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Do you live close to the beach and you don’t know what business to start?
We share every issue lucrative business ideas for beach and regional communities in 2020.
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If you live in a beach town or regional community, and your town is often visited by tourist and fun seekers, you can make money legally off them, either as extra cash or a full time hobby.
Living in a beach town presents numerous unique business ideas with which you can make money from.
This is due to the fact that beachside towns and regional communities are always staging events of tourist attraction and activity.
This means there is money to be made from the needs of these tourists and fun seekers, when specialised products and services are offered.
You must however bear in mind that, beaches are usually more active during certain periods like summer and mostly inactive during periods like the winter. So, whatever business you are planning have to done with this in mind.
When planning this kind of business, you need to ensure that you have carried out the necessary research, and have all the resources on ground to help ensure you make as much money during the busy period to cover up for the inactive or off peak periods.
So, if you are looking to start a business for the beach-side, then you may want to consider some of these business ideas that are being listed below.
Document Special Events
If you are quite skilled in making digital videos of the special gatherings of your friends and families, then you can take your skill a notch higher by doing it for others and getting paid.
Start with taking your equipment and starting a business by recording special events and happenings around the town for your clients. This could range from a wedding, school, ceremonies, special town event, gigs and so on.
You may however need to invest into the business, a tripod, special lights, and extra batteries to start up this business. A platform to create a point of contact for possible clients to look at your work.
You would also need to save your receipts as these supplies are tax deductible.
“Most obstacles melt away when we make up our minds to walk boldly through them. ” ― Orison Swett Marden
Tenterfield True
Tenterfield Shire Council’s Tenterfield True marketing brand has won Regional Development Australia Northern Inland (RDANI)’s retail, tourism and leisure category at the Innovation Awards 2019.
“We thought the process and outcome was worthy of recognition, ” he said.
“The award reflects well on what council is doing with tourism and business in the community.
The Tenterfield True branding project was developed with an innovative level of connection between the council, Tenterfield Business Chamber and local business community, with 45 businesses represented at two community workshops. The new brand was launched in August using social media, a prominent Brisbane photographer and locals with engaging stories representing Tenterfield True as brand ambassadors.
And for the first time council has nominated itself for the recognition. Business development manager Harry Bolton said the Tenterfield True branding process was considered a worthy nominee, given its success in engaging with the community to set a direction for the shire’s tourism marketing.
TENTERFIELD TRUE: Tenterfield Shire Council's business services officer Harry Bolton and chief executive officer Terry Dodds with the spoils of winning RDANI's Innovation Award for council's Tenterfield True branding.
Mr Bolton said the award reinforces the importance of receiving recognition for a job well done, as Tenterfield’s own business awards aim to do, although the Innovation Awards are more narrow in their scope. “But there’s a lot of innovation happening in Tenterfield, particularly in retail,
With this year’s Tenterfield Excellence in Innovation award already under their belt, Dennis and Jen Gascoigne as Blue Sky Contracting went on to be named a finalist in RDANI’s Manufacturing and Engineering category for their Civil Pro software.
Tenterfield’s tourism officer Caitlin Reid said council’s innovation award puts Tenterfield in the scope of influential parties, with tourism and major events minister Adam Marshall present at the awards.
“He can see what’s going on in the region, and that’s fantastic, ” she said.
Ms Reid said the Tenterfield group at the presentation ceremony, which included representatives of the Tilma Group which led the award-winning process, were approached by Boggabilla’s Chillamurra Solar Farm people interested in pursuing a similar project.
“We proved it works, ” she said.
INNOVATORS: Dennis and Jen Gascoigne, Harry Bolton, Kushla Gale, Linda Tilman, Adam Marshall, Caitlin Reid, Peter Petty, Terry Dodds and Anna Stephenson at the Innovation Awards.
Highly Commended Certificates were awarded to The Blair Athol Boutique Hotel and Day Spa, Inverell, the Dragon Phoenix Resort, Moree and Uralla’s Thunderbolt Festival.
Set deep in the heart of Australian Heritage, Tenterfield is surrounded by bushland and is the gateway to both the New England and Northern Rivers regions.
Enjoying mild alpine summers, blazing red autumns with stunning tree lined streets, sunny winter days followed by crisp winter nights and bright wildflower springs, you’ll find there’s always something inspirational going on in Tenterfield.
Come up and play and discover our spectacular national parks, cool climate vineyards, rich history, colourful characters and a fascinating and diverse cultural heritage.
Council won its category over the Art Shack of Wallabadah and The Guyra TroutFest.
Mark Olive
ENTREPRENEUR
What makes Mark tick?
Along with his daily business operations, Mark now cooks regularly for clients such as Tourism Australia at large corporate, public and cultural events around the country and the world, bringing his signature infusions of contemporary outback flavours to every occasion.
In 2010 Mark’s business was chosen as one of the destinations on Oprah’s Victorian itinerary when she travelled to Australia with her Ultimate Audience. Her lucky guests were treated to a cultural experience of indigenous food, art and storytelling during Mark’s infamous cooking demonstration.
2013 is a big year for Mark – with more local and international travel taking him to food and cultural events around the country and abroad, he will continue to champion the cuisine for which he has become known as well as providing guidance and opportunity to young Indigenous Australians – in the hope of handing down his knowledge and skills to the next generation of cooks.
There is more television in the offing too. Mark has teamed up with a good buddy of his to make a TV show that sees them travel across Australia, meeting the people that have inspired him and that he hopes to inspire. Mark also plans to establish an academy to train young Indigenous people in food and cooking, influencing the next generation of Black Olives.
Due to his success, Mark has been selected to be a member of Tourism Australia’s ‘Friends of Australia’ program, which was “created to harness the power of bright and influential individuals who are making a name for themselves on the world stage, and who have a genuine affinity with Australia”.
We live in a land of extremes, from humiditydrenched forest to storm weathered coast, where unique flavours are crafted by nature.
Ingredients that thrive in the most unrelenting environments while offering beautiful flavour intensity should be celebrated.
Mark Olive (aka ‘The Black Olive’) is Australia’s renowned Indigenous Chef w ith his The Outback Café series televised in living rooms all over the planet.
Who is Mark Olive?
Mark Olive, known as ‘The Black Olive’ is Australia’s most celebrated and renowned Indigenous chef. He has been cooking for more than 30 years and his charismatic style and creative approach to food have developed him an esteemed reputation and a large following in Australia and around the world.
Mark has cooked and presented locally in Melbourne, across Australia and around the world and is in frequent demand to present and appear at food events, Indigenous celebrations and representing Australia’s vibrant culinary and cultural tapestry, right across the world.
Mark is also a host of cooking, lifestyle and travel shows, with his The Outback Café series televised in living rooms all over the planet. Mark has a passion for fusing native and Indigenous Australian ingredients with contemporary cooking techniques to create a dynamic and unique gastronomic philosophy. This has led to a remarkable international profile, and the creation of Black Olive Catering, an indigenous catering company in North Melbourne, Victoria.
In 2019, CONNOISSEUR has partnered with renowned Australian chef Mark Olive to craft a bespoke collection of new stick and tub flavours, distinctive in both taste and texture.
Discover the Wild Hibiscus & Berry; Wattleseed & Hazelnut; Davidson Plum & Cocoa; Macadamia & Spiced Finger Lime; and Bush Honey & Nougat.
Where is Mark from?
As a Bundjalung man, Mark’s family originated from the Northern Rivers region in NSW. Born in Wollongong, he became interested in cooking as a child after watching his mother and aunts prepare meals. He trained under a European chef and has worked in a variety of kitchen environments ranging from theatres, universities, health services, film sets and in a lá carte restaurants around the globe, as well as cooking in the bush and the earth, some of nature’s greatest appliances.
In 2008 Mark established his own catering business to share the tastes and flavours of Indigenous Australia that he has melded with his contemporary cooking style .
