AusIndustry

Martin Cebis

AusIndustry – Entrepreneur Development

Facilitator

Single Business Service

Growth Sectors

What is the Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Programme?

Business Evaluations, Business Growth Services, Supply Chain Services and Business Growth

Grants

Collaboration with the research sector to develop new ideas with commercial potential

Accelerating the commercialisation of novel

intellectual property in the form of novel products, processes

and services.

EIP Eligibility (Summary)

The program’s focus is small to medium enterprises (SME’s).

To access, the business needs to meet eligibility criteria:

• Be a trading corporation under the Corporations Act 2001• Be solvent• Meet minimum annual turnover of $1.5m ($750K in Remote areas)• Be below an annual turnover of $100m• Have traded (lodged BAS) for three or more consecutive years• Operate in, or in support of, the Growth Sectors• For the Business Evaluation:

– Not previously received an EIP Business Evaluation or, Enterprise Connect Business Review within the last 5 years

Business Evaluation

• No Financial Cost • Confidential and objective• Experienced ex-private sector Business Adviser• Holistic evaluation of the business • Agreed action plan to implement improvement

opportunities • Qualified referrals and linkages

Business Evaluation Projects

Funding is available to implement Business Evaluation Recommendations, such as:• Strategic Planning • Internal Systems • Production/Operational • Lean thinking/continuous improvement• Marketing, Branding and Communications• Human Resources • Exploring New Markets and Market Intelligence • Design thinking• Mentoring/Coaching

Business Growth Grant

• Assists firms to implement the recommendations stemming from their Business Evaluation, Growth or Supply Chain Services

• Links firms to external improvement specialists • Adds new capability to the business • Provides matched funding up to $20,000 per grant.• An eligible company may access more than one grant• Capped at $40,000 of matched assistance

Business Growth Services

Harnesses a network of knowledge and experience to accelerate the growth of your business

“a tailored engagement for eligible high growth potential businesses, of up to two years, focussed on developing and embedding business capabilities, knowledge, strategies and connections to accelerate growth”

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Supply Chain Facilitation: Purpose

“a practical approach for eligible businesses to develop their supply chain capabilities and improve their ability to interact with and supply into new and existing markets.”

To be achieved by:• Sharing practical information on supply chains;• identifying business level improvement opportunities within a

supply chain;• building the capability and skill of individual businesses to

secure supply chain opportunities; and• facilitating quality connections between businesses and

principal buyers, both domestically and globally.

Supply Chain Facilitation Services

Research Connections

• Aimed at building collaborations between businesses and researchers

• Assists small and medium businesses to access research expertise, suppliers of technology and technical knowledge and advice

“A facilitation service providing expert advice and solutions for business to knowledge -related issues and a brokering service to link businesses with appropriate knowledge providers and research organisations’”

Research Connections

Accelerating Commercialisation

Accelerating Commercialisation contributes to EIP’s objective by:

• accelerating the commercialisation of novel intellectual property in the form of novel products, processes and services;

• creating new businesses based on novel intellectual property with high growth potential; and

• facilitating greater commercial and economic returns from both public and private research and development investment to drive business growth and competitiveness.

Accelerating Commercialisation

Eligible Applicant:

• non-tax exempt company, registered for GST

• individual, researcher, partnership or unincorporated trustee who agrees to form a company if successful

• a Commercialisation Office or Eligible Partner Entity

• do not have to be in one of the 5 growth sectors or supporting sectors

R&D Tax Incentive

• Broad based, market driven entitlement programme

• For all industries, all company sizes

• Jointly delivered by AusIndustry and the ATO

The Industry Skills Fund

• $476 million over 4 years• 200,000 targeted training places and

support services• Prioritises assistance to small and

medium businesses including micro businesses

• Commences on 1 January 2015

An entitlement programme for individuals / firms

• Imported goods to be exported in the same form ….OR

• Used as inputs into the manufacture of other goods

• Goods must be exported within 12 months

Benefits

• Up front exemption from Customs duty

(5%) & GST (10%)

• Can result in improved cash flow

Tradex

• Small Business Advisory Services• Small Business Support Line• Textile, Clothing and Footwear Corporate Wear Register • Enhanced Project Bylaws Scheme• Manufacturing Transition Programme• Certain Inputs to Manufacture• Cooperative Research Centres

Visit www.business.gov.au for further information and to subscribe to the latest programme updates or call 13 28 46.

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Department of Industry | Business

Martin Cebis

T: 0401 103 033

E: martin.cebis@industry.gov.au

Thank You