Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Mind Your Business – Marketing Advice For Small Business From Eddy Odden

This month: Build your brand through quality and common sense I AM SURE YOU have invested much time and hard-earned money to create the product or service you currently offer your customers. The last two columns focused on establishing clear communication with your customer base with some practical considerations … putting together an effective ad [...]

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Stephen Dittmann … at BOQ it’s personal!

STEPHEN DITTMANN the owner manager of BOQ Maleny branch has been involved in banking on the Sunshine Coast hinterland since 1993 and is committed to the steady growth and economic stability of the region. BOQ is Australia’s fastest growing retail bank and it’s a success partly due to the many managers owning their own branch. [...]

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A Food Renaissance at The Terrace

THE TERRACE Restaurant of Maleny is a byword for fine dining on the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Over the years it has attracted many thousands of tourists and locals to its doors, and has helped put Maleny on the map. Winner of best tourism restaurant in Australia in 2002, it was inducted into the Queensland Business [...]

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Paul Randall … creative cabinet maker

INSTALLING a new kitchen into an old house can be daunting even to the most determined renovators. The disruption to normal life is enormous and the cost seems to spiral out of control. Fortunately for Jane Todd, who lives in a quaint Queenslander in Maleny, she found local cabinetmaker Paul Randall whose calming demeanour took [...]

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MCU sets up financial services brokerage

The Maleny Credit Union will launch a new finance broking business this month to boost service options to its Hinterland clients, and to attract a broader client base beyond the Sunshine Coast. MCU Financial Services will be powered by the credit union but it will have its own logo and identity, and is the brainchild [...]

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Power of Attorney – when and why is it needed?

There can be a multitude of reasons why you will need someone else to act on your behalf – you may be travelling overseas where communication is difficult or you may be experiencing a serious health problem such as lengthy hospital stays or loss of mental capacity. This is where a Power of Attorney comes [...]

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Maleny Credit Union – How to position yourself to qualify for a loan…

‘To do this, you need to understand what a lender looks for!’ Lenders look at a combination of factors in analysing a loan application, which can be simply classified under the term ‘5 C’s of Credit’. Set out below are some brief descriptions of the ‘5 C’s of Credit’ to assist potential applicant/s consider and/or [...]

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A Focus on Flowers

Designing with flowers has absorbed Terrianne Burns for twenty years. From running two florist businesses in Brisbane to creating floral designs for world mega stars including Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams and John Travolta. It’s what she’s always wanted to do. Terrianne is now running a thriving floral design business from Maleny where brides come from [...]

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Let us capture your Wedding Day

WITH SO much time and effort placed into planning one of the biggest days of your life it goes without saying that choosing the right photographer is one of the most important decisions you will make. When the sun goes down, caterers pack away and the music and celebrations draw to an end, you can [...]

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What is copyright? with Tove

Copyright protects the original expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. It is free and automatically safeguards your original works of art and literature, music, films, sound recording, broadcasts and computer programs from copying and certain other uses. Copyright is not registered in Australia. Material is protected from the time it is first written down, [...]

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