I see every day how small and medium sized businesses are being impacted by reduced consumer confidence and rising rents and electricity bills. These businesses are the heart of our peninsula lifestyle. As a former small business owner myself, I am passionate about cutting red tape so businesses can easily hire workers and grow. 

I am working to: 

• Review payroll tax – an inefficient tax that punishes businesses for hiring workers.
• Increase incentives for employers to take on new apprentices. 
• Incentivise leasing of high street shop fronts to keep our villages vibrant.
• Properly fund Chambers of Commerce so they can grow, assist local businesses, and have an open line of communication into state government.
• Change NSW procurement guidelines so the state government procures $10 billion worth of goods and services from small businesses each year, cutting the red tape that stops our government buying from us.
• Advocate for small and medium sized business grants.