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Business Advice: Learning from Lismore: Preparing for disaster

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   The floods that hit South East Queensland and the NSW border caused immense damage to property and business in the…

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Business Advice: Push your productivity to new limits!

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   Business owners often feel overwhelmed with so much to do. Micro businesses/sole traders really feel this, often taking on every…

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Business Advice: Self-belief and self-worth – mindset your business can’t do without

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   As an advisor I too often meet business owners that are praised by their clients yet lack self-belief. It is…

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Business Advice: 5 Tips for keeping your socials appealing

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Article by Emma Gosper, Digital Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   Whilst it is important to have a presence on social media, it is also important to ensure you keep your socials…

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Business Advice: Avoiding competition pitfalls – how to run competitions legally

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   To generate more interest in your business you copy what you’ve seen many times before, you run a Facebook competition.…

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Business Advice: Juggling home based businesses and school holidays

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre There are pros and cons to running a home based business, and school holidays can be a very difficult time for…

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Media Release – Exciting New South West Sydney Partnership

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The Western Sydney Business Centre (WSBC), who delivers the Business Connect Program in South West Sydney, are pleased to announce a joint partnership between Western Sydney University (WSU), Liverpool City…

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Business Advice: What Government assistance is available for small business?

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   Have you hired any employees since July 2015? If you have, you may be eligible for a NSW OSR grant…

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New reality for business owners as energy rates continue to skyrocket

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Electricity prices have experienced extraordinary increases over the past 12 months due to uncertainty around generation (see Figure 1). Prices have consistently gone up to the point where they are…

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Business Advice: Google’s Free Ticket to First Page Search Results

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Article by Emma Gosper, Digital Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Google My Business is a free and easy online marketing tool that allows businesses to list their details online through Google, to…

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Business Advice: Selling is NOT a dirty word

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   Sales and selling often conjure up negative thoughts, both in the minds of the consumer and small business owner. Too…

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Business Advice: Business introductions that make people want to know more!

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre How many times have you been asked, “What do you do?” The typical response is “I’m an X” and maybe we…

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Business Advice: Going LIVE on Facebook & Instagram

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Article by Emma Gosper, Digital Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Live is a fun and powerful way to connect with your followers, and create new ones, through online video streaming,…

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Business Advice: How does refusal to sell two dumplings cost a business $1000+?

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   Today I’m sharing a story with some very strong learnings for customer service and cash flow within small business.  …

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Business Advice: Make your networking time online count!

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   The final column in our networking series is about online networking. Many of the same reasons why and how you…

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Business Advice: SWOT Analysis – a must for every business!

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   Last week we looked at SMART goals, this week we look at another key part of the planning process, SWOT…

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Business Advice: New Year resolutions out, New Year business planning in!

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre How are your 2017 New Year’s resolutions going? Many people don’t last until the end of January, so how can we…

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Business Advice: Time to network and build business relationships! (Part 2)

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre   Last week we covered why you should network, and where to find networking groups. Today we cover what to do…

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Business Advice: Time to network and build business relationships! (Part 1)

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Article by Jane Tweedy, Business Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre February is a great time to commence your 2017 networking strategy. Over the next three weeks we’ll cover why network, how…

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Business Advice: Facebook adds another great feature for Business

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Article by Emma Gosper, Digital Advisor, Western Sydney Business Centre Facebook is currently rolling out another new feature which business owners should be welcoming with open arms. The Facebook ‘Shop’…

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Business Electricity Bills – Make It Cheaper

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The Western Sydney Business Centre is excited to welcome our newest Sponsor of the Centre, Make It Cheaper. Make It Cheaper are offering our clients a free quick, simple and…

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Office Locations

We have Advisors available to meet you in our head office in Western Sydney and we also offer a mobile service to your place of business. Online sessions are also available.

Head Office
Suite 1, Level 1, 111 Henry Street,
Penrith NSW 2750

Area’s Serviced: Penrith, Hawkesbury, Blue Mountains, Blacktown, Hills, Fairfield, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Wollondilly, Camden, Cumberland and everywhere in between.