A new organization aimed at bringing multicultural communities, businesses, government and industry closer together has officially launched in Parramatta, creating a new platform for collaboration, mentoring and economic participation across New South Wales.
The Australian Multicultural Community & Business Chamber (AMCBC) was formally launched in Parramatta on 25 September 2026, bringing together small business owners, community leaders, emerging entrepreneurs, government representatives and other guests. The organization was founded by multicultural community leader and small business owner Brian Laul, with a focus on turning connections between different sectors into practical opportunities.
NSW Premier Chris Minns attended the launch as Guest of Honour and spoke about the role established business owners can play in helping younger entrepreneurs navigate the challenges of starting and running a business. He highlighted Western Sydney’s strong entrepreneurial activity and the contribution of migrants and second-generation Australians to the small-business landscape.
Minns said he hoped the Chamber would encourage experienced businesspeople to mentor younger entrepreneurs by sharing practical knowledge gained through years of operating businesses. He pointed to areas such as managing payroll and understanding government processes, while also emphasising the importance of giving young people confidence as they work through the challenges of building their enterprises.
For Laul, the Chamber is intended to provide a collective voice for communities and businesses that often encounter similar challenges. He said bringing people together could allow members to exchange experience, learn from one another and advocate more effectively on issues affecting their businesses and communities.
The Chamber’s broader vision is to establish a space where community organisations, businesses, government and industry can interact and develop relationships that lead to practical outcomes. Rather than operating solely as a conventional business networking organisation, the AMCBC aims to connect multicultural communities with wider commercial and institutional networks.
Ronna Guzman, Co-Founder and Vice President of the AMCBC, described community, business and government as interconnected parts of the same ecosystem. She said the entrepreneurial contribution of multicultural communities should not only be recognised, but also linked more effectively to opportunities, relationships and broader participation.
The launch also placed considerable emphasis on the next generation of entrepreneurs. The Chamber introduced the Multicultural Young Entrepreneurs Awards, recognising emerging business and creative talent working across areas including technology, fashion and entertainment. The initiative is designed to give young entrepreneurs greater visibility while connecting them with established leaders who can provide guidance and professional networks.
AMCBC Senior Director Abdul Khan Ratan said the awards would form part of a wider mentoring approach. The organisation plans to make the awards an annual event and link them with a mentoring program through which emerging entrepreneurs can engage with experienced business and community figures.
The initiative reflects one of the Chamber’s central objectives: helping young multicultural entrepreneurs move beyond recognition towards sustained business development. By combining awards with mentoring and networking, the AMCBC intends to create pathways for emerging entrepreneurs to develop their ideas, strengthen their capabilities and expand their connections.
Parramatta MP Donna Davis and Leppington MP Nathan Hagarty also attended the launch. Their participation reflected the Chamber’s stated aim of strengthening relationships between multicultural communities, business networks and government across Western Sydney.
The establishment of the AMCBC comes as Western Sydney continues to attract entrepreneurs and small businesses from diverse cultural backgrounds. Recent reporting on the Chamber’s launch has highlighted its intention to build a broader multicultural business network rather than limiting engagement to individual cultural or national communities.
For multicultural business owners, the Chamber’s proposed role extends beyond creating new contacts. Its stated priorities include building business capability, encouraging collaboration across cultural and industry boundaries, developing young entrepreneurs and providing a platform through which communities can engage more closely with government and industry.
The organisation is now positioned to develop these priorities through mentoring, awards, partnerships and community-focused initiatives. Its first major gathering brought together the very groups the Chamber intends to connect, providing a starting point for its longer-term work across New South Wales.
With the Multicultural Young Entrepreneurs Awards set to continue annually and mentoring forming part of the Chamber’s future activities, the AMCBC is seeking to establish a lasting network linking established business leaders with a new generation of multicultural entrepreneurs.
The Chamber’s launch therefore marks not simply the arrival of another business organization in Parramatta, but the beginning of an initiative centered on connecting multicultural communities with the networks, experience and opportunities needed to participate more strongly in the economic and social future of New South Wales.
