There has been a lot of talk about uncertainty and lack of direction in the current business environment and I think it's useful to separate uncertainty from change because they are not necessarily the same thing.
While ideally business enjoys an environment that has certainty and a clear pathway or framework in which to operate, change is a constant that many not only accept but embrace.
Another thing about change is that without change, not only within organisations but also with new people entering the marketplace, there is no way to refresh and grow our business communities.
For this reason alone, it has been great to see the changing face of business within the CBD over the past few years. At first glance it looks like the space is still occupied by the usual suspects, those businesses that have always been there or that one would naturally expect to find there.
![Trish Ford of Raor Beauty & Fitness Studio in Kamo, one of many new businesses to establish in Whangārei in recent years. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y7DOHUHQZGJGNXCEFUY4H7PCGQ.jpg?auth=9af15f48bd0795e78ff4b0ab77932d6cb45dc6aaca4fd871e65b13dd05530be0&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)