tara Cheyne has...

Twenty five years ago, a group of Canberra women had a good idea to create an organisation founded by women and run solely for women to provide support and development opportunities for businesswomen in the Canberra region. Canberra Women in Business (CWB) was born. "There were not a lot of options for women in business in 1992," says CWB president...

As the shutdown of non-essential businesses takes hold, the Canberra Business Chamber says more support is needed for Canberra businesses. “New restrictions that shut down 'non-essential service' businesses such as clubs, hotels and restaurants will decimate an industry that has been dealing with a severe downturn for months,” said Chamber Interim CEO Graham Catt. "There's no way to sugar coat...

A long-term plan to develop skills and training and more infrastructure spending in business districts outside of the CBD and town centres top the list of concerns revealed in a Canberra Business Chamber survey of their members. Businesses also back the Chamber's call for a dedicated ACT Government Minister for Business and a single business advice agency to make it...

"Our region has been devastated by these fires and it's bound to have an impact on business and our economy as a whole. "We're not sure what the level of impact will be, but we know it's there and we need to be prepared for the effect on the territory economy as a whole as well as individual businesses", Canberra...

Canberra Business Chamber has elected three new directors to its board after its recent round of board elections and appointments. The new faces come from the broadcasting, community service and arts retail sectors, reflecting a wide spectrum of business activity. They are Canberra FM general manager Craig Wagstaff, Lifeline Canberra CEO Carrie Leeson and owner and co-founder of Scott Leggo...

An idea born in the ANU's robotics labs two decades ago has grown into a world-leading Artifical Intelligence company that's picked up this year's major Chief Minister's Export Award. Seeing Machines creates enabled driver monitoring technology, measuring and tracking a driver's eye and head position and movements. The data can feed into advanced driver assistance systems and assess whether the...

In a town erroneously believed by outsiders to be all about government, it's remarkable how many businesses continue to grow generation upon generation. Now the Canberra Business Chamber is looking for the yarns that tell the history of our business community. There's Cusacks, who have been selling furniture since the second decade of last century, enduring everything the local economy...

Canberra is not immediately apparent as a major export centre. We're a small city with little manufacturing. But in the world of 21st-century exporting, being nimble and clever is a very big asset especially where you're trading knowledge. The ACT annual export awards give business across the Territory a chance to show what they've got on a local and national...

There's been a mixed reaction from local business figures to the 2019 Federal budget as local leaders conjure with tax cuts and a promised surplus on one hand but a distinct lack of direct local benefits for the Canberra economy on the other. During the Canberra Business Chamber's budget breakfast, Region Media questioned Senator Zed Seselja on how strongly he...