This week Edwin Johnstone was elected as Chairman of the Confederation of Greater Hobart Business. Thank you to outgoing Chairman Louise Bloomfield for her tireless work in founding and growing the Confederation.

A few weeks ago we sent out 3 questions to every candidate we could for every election representing the Greater Hobart area. These are our questions: Senate Candidates United Australia Party – Alan Hennessy Thank you for your email and the chance to respond to your Small Business Survey. Small businesses in Tasmania, and indeed…

COVID has haunted small business owners for nearly 2 years now. It’s time we faced it down and got on with doing business. Here are a list of things that you can do to strengthen your business and get everything all fired up ready for a strong trading year.

Melville Street presently is under the spotlight as a Development Application is being considered to close a portion of it down, removing car parks and road access. This blog is mostly to explain why a number of small businesses are upset about the implications. Reducing customer access means less sales The area is just outside…

CGHB Board Member Peter Cooper details the decline and fall of a once proud and profitable Tasmanian industry in the Mercury Thursday on 27th October I WRITE as the owner and driver of a Hobart Taxi over the past 17 years. My anger is roused by the Tasmanian Economic Regulator’s draft reserve prices for new…

Questions about Midtown’s Parklets Workers were seen sprucing up the Midtown Parklets recently, and more was observed. So we asked a few questions. What you think?