2010 Marketing Support Partner

Soon after BrandManager 'set up shop' in the Norwest Business Park, Baulkham Hills after a year and half in the city we were introduced to the Hills Business Chamber of Commerce and the great opportunities they provided for businesses in the area.

Having been a member of other chambers in WA and QLD it was great to see the Hills Chamber so active with regular events and opportunities for members each and every month. It was in fact an After 5 Networking Event at our Nexus Building that was our first experience of the Chamber.

One of the Chamber's initiatives in 2009 was the formation of Referral Plus Team's or RPT's - comprising of smaller groups of members who would meet fortnightly to discuss business issues, learn about each others businesses and in time refer opportunities to each other. We joined Team Nexus and since January have built some strong, inspiring and rewarding relationships with the fifteen or so members of our group.

RPT and the Chamber in general has been a great platform for meeting other businesses and forming joint ventures. After moving from the city we were surprised to find that any product or service a business required could be found within a kilometre or so of your office. The Norwest Business Park is said to have around 30,000 small businesses each offering it's own niche to the market and the Chamber is one way to meet these businesses and learn more about what they do.

The Chamber runs a free 'coffee morning' most Tuesdays for business people who may be interested in joining the Chamber. We have attended one of these informal sessions and find it to be a great way to see what the Chamber has to offer as well as network with other businesses from the area.

New RPT Groups are planned for 2010 together with more exciting events like the 'Business Power Week' which was held in early December and contained business planning, social networking, marketing and financial workshops including BrandManager's session on "How to Find and Exploit Your Unique Selling Proposition." The best news of all was that all the events during this week were free for businesses to attend.

To find out more about the Hills Business Chambers of Commerce email Ashleigh Murphy

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