At the age of 70, most of us expect to be taking it easy.  Not so Ron Bloom of Inkredible Inks in Pittwater Road, Brookvale.

Speaking recently to the Sydney Morning Herald, Ron said that one year of retirement was as much as he could manage.  Dabbling in the stock market, and the other “retiree” pastimes soon palled.  He decided to use the knowledge and experience gained from a career in the computer industry to establish a business selling printer inks and toner cartridges.  The small start from his own home soon developed into a big enough enterprise to warrant a move to larger premises here in Brookvale.

Ron’s story is a great example of two important current trends in business.  One is the number of mature people staying in, or re-entering the work force, and the other is the move to the Northern Beaches by both small businesses and investors looking for better returns than they might make in the more established areas.

It’s been happening for quite a while now, with a number of high profile companies already located in the Brookvale area.  These include Blackmores, Fujitsu, Dell Lexmark, Apple, Carter Wallace and Avon.

The Sydney Morning Herald notes that strata developments and smaller office and industrial business parks are opening from Manly through to Mona Vale and investors are showing a great deal of interest.

People living and working in the Northern Beaches area already know what a great place it is.  And with so many new opportunities in the pipeline, the future is looking good.  And it looks like part of that future will be more people like Ron Bloom who know they have what it takes to keep on growing.

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