I&I NSW BUSINESS PROGRAMS

Presented by:

Malcolm St Hill

Business Development Manager, HunterLevel 3, 251 Wharf Road, Newcastle

Tel: 02 4908 7333Email: malcolm.sthill@business.nsw.gov.au

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Starting a business

Business Advisory Service (Tel: 1300 650 058)

Free business advice Low cost business training

Smallbiz websitewww.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au

Information and templates Events Calendar

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Specialised activities supporting business

Newsletters

Monthly Central Coast and Hunter e-newsletter for businesses

Innovation newsletter FoodBytes newsletter

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Strategic Projects

DAREZ/Williamtown Aerospace Centre H-DISC – Defence Project Officer Freight Hub Hunter Project Hunter Bio Tx