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I&I NSW BUSINESS PROGRAMS

I&I NSW BUSINESS PROGRAMS. Presented by: Malcolm St Hill Business Development Manager, Hunter Level 3, 251 Wharf Road, Newcastle Tel: 02 4908 7333 Email: malcolm.sthill@business.nsw.gov.au. Starting a business. Business Advisory Service (Tel: 1300 650 058) Free business advice

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I&I NSW BUSINESS PROGRAMS

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  1. I&I NSW BUSINESS PROGRAMS Presented by:Malcolm St Hill Business Development Manager, HunterLevel 3, 251 Wharf Road, NewcastleTel: 02 4908 7333Email: malcolm.sthill@business.nsw.gov.au

  2. Starting a business Business Advisory Service (Tel: 1300 650 058) • Free business advice • Low cost business training Smallbiz website www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au • Information and templates • Events Calendar

  3. Managing & growing a business Growing Phase • New Market Expansion Program • Home Based Business • Aboriginal Business Development • Mentoring through Women in Business Mentor Program or Stepping Up Program • Business Clusters • Business planning

  4. Managing & growing a business Expansion • Regional Business Development Scheme/Hunter Advantage Fund • Payroll Tax Incentive Scheme Innovation • Innovation Advisory Service • Australian Technology Showcase • Innovation Clusters

  5. Investment attraction Hunter Advantage Fund • 91 Projects Assisted with expected Investment of $430million & 2900 new & retained FTEs • Examples: • Ampcontrol (manufacturing) • Jetstar (aerospace) • Ulrich Aluminium (manufacturing) • $3 million additional funding announced 28/05/09

  6. Investment attraction (cont.) • Volgren, will build state-of-the-art buses from new facilities in Tomago. 250 jobs. • Forgacs will build hull blocks for the Navy’s three Air Warfare Destroyers. 200 jobs and $10 million in investment. • Dungog Shire, I&I NSW and Hunter Water Corporation (HWC) have established a $500,000 fund to encourage new business investment and job creation in the Dungog LGA.

  7. Managing & growing a business Exporting • Trade Mission & Market Visit Program • New Export Opportunities Program • Services Export Toolkit (from smallbiz website) • Exporters Network (register at www.export.nsw.gov.au) • Export Advisers including Sharon Foster in the Central Coast Office and Dean Irwin, Newcastle

  8. Innovation • Hunter & Central Coast Innovation Festivals 2008, 2009 • Innovate the Hunter – (HunterNet/HVRF research) Innovative businesses: • are more diversified (markets & products) • look to the future and have an outward focus • share knowledge (helping and learning); and • they grow faster; • stay in business longer; and • employ more and export more

  9. Small Business September 2009 • Annual celebration of small business & its contribution to the economy of NSW • Events include seminars, workshops, expos and award presentations • Full details on: • www.smallbusinessmonth.nsw.gov.au

  10. Specialised activities supporting business Regional Tours • Bringing buyers/investors to regional areas e.g. food, investment, boutique wines Travelling Experts • Bringing specialist speakers to regions to conduct workshops Parliamentary Showcase • Hunter Central Coast food and wine producers – Parliament House Sydney 22 June 2009

  11. Specialised activities supporting business Newsletters • Monthly Central Coast and Hunter e-newsletter for businesses • Innovation newsletter • FoodBytes newsletter

  12. Strategic Projects • DAREZ/Williamtown Aerospace Centre • H-DISC – Defence Project Officer • Freight Hub Hunter Project • Hunter Bio Tx

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