Staying positive

Ka¯ piti Coast Chamber of Commerce is asking the local business community to take a proactive and positive approach, as we start a new year with continued Covid-19 restrictions.

“We want to get the message out that the red traffic light setting doesn’t mean stop,” chamber cochair Monique Leith said.

“As we have seen in the past, people working from home can actually positively benefit our local economy, as there is more localised spending happening,” she says. “We strongly encourage people to keep buying local, supporting our local retailers and hospitality venues with many of these now implementing seamless contactless and online services”. It would be another year of precautions, being mindful, and keeping communities safe.

“We are focused on providing learning and development opportunities to the business community and will be embracing online platforms for the foreseeable future.

“We’re currently canvassing our members to see what topics they would love to learn about this year, and are expecting that Covidrelated resilience and agile operations will be top of the list for many businesses.”

The chamber can provide advice to businesses around many different topics, including dealing with doing business through Covid-19 restrictions. For more info visit www.kapitichamber.org.nz