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Total Signed: 307 Loading… Total Signed: 307 Background The Confederation of Greater Hobart Busines…

November – Business Networking Event Our guest speaker for November is Penny Stinger from Aus…

Get Tickets Our guest speaker for November is Penny Stinger from AusIndustry. AusIndustry provides …

Published: The Mercury 9th November 2024 Last week over 100 concerned business owners and residents…

Get Tickets This year our Christmas get together will be held at T42 Hobart on Tuesday 17th Decembe…

On Thursday 31st October the CGHB held a public meeting at the RACV Hotel is Hobart. The purpose wa…

The Confederation of Greater Hobart Business (CGHB) invites business owners and concerned members o…

Get Tickets October is Safe Work Month and our guest speaker is Workplace Psychosocial Risk Managem…

Published: The Mercury 15th October 2024 It is welcome news that the Tasmanian government will not …

The City of Hobart plans to remove 49 parking spaces from Collins St in the inner CBD to make way f…

Business Networking Event for October Safety is Everyone’s Business: October is WorkSafe Month and …

This program is round two of the Small Business Growth Strategy Grant Program. It aims to support T…

Published: The Mercury 20th September 2024 The Hobart City Council received an independent report i…

Notice of our Annual General Meeting is hereby given for Wednesday, 25th September a…

What’s in the budget for a small business? The Tasmanian Government has officially handed dow…

The Tasmanian Government has officially handed down its 2023-24 state budget. This budget is later …

Free Digital Coaching Tasmanian Businesses, here is your chance to get a 4 hour coaching session wi…

Starting a business is exciting but making the right decisions about the benefits and risks can fee…

Our August business networking event will feature guest speaker Dean Knowles from CyberWise. D…

Business Networking Event for August Cyber Security for Small BusinessOur August business networkin…

View Petition Update: 10th October 2024 PETITION –COLLINS STREET BICYCLE LANES I refer to your peti…

Published: The Mercury 26th July 2024 Hobart’s Central Business District is undergoing significant …

Tasmanian Chamber Alliance All financial members of the Confederation will receive a Subsidiary* ba…

The Small Business Advice and Financial Guidance Program supports Tasmanian small businesses to be …

July 2024 Business Networking Event How the TCCI can benefit your small business Business adviser M…

Our July business networking event will feature guest speaker Mikala Grosse from Tasmanian Chamber …

As a business owner you may experience stressful situations. Find out the warning signs of stress a…

From 1 July 2024 there will be changes that you should be aware of, including changes to the Nation…

Public Question Time on Tuesday 24th June 2024 QUESTION 1: Why do the proposed changes to Collins S…

Message from the Chair Hobart businesses and visitors to our city are suffering from current traffi…

Anna Stover will introduce a framework for maximising your value, either as a small business or as …

Published: The Mercury 28th May 2024. There is no doubt that small businesses are doing it tough at…

The small businesses of Hobart need your help with stopping these current planned dual bike la…

Meet Eileen Eaton from the ATO and hear about the ATO’s new online learning platform for small busi…

8 things small businesses needs to know about the 2024-25 Federal Budget. The federal budget contai…

Message from the Chair Thank you to everyone who attended our recent Legislative Council Election f…

New Workplace Relations legislation has been introduced to Parliament The Australian Government has…

Thank you to everyone who attended our forum for the Legislative Council Election for the seat of H…

We will be holding a candidate’s forum for the upcoming Legislative Council Election for the seat o…

Message from the Chair Before the dust has even settled on the makeup of the next state parliament,…

Improve your communication skills, for all occasions Visit a Rostrum club to see how to  speak…

Published in The Mercury Newspaper, Monday 1st April 2024 The plot thickens in Tasmanian politics. …

What are Grants? Grants are specified amounts of money given to businesses to help them achieve a p…

Message from the Chair The CGHB is a not for profit small business networking and advocacy group. W…

Published in The Mercury Newspaper, Friday 1st March 2024 During this current Tasmanian State elect…

Jarnail Singh has run a popular Indian restaurant in Bellerive for many years, but late last year h…

Message from the Chair Good news for outdoor venues in Salamanca Place with live music now being al…

Welcome our two newest board members: Joakim Karlsson from Sincura Consulting and Jason Reed from T…

Our next Business Networking Event will be held on Tuesday 20th February and feature guest speaker …

Many small businesses in Hobart are just hanging on at the moment during this seemingly never-endin…

Message from the Chair Thank you to everyone that supported the Confederation last year by attendin…

Confederation chair Edwin Johnstone supports the call from Ald Marti Zucco for a trial of live outd…

Source: business.gov.au Are you starting a business or looking to expand your business. Business.go…

Source: stategrowth.tas.gov.au The $60 million Business Growth Loan Scheme provides loans to assist…

In July of this year, I took over as Chair of the Confederation of Greater Hobart Business. In that…

In response to the article from The Mercury journalist Alex Treacy suggesting that “Launceston is l…

With just under a week remaining until Christmas, the Confederation of Greater Hobart Business is e…

Chairman’s Report 2023 In July of this year, I took over as Chair of the Confederation. In that tim…

Tasmanian small businesses can now register their interest to receive first access to free business…

There is nothing more heart-stopping than the moment when all of your business resources, communica…

This year our Christmas get together will be held at T42 Hobart on Tuesday 12th December at 6:30pm.…

Networking Event for November Our November event will feature guest speaker Jason Reed from Talent …

Traffic Management Decisions Brisbane Street closure will: Scrambled Crossings This petition is cal…

Christmas Window Display Competition Expressions of interest are now open for Hobart businesses to …

Networking Event for October Our October Networking Event will be held on The 31st and feature gues…

Listen to Confederation Chair Edwin Johnstone being interviewed on Triple M Breakfast about the lau…

The expanded Lefroy Street carpark in North Hobart has finally been finished. This is welcome news …

Salamanca Market stallholders charged unnecessary stamp duty. For the last 15 years, Salamanca Mark…

Edwin Johnstone, head of business lobby group Confederation of Greater Hobart Business is calling f…

Our September Networking Event will feature guest speaker internationally recognised retail researc…

For the last 15 years, Salamanca Market stallholders have been incorrectly charged stamp duty by th…

Message from Chairman At last month’s AGM I was elected as the new Chairman of the Confederation of…

The current closure of a section of Brisbane Street for 16 weeks highlights the difficulties the UT…

Our networking event for August will be held in North Hobart. Guest speaker is Workplace Psychosoci…

This week Edwin Johnstone was elected as Chairman of the Confederation of Greater Hobart Business. …

Hi Everyone! It’s been a while to get this set up – but ensuring we have good candidate…

The Department of State Growth supports small business in Tasmania with grants and resources. Come …

A few weeks ago we sent out 3 questions to every candidate we could for every election representing…

31st of March we were happy to celebrate our first year with a vibrant AGM – where we had the Minis…

The Confederation of Greater Hobart Business Ltd is pleased to announce it 1st year AGM and you are…

COVID has haunted small business owners for nearly 2 years now. It’s time we faced it down and got …

Melville Street presently is under the spotlight as a Development Application is being considered t…

CGHB Board Member Peter Cooper details the decline and fall of a once proud and profitable Tasmania…

Questions about Midtown’s Parklets Workers were seen sprucing up the Midtown Parklets recentl…