Introducing Grey Lynn & Around

News from the Grey Lynn Business Association...

We’ve been busy at the Grey Lynn Business Association – using lockdown to productively to review our purpose, priorities and the value we bring to our members, partners, stakeholders and simply the community with live in.

With a big reset - Grey Lynn and Around - is a nod to the greater area that we are working in, stretching out into the greater neighbourhood.

Helping your business during the Covid emergency
We have been supporting local business with information that is relevant to getting through the lockdown and getting back up on out feet as soon as possible.

New website
We are delighted to invite you to our new-look website (www.greylynn-around.com). This is a work in progress and we encourage and welcome your feedback. By the way we would love you to send us good quality photographs of the hood so we can use these on our website! We are posting daily on our Facebook page so please make sure you are signed up because there is a lot of useful information, as well as business and community announcements.

Your feedback
We are currently phoning all our members to get an up to date understanding of how the lockdown is affecting your business, and whether there is anything you’d like us to work on that is helpful for you, or other issues you’d like addressed. It just takes ten minutes of your time and it’s confidential. We’ll share the results on our Facebook page in a few weeks.

Reducing membership fees
We recognise that controlling costs is critical to your business right now. For existing members we’ve extended the annual subscription period by three months and reduced subscription rates for the next six months by a minimum of 40%.

We urge everyone in the hood to join Grey Lynn & Around to build your business and our community. For sole operators that’s $49 a year to enjoy being part of the movement and take advantage of a whole lot of benefits.

Stay safe, be kind, embrace local
Our world has changed in ways the majority of us could not have predicted. As we grapple with uncertainty, we must stay optimistic and calm amidst the storm. Stay safe at this time and care for yourselves, your families, loved ones and your community.

More and more businesses will open up as we move from one level to the next. We anticipate a whole range of new contactless options being available and open for trade at Level 3 and near normal at Level 1/2. Some interesting opportunities are also emerging particularly in the areas of employment – so follow us on Facebook as we post these. Be sure to continue to support our local business hubs. For more info view our website.

And a really big thank you to all those “essential” businesses and services that continued to operate through Level 4.

Free business support during Covid-19
Ensure you are up to date with all the official government information, including tax relief, business and loan refinancing. and support for SME’s. We post on these regularly.

Regional support is also available through ATEED.

Businesses can access free, specialist support for a range of issues they may be currently facing, including business continuity planning, cash flow management, and staffing issues. Find out more at www.aucklandnz.com. We also have local support specialists who are part of this scheme.

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