Category: Specialists

Main location: Albury

Specialty: Business Development and Creating Competitive Advantage

Background: As CEO of MHBEC, John focuses on creating opportunities for small businesses, individually and collaboratively, across Southern NSW to strengthen the MHBEC region.

He has over 30 years’ experience in all aspects of business from establishing his own successful companies to banking and large scale international development. He has a strong professional interest in agribusiness and regional growth.

John has academic qualifications and professional training in commerce, international investment, management and finance.

Main location: Wagga Wagga

Specialty: Retail and Business Development

Background: David’s experience in franchising, retail, corporate operation, sales and wholesale with high-profile retailers provides a valuable resource to operators.

Development and growth of new outlets is a specialty of David’s which is joined by his knowledge of technical corporate sales.

David also has extensive experience in change management and is a Wagga City Wanderers committee member.

Main location: Broken Hill

Specialty: Industrial Relations and Human Resources.

Background: From start-ups to multinationals and public to private sectors through various industries, Steve’s experience is a valuable resource to Far West NSW businesses.

He’s got a keen eye for customer satisfaction with practice in hospitality, events and corporate culture embedding. To accompany his experience, Steve has a Commerce/Law Degree, an MBA and study in various Post Graduate courses.

Main location: Deniliquin

Specialty: Business Advice and Marketing

Background: Rowena holds extensive business experience. She operated her own printing-publishing company in regional NSW for ten years and managed newspapers and departments for Fairfax.

Rowena more recently managed Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight in Melbourne and now lives outside Deniliquin where she is involved in a mixed farming enterprise.

With a BB (Marketing) and an MBA, her advisory area includes Balranald, Moulamein, Barham, Deniliquin, Mathoura, Tocumwal, Finley, Berrigan and Barooga.

Main location: West Riverina

Specialty: Business Planning, Customer Care and Management

Background: Terry is the mobile business advisor servicing BEC clients across the Western Riverina LGAs of Griffith, Hay, Carrathool, Leeton, Murrumbidgee and Narrandera Since September 2015.

He previously worked with various industry associations as a business advisor, applying his experience in marketing, customer engagement, management and communications. Terry also operated his own businesses.

Matching the quality of advice to its relevance, Terry helped various organisations their lift brand awareness and profile – Port Adelaide Football Club, South Australia Dairyfarmers’ Association and Coonawarra Vignerons.