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Helpful resources for the successful running of business associations
It can be quite a challenge setting up a business association or, once it’s up, knowing how to run it and ensuring it’s successful management. This page is dedicated to articles, videos and more covering all you’ll need to know from set up to levy renewal to case studies of business associations and more. Is there a topic you’d love to see covered and can’t find below? Let us know on the Contact button below.
Ensuring good mental health & wellbeing on your main street
July 2022, we were lucky enough to have ex-CEO of Beyond Blue, Dawn O'Neil OAM, as guest speaker at our recent Mental Health & Wellbeing dinner event - sharing her tips and advice on supporting...
Precinct profile: Croydon Main Street Traders Association
With a focus on developing valuable relationships, Samantha Bartlett shares how this approach has contributed to the success of Croydon Main Street. As manager of the Croydon Main Street Traders...
Precinct profile: Ivanhoe Traders Association
Spanning more than 20 years of experience running trader precincts, Stavros and Circe Zikou share what it takes to make Ivanhoe Traders Association a success. Spanning more than 20 years of...
The benefits of BIDS for business
In this video David West of Premier Retail Marketing interviews many BID managers from the UK and USA to discover what benefits Business Improvement Districts bring to businesses. Very experienced...
Reasons for establishing an unfunded business association
Cameron Brown of Mainstreet Australia talks us through the reasons for establishing an unfunded, incorporated trader/business association on your main street including the first steps in starting...
How BIDS can be applied in Australia
A business improvement district (BID) is a defined area within which businesses are required to pay an additional tax (or levy) in order to fund projects within the district's boundaries. BIDs are...
Benefit of measuring vacancy rates in main streets, and how to do it
This paper highlights the value in measuring retail and commercial floorspace provision in main streets, thereby identifying vacancy rates for shops and offices, retail sales and trends over time....
Precinct profile: Camberwell Junction
With more than 20 years of experience as manager of Camberwell Centre Association, Kerry Daly shares what makes this traders’ precinct successful. With more than 20 years of experience in her role,...
Mainstreet Management: Successful Retail Strategies
Mainstreets and city centres are using effective management and marketing strategies to strike back against the online and shopping centre competition. David West’s book ‘Mainstreet Management:...