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Another Season and a New Energy
As summer slowly gives
way to cooler weather, Parramatta revitalises itself each year when its highest
profile attraction and export, the Parramatta Eels Rugby League team, begins
yet another season in pursuit of honours.
The energy and
invigoration football codes bring to their cities and people mirrors the
endeavours of the business community as businesses get into full stride after
the summer holidays and settle in for another journey on the road to success.
Sport and business are
both competitive. In sport some win and others lose but the game itself wins.
In business, however, there can be winners all round. The business of sport is
the sport itself; its continuance, its growth, its prosperity. The business world
cannot afford losers. It cannot afford casualties. Competitiveness in business,
as in sport, is to drive all participants to better and better performance -
all for the common good.
The Parramatta Chamber
of Commerce acts in the same manner as say the central body of a sport. Our job
is to assist businesses to be better at what they do, to be able to compete
locally and further afield; like a sporting team, winning home and away. The
Chamber lobbies all levels of government for better rules and regulations for
businesses to assist them to be successful. The Chamber provides networking
opportunities and in concert with government and local organisations, looks to
attract more and more business to Parramatta.
In sport, the more
participants, the stronger the sport; the same for business.
The Chamber is looking
forward to a great season for business in Parramatta, in this our 100th
year.
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