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CONTENTS
Small Business of the Year:
Editor’s Note Contents
REGULAR COLUMNS
10 Healing for the Future with Gemma Castiglia 23 Life Business with the Compass Institute 24 Join the Conversation with Bill Darby 25 Local Business with Rod Russell 26 Miss Go 2 Girl with Nicole Keith 31 What’s in a Key Word? Social Swell 33 Mayoral Business with Mayor Mark Jamieson 55 Maroochydore Update with SunCentral Maroochydore 57 It’s all about Your Wellness with Mark Stitt 58 How can MediJobs help you build a career? 63 Di Henshall on Designing a ‘Castle’ 65 Local Health Products with My Carrot 66 Running around with the Alex Surf Club 68 Riding out the Good Life with Mercedes Benz 69 Food and Agricultural Business Network (FAN) 84 Marketing Sixe Elements 86 Community Business with Roz White 89 Dear Alvia with Alvia Turney 98 Social Photos 100 Number Business with Ted Fitzgerald – Women are stepping up 108 Being Careful with your Insurance with Laurie Clarke
LOCAL MATTERS
14 Brilliance for Business, Simple and Savvy, Yabbi’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant 15 Dream Property, Harlequin Blinds, Live It Travel 16 Astute Mooloolaba, Suite Three, Shoebox Bookkeeping 17 Battery Hill Veterinary Clinic, 470 Group, Mindset Magic Retreats