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QLD Government Information and Assistance
Business Development Assistance
Our role is to assist businesses by
• improving access to information
• increasing chances of business survival
• providing support across most facets of business operations
• assisting in the identification and the management of critical challenges
• strengthening and supporting the economic community
• assisting with the facilitation of effective relationships with regional business stakeholders and other government agencies.
Products and Services
• online tools & diagnostics
• factsheets
• one-on-one consultation
• planning tools
• financial benchmarking
Business Hotline 1300363711
• license searches
• government program searches to identify what may be available to your business
• business planning information to assist you to improve your business
• Free or low cost assistance
One-on-one assistance
• client consultations to review business performance
Indigenous business development
• assistance to Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander people considering the start-up of a business or who are currently running a business
Mentoring 4 Growth
• panel of experts to offer assistance on key issues in a one hour session with action plan created from suggestions
Jobs Assist program
• funding scheme to engage a consultant to undertake a diagnostic of your business and create an action plan [conditions apply]
Flood Recovery Business Program
• similar to Jobs Assist but aimed at those businesses that were affected by the 2011 Qld flood crisis. [conditions apply]
Export Development
• assistance with all facets of export market development
• Include topics such as considering a business, improving your business, attracting and retaining customers, financial management & planning.
These topics and others also available via webinars
Tendering for Government Workshops
• Workshop for existing and potential suppliers who may need to submit conforming tenders
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Industry Development Assistance
Our role is to
• support and provide business improvement programs specifically to manufacturers and those suppliers into the Energy sector
• assist in making businesses more competitive in the supply chain for the oil and gas industry.
• provide a regional point of contact and referral for businesses in the region for specialist support within priority sectors (food, tourism etc)
• assist in attracting new investment to the region
Assistance is delivered through service delivery partners such as:
QMI Solutions
• QMI Solutions offer a manufacturing benchmark with includes analysis of business practices and performances.
• QMI base their work around lean manufacturing principles. Lean means to reduce wastage and therefore costs.
Enterprise Connect
• Enterprise Connect is a Federal Government program aimed at delivering practical support to small and medium enterprises. They focus their work on sectors which include Manufacturing, Resources Sector and Rural and Remote Enterprises.
• Enterprise Connect offers a holistic business review focusing on planning, marketing, HR, OH &S and business performance.
Industry Capability Network (ICN)
• ICN encourages businesses to register on their database and express their interest in major projects.
• Procurement staff for each project access the ICN database to find suppliers
• Offers programs such as MPSP program and the Tier Diagnostic Program
Building Regional Capabilities project
Includes projects and funded assistance to businesses including:
• Group and individual sessions on successful tendering
• Group and Individual sessions on writing a capability statement
• Group and Individual sessions on Workplace Health and Safety
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