November 27, 2020 - Naturopathy and massage therapy venture, CK Health and Wellbeing, has been named among the regional winners of Hunter Business Awards 2020.

The award-winning clinic, which services communities across Newcastle, Hunter and Lake Macquaries, has won the Micro Business of the Year 2020 award for the Hunter Region.

CK Health and Wellbeing was named among the award winners at an awards night on November 20 at Civic Theatre. The awards, across 17 categories, were organised by the Hunter Business Chamber and sponsored by the University of Newcastle.

CK Health is located in Merewether and provides clinical nutrition, herbal medicine, lifestyle counselling, and functional medicine.

CK Health helps people who value their well-being, yet may struggle with things such as; IBS, digestive problems, skin problems, fatigue, arthritis, thyroid conditions; fibromyalgia, digestive health, autoimmune conditions, microbiome balancing (parasites), anxiety and stress management, dermatitis, eczema and more.

Cody Kennedy, CK Health's Principal Naturopath, spoke of her delight at winning the award, which further reflected the business' reputation as a passionate, caring venture. 

Chamber President Tony Rhodes congratulated winners and finalists on their resilience and entrepreneurship in what has been the most challenging of years for business owners.

He added: "Winning a Hunter Business Award in any year is a significant achievement. In 2020, the year of COVID, bushfires, drought and many other challenges, it is all the more remarkable."

Cody has also recently completed an honours degree in Complementary Medicines Management, along with a Graduate Diploma in Evidence-Based Medicine. 

A holder of an Advanced Diplomas in Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine, Homoeopathy and Nutrition, she is also a member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society.

She said: "I like to work in such a way that your body is given the best chance to heal itself. Health is a combination of past medical history, lifestyle, genetics, environment and constitutional limitations. I consider all of these things when determining your treatment plan.

"Sometimes it's just a matter of learning simple things and applying them in daily life to improve health. I like to help clients get back to enjoying everything life has to offer. Together we work towards making their health goals a reality."

For more information on CK Health, visit https://ckhealth.com.au/. For more of what they have to offer, or to book an appointment, call: 02 4077 3803.

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has launched an online resource which places the safety and efficacy testing of cosmetics and personal care products center stage.

In a competitive market, with ever-changing regulatory requirements, this new resource showcases the range of services available to manufacturers and brand owners to ensure safe and compliant skincare, haircare and sunscreen products for consumers all over the world.

Global cosmetic and personal care brands and manufacturers will have access to the services they need to ensure products are independently tested, verified and certified, as well as those which can prove that products live up to claims and perform as advertised.

As a testing partner, SGS provides organizations with easy access to a global network of specialists, within laboratories and human panel testing sites across north America, Europe and Asia.

Pierre-Yves Dupont, VP Cosmetics, Personal Care and Household, SGS said: “We understand the challenges faced by this fast-moving sector. Manufacturers and brands need not only to meet the requirements of an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, but also to meet the expectations of consumers. Yet, we see this as an opportunity for brands to stand out from the competition, increase brand loyalty and grow their business. A product is trusted because it’s tested.”

SGS offers a one-stop shop for product testing from state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, staffed by experienced scientists and technicians deliver services including:

Skin care efficacy testing

• Moisturizing and hydration
• Anti-aging
• Make-up
• Skin tolerance

Haircare efficacy testing

• Hair growth studies
• Salon evaluations

1. Anti-dandruff
2. Scalp irritation
3. Hair color
4. Consumer preference

Sunscreen efficacy testing

• In-vivo SPF and UVAPF – US FDA and ISO
• In-vitro UVA Critical Wavelength/Broad Spectrum Testing
• Outdoor swimming and exercise induced sweat studies
• Water resistance testing

Navigating the Regulatory Landscape

In the ever-changing global landscape, SGS delivers a range of regulatory services to ensure the safety and compliance of products:

• SGS Digicomply simplifies the compliance journey with access to the constantly evolving legislation and standards relating to cosmetics and personal care products. It transforms compliance information into user-friendly actionable knowledge
• Safety Assessments & Documentation Reviews assure product safety and the compliance of product labels

SGS Cosmetics & Personal Care Product Services

As an independent partner and the world leader in inspection, testing and certification services we offer innovative solutions to verify the safety, efficacy and quality of your cosmetics and personal care products.

With our global network of ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories and human panel testing sites covering all major markets, we have the capabilities in place to help you successfully access international markets and add value to your brand.

Learn more at www.sgs.com/cosmeticsefficacy

For further information, please contact:

Hubert Brundu

Global Technical Manager

Cosmetics, Personal Care & Household, SGS Consumer and Retail 

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About SGS 

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.​

Tremend — the most dynamic Romanian tech company in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2019 ranking  — was recently awarded the Impact Star recognition by Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe 2020.

The Impact Star Award was introduced for the first time in 2020, in this unprecedented context created by the COVID-19 pandemic. This award acknowledges companies for successfully linking proprietary products and services with a positive impact on society, business, innovativeness, environment and diversity.

Over the past year, Tremend’s engineering team efforts have focused on digital transformation solutions that support companies in unlocking their potential and overcoming the unique challenges posed by COVID-19.

“We are honored to receive the Impact Star award by the Deloitte 2020 Central Europe Technology Fast 50 programme. It represents an international recognition of the impact of our advanced solutions in supporting companies’ efforts in terms of innovation and digitalization. Nevertheless, it emphasizes our capabilities for change management in a dynamic and challenging market”, Marius Hanganu, Managing Partner, Tremend, says.

Based on Tremend Application Foundation — an internal modular solution for rapid application development using pre-existing modules which can be adjusted according to business needs — Tremend successfully developed competitive digital platforms.

In a very short span of time, Tremend created TORP, the digital onboarding platform which supports companies’ business continuity efforts by offering customers a secure, remote access to their products and services. It also developed observED, an advanced platform that supports digital transformation in education, enabling a seamless transition from pen-paper examination to online assessments.

“We released competitive products such as TORP and ObservED, that support the companies' digital transformation needs during this period, help them practice physical distancing and protect the health and safety of others. We leverage the latest technologies to develop agile digital transformation solutions during innovation workshops with our clients and partners, thus supporting them in achieving the highest standards and providing competitive services”, Alexandru Paraschiv, Director of Innovation, Tremend, states.

As a European Commission technological partner, Tremend supports European public sector companies with their innovation process. By developing the European education platform EPALE, Tremend supports education by creating a diverse European community, opened to the participation of adult learning professionals, including educators and trainers.

As a technology partner of eTwinning, the community for schools in Europe, Tremend empowers teachers  through technology to collaborate, develop projects, share information using a platform with over 860,000 teachers, over 213,000 schools and 113,000 projects.

By building the European Commission's School Education Gateway platform, the company is involved in modernizing and aligning with the online and training latest trends, especially during Covid-19 times. 

At the same time, Tremend carried on with R&D investments, and plans to support this strategic direction in the future. Recently, the company released the HumanoID research project in partnership with the University of Bucharest to help companies simplify the process of knowing and validating the identity of users without the need for its physical presence. Another research project Tremend is working on in partnership with University Politehnica Bucharest and the University of Bucharest is Graphomaly, an AI-based solution for risk and anomaly detection in financial transactions. 

Tremend is the most dynamic Romanian company included in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA ranking and has joined, for the fourth time in a row, Financial Times 1000 top of the fastest-growing companies in Europe. In recent years, Tremend entered the Deloitte Fast 50 Central Europe and the INC. 5000 Europe ranking. 

About Tremend

Tremend has 15 years of experience in offering complex software engineering and consultancy services, implementing over 700 large projects for top companies in industries such as finance, telecom, banking, automotive, and medical services. The company uses the most advanced technologies of the moment, from AI and Machine Learning to IoT and Microservices. In 2020, Tremend was included in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA, with the highest growth rate in Romania and was featured four times successively in FT1000 - Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Tremend has offices in Romania, in Bucharest & Brasov, in Atlanta, USA, in Brussels, Belgium, and London, UK.

More info on  www.tremend.com.

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Every small business owner wears many hats as they plan, open and run their business. As growth occurs it is only natural to begin hiring to fill the roles the owner once had full control over. While some duties certainly require in house employees, there are other positions that you may consider to fill remotely with an agency, opposed to an in house employee. Internet marketing is likely one of those positions. MORBiZ offers the following reasons why an agency may be a better fit for your small or medium sized business.

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