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9:38AM Saturday 06 September, 2008 Sunshine Coast weather Windy min 12° - max 23°

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Daily News: Snapping up opportunity

Snapping up opportunity

Nambour, Noosaville and Maroochydore Camera House owner Ken Webb has joined new chain of digital camera stores and is keen to introduce a new concept at the Noosa store.

Employees with disabilities add value

Damian Young is one of four workers with a disability employed by Caloundra business owner Leigh Hemming. Hemming says there are several benefits to taking on a disabled employee.

Coast couple's million dollar success

A stint in Saudi Arabia in 1991 meant Liisa McNeish met the love of her life and brought him back home before both established successful careers in the business world.

Pink motorbike leathers niche market

Kaylene Bothwell discovered there was a limitied market for womens motorcycle leathers on the Sunshine Coast so decided to do somehting about it and is pleased with the results.

Green office design on Evans Street

Maroochydore's Evans Street is set to become a prime corporate address, especially when the area's first four-star green office building is constructed.

Coast town planners in major merger

Two of the Coast’s most high-profile town planning companies have joined forces to take on the challenge of guiding the Sunshine Coast through a critical point in its development.

Beijing branding gold for Coast firm

Local advertising firm Six Degrees has returned from a trip to Beijing with some business connections that could yield one of the biggest contracts it has ever secured.

Franchise fever

Australia's economic growth rate and consumer and business confidence levels may have plunged in the past 12 months, but the country’s love affair with franchising has shown no sign of slowing down.

Council's future plan for business

Five months after being nominated chair of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s business and corporate services portfolio, Lew Brennan is ready to start helping drive business forward in the region.

Ryan Designer Homes' successful secret

Ryan Designer Homes has been following an innovative path that has just led to a swag of industry awards. Now, the couple who started the company are too busy to contemplate retirement.

Overseas solution for skills shortage

The need for skilled workers across a range of industries on the Sunshine Coast is forcing local companies to look abroad.

Sticky situation

FOR a region that relies on its tourism and hospitality sector as one of its major employers, the Sunshine Coast is struggling to attract top chefs.

Back to square one

Finanacial management can be a big hurdle facing small businesses, but the Getting Down to Business 2 program can help take the fear out of finance.

Finalists named for small business awards

A total of 16 Sunshine Coast businesses have been announced as finalists in the upcoming 2008 Small Business Champion Awards for Queensland.

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Coast builder matches national competitors

Just because your business is based on the Sunshine Coast, don’t think you can’t compete against some of the biggest corporations in the country. >>

Smart advice

Blog Central: What a difference a day makes ...

What a difference a day makes ...

Erle Levey | August 16

They say a week is a long time in politics, well the same can be said in property. >>