Hobart CBD Bike Lanes: Public Meeting
Update Thursday 31st October – The meeting was a great success with over 100 people in attend…
Read MoreOctober 2024 – Safety is Everyone’s Business
Get Tickets October is Safe Work Month and our guest speaker is Workplace Psychosocial Risk Managem…
Read MoreNo such thing as a free ride for Council
Published: The Mercury 15th October 2024 It is welcome news that the Tasmanian government will not …
Read MoreCollins Street Parking Changes
Background The City of Hobart plans to remove 59 parking spaces from Collins St in the inner CBD to…
Read MoreNewsletter October 2024
Business Networking Event for October Safety is Everyone’s Business: October is WorkSafe Month and …
Read MoreEnabling Business Grant Program
This program is round two of the Small Business Growth Strategy Grant Program. It aims to support T…
Read MoreKPMG Report Suggests “Significant Rate Hikes” for Hobart
Published: The Mercury 20th September 2024 The Hobart City Council received an independent report i…
Read MoreAnnual General Meeting 2024
Notice of our Annual General Meeting is hereby given for Wednesday, 25th September at 5:00pm for th…
Read MoreNewsletter September 2024
What’s in the budget for a small business? The Tasmanian Government has officially handed dow…
Read MoreTasmanian Budget 2024-25
The Tasmanian Government has officially handed down its 2023-24 state budget. This budget is later …
Read MoreDigital Ready
Free Digital Coaching Tasmanian Businesses, here is your chance to get a 4 hour coaching session wi…
Read MoreThinking of starting a small business?
Starting a business is exciting but making the right decisions about the benefits and risks can fee…
Read MoreAugust 2024 – Cyber Security for Small Business
Our August business networking event will feature guest speaker Dean Knowles from CyberWise. D…
Read MoreNewsletter August 2024
Business Networking Event for August Cyber Security for Small BusinessOur August business networkin…
Read MoreCollins Street: Parking Petition
View Petition Update: 10th October 2024 PETITION –COLLINS STREET BICYCLE LANES I refer to your peti…
Read MoreParking Crucial For City Traders
Published: The Mercury 26th July 2024 Hobart’s Central Business District is undergoing significant …
Read MoreTCCI Membership
Tasmanian Chamber Alliance All financial members of the Confederation will receive a Subsidiary* ba…
Read MoreSmall Business Advice and Financial Guidance Program Round 4
The Small Business Advice and Financial Guidance Program supports Tasmanian small businesses to be …
Read MoreNewsletter July 2024
July 2024 Business Networking Event How the TCCI can benefit your small business Business adviser M…
Read MoreJuly 2024 – How the TCCI can benefit your small business
Our July business networking event will feature guest speaker Mikala Grosse from Tasmanian Chamber …
Read MoreManage stress in your business
As a business owner you may experience stressful situations. Find out the warning signs of stress a…
Read MoreChanges for businesses from 1 July 2024
From 1 July 2024 there will be changes that you should be aware of, including changes to the Nation…
Read MoreCollins Steet: Questions to Hobart City Council
Public Question Time on Tuesday 24th June 2024 QUESTION 1: Why do the proposed changes to Collins S…
Read MoreNewsletter June 2024
Message from the Chair Hobart businesses and visitors to our city are suffering from current traffi…
Read MoreJune 2024 – Understanding and Maximising Your Value
Anna Stover will introduce a framework for maximising your value, either as a small business or as …
Read MoreSmall businesses need help as well
Published: The Mercury 28th May 2024. There is no doubt that small businesses are doing it tough at…
Read MoreCollins Street: Feedback
The small businesses of Hobart need your help with stopping these current planned dual bike la…
Read MoreMay 2024 – Essentials to Strengthen Your Small Business
Meet Eileen Eaton from the ATO and hear about the ATO’s new online learning platform for small busi…
Read MoreFederal Budget 2024
8 things small businesses needs to know about the 2024-25 Federal Budget. The federal budget contai…
Read MoreNewsletter May 2024
Message from the Chair Thank you to everyone who attended our recent Legislative Council Election f…
Read MoreClosing Loopholes
New Workplace Relations legislation has been introduced to Parliament The Australian Government has…
Read MoreApril 2024 – Candidates Forum Live Stream
Thank you to everyone who attended our forum for the Legislative Council Election for the seat of H…
Read MoreApril 2024, Candidates Forum, Legislative Council Election for Hobart
We will be holding a candidate’s forum for the upcoming Legislative Council Election for the seat o…
Read MoreNewsletter April 2024
Message from the Chair Before the dust has even settled on the makeup of the next state parliament,…
Read MoreRostrum Is Your Local Public Speaking Training
Improve your communication skills, for all occasions Visit a Rostrum club to see how to speak…
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Tyrrell move could be repeated in state
Published in The Mercury Newspaper, Monday 1st April 2024 The plot thickens in Tasmanian politics. …
Read MoreBusiness Grant Writing
What are Grants? Grants are specified amounts of money given to businesses to help them achieve a p…
Read MoreNewsletter March 2024
Message from the Chair The CGHB is a not for profit small business networking and advocacy group. W…
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Is a backflip all that bad?
Published in The Mercury Newspaper, Friday 1st March 2024 During this current Tasmanian State elect…
Read MoreRacism Hurts Me Initiative
Jarnail Singh has run a popular Indian restaurant in Bellerive for many years, but late last year h…
Read MoreNewsletter February 2024
Message from the Chair Good news for outdoor venues in Salamanca Place with live music now being al…
Read MoreWelcome New Board Members
Welcome our two newest board members: Joakim Karlsson from Sincura Consulting and Jason Reed from T…
Read MoreFebruary 2024 – Mac Point 2.0 Creating a Unique Tasmanian Community Precinct
Our next Business Networking Event will be held on Tuesday 20th February and feature guest speaker …
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Rates Rise Pain
Many small businesses in Hobart are just hanging on at the moment during this seemingly never-endin…
Read MoreNewsletter January 2024
Message from the Chair Thank you to everyone that supported the Confederation last year by attendin…
Read MorePush for Outdoor Live Music in Salamanca
Confederation chair Edwin Johnstone supports the call from Ald Marti Zucco for a trial of live outd…
Read MoreBusiness Plan Tool
Source: business.gov.au Are you starting a business or looking to expand your business. Business.go…
Read MoreBusiness Growth Loan Scheme
Source: stategrowth.tas.gov.au The $60 million Business Growth Loan Scheme provides loans to assist…
Read MoreChairman’s Report 2023
In July of this year, I took over as Chair of the Confederation of Greater Hobart Business. In that…
Read MoreCity Has Challenges But Future Is Bright
In response to the article from The Mercury journalist Alex Treacy suggesting that “Launceston is l…
Read MoreShop Local this Christmas
With just under a week remaining until Christmas, the Confederation of Greater Hobart Business is e…
Read MoreNewsletter December 2023
Chairman’s Report 2023 In July of this year, I took over as Chair of the Confederation. In that tim…
Read MoreFree and Independent Advice for Small Business
Tasmanian small businesses can now register their interest to receive first access to free business…
Read MoreYour Internet Connectivity Back Up Plan
There is nothing more heart-stopping than the moment when all of your business resources, communica…
Read MoreDecember 2023 – Christmas Celebration at T42 Hobart
This year our Christmas get together will be held at T42 Hobart on Tuesday 12th December at 6:30pm.…
Read MoreNewsletter November 2023
Networking Event for November Our November event will feature guest speaker Jason Reed from Talent …
Read MoreSIGN PETITION: Save Hobart Small Businesses from Worsening Traffic Chaos
Traffic Management Decisions Brisbane Street closure will: Scrambled Crossings This petition is cal…
Read MoreHello Christmas, Hello Hobart
Christmas Window Display Competition Expressions of interest are now open for Hobart businesses to …
Read MoreNewsletter October 2023
Networking Event for October Our October Networking Event will be held on The 31st and feature gues…
Read MoreTriple M Hobart: Petition Launch
Listen to Confederation Chair Edwin Johnstone being interviewed on Triple M Breakfast about the lau…
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: North Hobart carpark extension positive outcome for local business
The expanded Lefroy Street carpark in North Hobart has finally been finished. This is welcome news …
Read MoreNewsletter September 2023
Salamanca Market stallholders charged unnecessary stamp duty. For the last 15 years, Salamanca Mark…
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: Questions Raised Over Hobart Parking Fine Cancelations.
Edwin Johnstone, head of business lobby group Confederation of Greater Hobart Business is calling f…
Read MoreSeptember 2023 – Embracing Consumer Behaviour Trends to Boost Main Street Shopping
Our September Networking Event will feature guest speaker internationally recognised retail researc…
Read MoreSalamanca Market Stallholders Charged Unnecessary Stamp Duty
For the last 15 years, Salamanca Market stallholders have been incorrectly charged stamp duty by th…
Read MoreNewsletter August 2023
Message from Chairman At last month’s AGM I was elected as the new Chairman of the Confederation of…
Read MoreMEDIA RELEASE: UTAS Redevelopment Affecting Small Businesses
The current closure of a section of Brisbane Street for 16 weeks highlights the difficulties the UT…
Read MoreAugust 2023 – Workplace Psychosocial Risk Management
Our networking event for August will be held in North Hobart. Guest speaker is Workplace Psychosoci…
Read MoreNew Chairman Elected
This week Edwin Johnstone was elected as Chairman of the Confederation of Greater Hobart Business. …
Read MoreJune 2023 – Annual General Meeting
Hi Everyone! It’s been a while to get this set up – but ensuring we have good candidate…
Read MoreSeptember 2022 – Meet Kelly Brown from Department of State Growth
The Department of State Growth supports small business in Tasmania with grants and resources. Come …
Read More2022 Federal Election: Who is supporting small business?
A few weeks ago we sent out 3 questions to every candidate we could for every election representing…
Read MoreMarch 2022 – AGM 2022 Gallery
31st of March we were happy to celebrate our first year with a vibrant AGM – where we had the Minis…
Read MoreMarch 2022 – Annual General Meeting
The Confederation of Greater Hobart Business Ltd is pleased to announce it 1st year AGM and you are…
Read MoreNew year? Lets start it with a sonic boom!
COVID has haunted small business owners for nearly 2 years now. It’s time we faced it down and got …
Read MoreWhy Melville Street’s Closure hurts local businesses
Melville Street presently is under the spotlight as a Development Application is being considered t…
Read MoreFinal nail in coffin for taxis
CGHB Board Member Peter Cooper details the decline and fall of a once proud and profitable Tasmania…
Read MoreMidtown Parklet Questions
Questions about Midtown’s Parklets Workers were seen sprucing up the Midtown Parklets recentl…
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