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Hi Anne & Steve. A really good initiative and I look forward to the results. As the incoming Chair for the Sunshine Coast Business Council, I will bring this survey to the attention of our members and will circulate the results when available, to them if OK with you. The Council applauds all initiatives aimed at business information of value, and will support you in any way we can. I look forward to catching up personally in the next week or two. M.

Suppliers and banks are tightening up across our whole industry and clients are taking a little longer to pay on average. Sales levels have not slowed but cash flow and margins have had a slight deterioration that is manageable at this stage.

Hey Steve, the block graph is a bit hard to digest, colums better??
It will be interesting to follow the trend thru the year, as we are going into the slow season.
cheers
//rick

High priced items are not selling very well but low priced items are selling very well and more than compensate for the top end loss.

The worst thing to have happened to Noosa since 1950 when I fist surfed at Noosa Heads is the Civic Plaza- why any business would relocate to this out of the way monstrosity is beyound me- for example- RACQ office now at the Plaza- I never go there - to much out of the way- so have to waste precious time posting in their requests for payment- Johnston

Be great to have a feedback/comments box on your survey as some of the areas don't really fit in for many businesses.
On an economy update though, if I didn't read the papers I wouldn't know there was a global 'problem' as business has been booming and the past 4 months the best in our 4 year history. Customers don't seem to be too concerned and the economy looks fine from where we are sitting.

Great survey guys. Look forward to the results.
GrOw the creative core of our community; we think, we conceive, we implement fundamentals and .....where I live and work we grow staple and fresh produce, (with surplus for the local eco market) and only purchase food grown/fattened in 100km radius. We have developed quality, organic wines for local (100km) consumption. We and our small community are thriving on a simple trading scheme (energy and knowledge exchange). As an artist (painter) cash flow from my production/marketing business is at record high and set for positive increase (orders in and sales made prior to public exhibition. Essential transport improvements in my 5km radius: train shuttle between Traveston and Cooroy and permanently maintained bike paths the same; the horse and walking trails are already fantastic.

It's great to see a broader, more contextualised survey that may provide a framework for SME's to make invaluable and informed decisons within their business.

As a business development consultant currently mentoring many businesses across the Sunshine Coast I have observed that many just don't don't know where to turn for timely and relevent information and statistics. This initiative may just help to bridge that gap. Good job, well done... I look forward to reviewing the results.

Mark Jones
Managing Director
TRAC Consulting

I find the optimism in the survey results hard to believe.
The changes to awards if they become law will hit the hospitality and retail industries hard. The planned penalty rates for Sundays particularly Sunday night will see many places close and tourism decline.
There will be a decrease in employment particularly young people.
The only benefit from IR changes is to union organisers sitting in offices in the capital cities.

A fine initiative, however this data will not be anywhere near accurate when highly speculative industries are highest respondents ie. Property/business and Tourism. Retail respondence is too low, if retail is affected, so to most others.
The only thing we can be certain of is that the days of speculative greed are over, It is what created this mess. Long term recovery of current economic practice is not possible, but we will recover, most probably in ways we have never considered before. The best we can do now, is to be calmly optimistic & positive, make our customers extra happy, if they feel good, they will come back & tell others. Gloom, doom & wishful speculation is nonsense. Hope this is helpful.