Archive for October, 2008

Mingara members and the Central Coast community have eagerly watched the Tumbi Umbi construction site for several months and now Mingara One Fitness, Aquatics and Wellness is open for business.

Stage 1 of the project, awarded to Stevens Constructions and worth $5.5 million, has provided Mingara members and Central Coast community with one of the finest fitness centres in Australia. Members now have more equipment, classes, aquatic facilities and expert advice at their disposal than ever before. Read the rest of this entry »

After reading a great blog by Valerie Khoo for Enterprise, called The one thing you must not ignore in a downturn, I started thinking more about what Valerie had said.

Many businesses ditch marketing when times are tough, but this is madness, as now is the time to make your business stand out from competitors to compete for the dwindling dollars customers have to spend. Sure, re-evaluate marketing practices to cut out the ones that aren’t as successful and track all marketing activity to make sure it is paying dividends, but don’t chop out marketing altogether. Read the rest of this entry »

This article was first published in Flying Solo in June 2008. See the article here.

I currently have two jobs: one job is paid for with money, and the other with love. This article provides five rules to help working parents. Read the rest of this entry »

While catching up with my email, I read a great story in the Red Tent Woman newsletter.

Peter had just begun his role as a General Manager for a multi-million dollar company. He arrived on his first day, excited and thrilled with the prospect of what lay ahead. John, the owner of the  company, gave him his first acquisition and entrusted Peter with a million dollar deal. Read the rest of this entry »

Mingara Recreation Club has been named as a finalist for two categories in the 2008 True Local Business Awards.

The categories are Hotel/Clubs/Entertainment Venue and Clubs over 8,000 members. Mingara would like to thank its members and patrons for nominating and voting for the Club. Read the rest of this entry »