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Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business - Round 1 - Successful Projects Training and Mentoring: Org State National Project Name SpringBoard to small business success Applicant Org National Entrepreneur Training and Business Incubation Services Limited (NETBIS) Project Description Develop entrepreneurial skills of 120 small, micro and home-based businesses in five sites across Eastern Australia using the proven and effective SpringBoard program. Train local facilitators to run group coaching sessions on core business growth skills to motivate, inform and network participants. This project is being delivered across Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria and Tasmania. Diagnostics, training and mentoring/coaching in key business management practices to 25 members of OutBack Beds, a network of tourism operators in remote NSW and Queensland. Foster entrepreneurship & maximise growth potential/sustainability of businesses through skills development (via training, self-study, group learning and individual mentoring) of 300 small business owners Australia-wide in the music industry. This project will educate, challenge and mentor 75 defence industry small business leaders in NSW, SA, Queensland, Victoria, and WA to enhance their entrepreneurial capabilities, using the proven "Tell - Show - Do" formula; with seminars, workshops, practical tasks and mentoring provided in identical programs. This project is being delivered across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Approx. Funding Offered ($K) 104 National Outback Beds Business Development Program 2006 Music Industry Small Business and Young Entrepreneurs Development Project Enhancing Defence Industry SME Entrepreneurship http://www.aidn.org.au/ Outback Beds Incorporated Business DNA Pty Ltd 120 National 294 National Australian Industry Defence Network 119 Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business Successful Projects Round 1 – May 2006 1 Org State NSW Project Name Creating Successful Entrepreneurs Program (CSEP) Hunter Entrepreneurship Program & Founders Forum fostering innovation through mentoring http://www.businesscentre.co m.au/site/index.cfm?display= 40780 Mentoring Managers of Small Business Building, Construction & Design Industry Clearly Business - Skills for Business Growth MentorNet - A mentored learning program for young women entrepreneurs Instilling International Entrepreneurship in Emerging Enterprises (IIEEE) Applicant Org Albury Wodonga Area Consultative Committee Incorporated Hunter Business Centre Ltd Project Description High quality and in-depth structured training and mentoring projects to foster, encourage and improve specific business skills of more than 120 young entrepreneurs in eight Local Government Areas in the Greater Albury/Wodonga Region. Skills development training and innovative mentoring of 100 young entrepreneurial business managers in Hunter region. Participants to work in an interactive style with a panel of experienced industry members and develop and implement a strategic plan to achieve potential growth of the business. Selected companies with high potential for growth and need for assistance in capital raising (min of 20) to be invited to participate in the Hunter Founders Forum & present to the wider industry, particularly potential investors. Inspire entrepreneurship through business coaching and training projects by targeting specific skills such as financial management and compliance in metropolitan and regional areas of NSW initially as a pilot program and then to be rolled out to about 2000 small businesses nationally. Customised training workshops and mentoring sessions on a range of varied themes to 210 business owners/managers across 10 Local Govt. Areas in Sydney. An innovative combination of online delivery methods (using structured training modules and peer collaboration) and web-community resources to provide business skills development and mentoring for 120 young women entrepreneurs in a personalised, collaborative learning environment. Syndicated peer and experiential learning and mentoring 40-50 emerging companies in the Sydney metropolitan area to instil an international focus by developing the skills needed to creatively discover and exploit the benefits associated with international business. Training, services and support to enable 200 young small business owners from twenty local government areas within the Riverina region to engage in ecommerce and establish a website to assist in the growth and development of their businesses. Meet the skills development needs of 600 young people in business in the regions of Illawarra, Greater Western Sydney and the Central Coast. Provide training seminars in relation to effectively managing their regulatory and compliance obligations. Approx. Funding Offered ($K) 300 NSW 239 NSW The Master Builders Association of New South Wales The Eastern Suburbs Business Enterprise Centre Limited Australian Businesswomen's Network Pty Ltd New South Wales Business Chamber Limited (previously known as Australian Business Limited) Riverina Regional Development Board Incorporated Enterprise Network For Young Australians Ltd 250 NSW 135 NSW 259 NSW 105 NSW NSW Riverina E-commerce Training Initiative for Young Entrepreneurs in Small Business Law Sense 265 125 Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business Successful Projects Round 1 – May 2006 2 Org State NSW Project Name The ACT Region Technology Commercialisation Support Project Applicant Org Pyksis Pty Limited Project Description Use cutting-edge learning and mentoring techniques to assist 100 ACT Region companies (with good potential innovations) to better understand Commercialisation Pathways and their Next Steps to successful commercialisation. 48 of these teams to be assisted in developing strong business cases to obtain commercialisation funding. Train and develop financial management skills of 600 participants (with particular emphasis on younger farmers and women) to be drawn from 300 farm businesses in NSW. Business skills development through workshops, group mentoring and networking of 60 to 80 young business owners and managers in the Inner West and lower North Shore regions of Sydney. Delivery of training, mentoring & information services to potential high-growth 100 businesses across the entire Illawarra region, based in Shellharbour and Kiama LGAs. One-day workshops, mentoring and development of web site and commercialisation guidebook to help 200 Tasmanian innovators to assist new ventures and start-ups to successfully commercialise their ideas and take a strategic approach to building and growing sustainable businesses. This project is being delivered in Tasmania. Entrepreneurial Skills Development via marketing and strategic and business planning and mentoring for participants in Sunshine Coast; Central QLD; Mackay and North QLD Regions. Approx. Funding Offered ($K) 300 NSW Financial skills training for our young farm entrepreneurs GoYoungBiz - Growing business opportunities for young entrepreneurs Economic Gardening Building Entrepreneurship in Illawarra Business Ideas2Market Pilot Programme - Tasmania NSW Farmers' Association Sydney Community College Inc Shellharbour City Council 125 NSW 153 NSW 123 QLD Australian Institute for Commercialisation 185 QLD QLD Small Business Entrepreneurs Skills Development for Sunshine Coast; Central QLD; Mackay and North QLD Regions Building Entrepreneurship in the Queensland Wine Industry AIR Pocket - Music Business Development for the Independent Recording Industry CBC Pty Ltd 110 Queensland Wine Industry Association Inc Association of Independent Record Labels Limited Provision of business, management and marketing skills (including a dedicated "Young Guns" program for industry members under 35) to owners and managers of 18+ wine businesses in Queensland wine industry. Specialised training and development programs to upgrade the industry's current skills and knowledge base of 300 independent recording industry professionals across Australia. 207 QLD 200 Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business Successful Projects Round 1 – May 2006 3 Org State QLD Project Name Getting Going Applicant Org Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation Ltd Project Description Flexible, 3-part project targeting 420 participants in 7 critical areas from Central & South Burnett, & adjacent sub-regions corners: • Preparation of formal agreements re a delivery schedule of learning activities & mentoring processes • Partnership building: to facilitate inclusive integration within the network; and • Exit: upskilling the groups & cluster participants in recruitment, partnership & resource development, change management, etc. Skills development and fostering the entrepreneurship culture of 50 young entrepreneurs on the Sunshine Coast. Activities involve interactive workshops in marketing, business planning, export development, managing staff and managing quality customer service, small group tutorials, one-on-one and group mentoring, with additional on-line access to mentors and workshop presenters. Training workshops, mentoring and access to established advisory panel to 240 participants (focusing on 18-35 years olds) in Tablelands and Gulf NQ to provide skills in areas including business planning, financial management, marketing, human resources, customer service, commercialisation and export. Delivering 10 courses for skills development via training and mentoring on issues like compliance systems and processes for organic certification; financial planning and need to change management systems to deal with alterations to current practice etc to 130-150 growers converting to organic farming, in South Australian regional centres. Specialised entrepreneurial skills development training and mentoring to 40 technically based growth oriented business owners in diverse industry sectors, located at and around the University of Adelaide's Thebarton Research Park and Adelaide Business Centre incubator. Imparting skills, professional mentoring and business counselling services (complimenting Young Business Roundtables & a new Young Business Arm of the local Chamber of Commerce), and development of a combined Young Business Website and Network Data-base to 40 young business owners from Western Metropolitan Adelaide. Approx. Funding Offered ($K) 163 QLD Y.E.P. - Getting Down to Business Business Training Consultants Pty Ltd 189 QLD Building and Sustaining Stronger Businesses Tablelands and Gulf, NQ Business Imperatives for conversion to organic growing http://www.tmorganics.com/ Tablelands Futures Corporation Ltd 240 SA TM Organics Pty Ltd 212 SA Entrepreneurial Business Growth Development Program Young Business Accelerator Project University of Adelaide 138 SA Western Area Business Enterprise Centre 62 Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business Successful Projects Round 1 – May 2006 4 Org State SA Project Name Knowledge Plus Small Business Leverage Program Applicant Org DKNOWLEDGE Plus Pty Limited Project Description Impart entrepreneurial skills to 694 business owners and provide them with an independent and fresh perspective on business issues and challenges from 4 advisors (per participant) who also act as a reliable source of trusted referrals. Business owners to report to their Board of Advisors on a monthly basis to monitor business progress. The training and mentoring of 40 food and export businesses on the Eyre Peninsula to implement e-commerce strategies, culminating in the design and construction of an e-commerce capable web presence. Assist 128 young business owners in the retail sector in Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie and Port Lincoln develop new business skills relevant to their core retail industry to increase their competitive edge in the market, via group and individual mentoring sessions on; advanced selling and customer service techniques, merchandise display and marketing. Tailored business skills and practical business mentoring program targeting 150 young entrepreneurs, home-based business owners and business managers via an innovative program delivery method using technology combined with proven business knowledge and experience within the SE region of SA. Provide business skills development, focused customised mentor support and networking opportunities to 80 small business owners and managers from the tourism and retail business sectors in the Derwent Valley Municipality in Southern Tasmania. Target 60 young visual artists, under the age of 35 yrs in the Northern, Southern and Coastal regions of Tasmania to deliver skills in strategic planning, career development and the integrated branding strategy through state-wide training and online mentoring. Provide individualised skills development through structured mentoring to 30 young entrepreneurs (under 35) managing micro businesses in the building trades throughout the Tasmanian Region. The project will deliver business management training and mentoring support to 40 innovative and growth-oriented Tasmanian entrepreneurs and business managers with an objective to improve the participants' management skills and thereby enhance their business' performance and capacity to contribute to economic growth. It also aims to foster business networks and to create a demonstration effect through positive role models. Approx. Funding Offered ($K) 260 SA Eyre Food & Export Ecommerce Project "Reviving Regional Retail" in Upper Spencer Gulf and Eyre Peninsula Eyre Regional Development Board Whyalla Economic Development Board Inc 67 SA 206 SA Limestone Coast - Planning for Success Limestone Coast Regional Development Board 164 TAS Valley Innovation - Building Business Expertise Program Business Enterprise Centre Mersey Inc 59 TAS Art of Selling: Business and brand development for the young emerging artist Building Better Business - A focus on the Building Industry Young Entrepreneurs Building Better Skills and Business Success The Necessary Group Pty Ltd 171 TAS Business & Community Pty Ltd TAFE Tasmania 99 TAS 146 Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business Successful Projects Round 1 – May 2006 5 Org State VIC Project Name Rural Young Women in Small Business Development Central Victorian Young Entrepreneurs Program (cvYEP!) Food SME Capacity Building and Business Development Mentoring Program Applicant Org Focus Consulting Pty Ltd Project Description To strengthen the management skills and business capacity of 40 young rural women in Mildura through regular group training sessions, individual mentoring and networking meetings. The Program will deliver an innovative business planning, mentoring and training program for 200 young entrepreneurs in small businesses in the Central Victorian Region. Train and Mentor 30 young entrepreneurs and managers in 10 food SMEs within 25 kms of Melbourne to complete business diagnostics and implement integrated business plans. The program aims to promote an open and factbased dialogue and create an environment for life long learning in: strategy definition; business diagnostics; developing integrated plans including realignment of structures, systems, behaviours, values and management processes; operationalising plans; and tracking performance against these plan. Business Training, development of an interactive website and mentoring 60 businesses and the broader business community in Bass Coast, Cardinia and Casey Shires. An accelerated development program for 20 small Gippsland businesses, featuring business development planning, supported by 18 months of individual mentoring, regular network meetings with other participants, seminars in Orbost, Omeo and Bairnsdale. The program will also recruit and train 20 local mentors to improve availability of local mentor services into the future. Approx. Funding Offered ($K) 191 VIC Business Networking for Growth (Central Victoria) Inc Victoria University of Technology 186 VIC 125 VIC VIC South East Victoria Mentoring Project http://www.biztobiz.com.au/ Enterprising East Gippsland Bass Coast Shire Council 67 East Gippsland Shire Council 98 Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business Successful Projects Round 1 – May 2006 6 Org State WA Project Name Practical Employee Management Skills Applicant Org Edith Cowan University Project Description The program will be delivered via seminars, interactive training workshops, conducted by specialist facilitators (enabling young entrepreneurs to build their own customised HR reference manual) and an inclusive employee management expo involving 370 businesses sourced from the South East Metro corridor of Perth and the Great Southern Region of Western Australia. The combination of 9 initiatives (including workshops, mentoring and telephone support help line, information service website and Opportunities Forums) to provide 'proactive and innovative business management skills and learning experiences to 2800 small business operators in the TCFL and fashion industries within Australia. Deliver training in business planning skills to 10 small businesses and 5 nonprofit organisations in the towns of Carnarvon, Exmouth and Denham in the remote Gascoyne region of Western Australia. This project involves the delivery of training, skills development workshops, seminars, business events and individual mentoring sessions for 2714 participants throughout the South West and Peel regions of WA. It aims to encourage young entrepreneurs to become innovative and creative in their businesses, seek new opportunities and ways to build their businesses for a more profitable future. Skills development of 110 small businesses in Esperance, Kalgoorlie and Munglinup through seminars, site visits and one-on-one training. A community-based project to grow the creativity and innovation capacity of 48 young small business owners and managers in the Cities of Joondalup and Wanneroo. Engage them in initiatives designed to develop their ability to move quickly to create value for their customers and grow their businesses. Provide business skills training and mentoring to 80 professional designers producing high-end furniture and objects in Perth, the North West and the South West of West Australia. Deliver training in key financial management and business planning tools to 300 young business people via workshops in the WA Wheat belt, Midwest Gascoyne and Great Southern. Approx. Funding Offered ($K) 297 WA National TCF Small Business Skills Project Textile Clothing Footwear Resource Centre of Western Australia (Inc.) 297 WA Business planning skills for Gascoyne small businesses & non-profit organisations Small Business Training and Mentoring - South West (WA) Small Business Centres Rural Business Solutions Pty Ltd Leschenault Enterprise Centre Incorporated 56 WA 251 WA WA Facing the Future - in a climate of change. ThinkLearn City of Swan City of Joondalup 194 193 WA Designing Futures Small Business Development Program Beyond Survival - financial management training for young entrepreneurs Form Contemporary Craft & Design Inc Wheat belt Area Consultative Committee Inc 200 WA 131 Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business Successful Projects Round 1 – May 2006 7 Succession Planning: Org State National Project Name Business Succession Planning: Looking toward the future of Australian businesses http://www.sbsp.com.au/ Strengthening Communities through Business Continuity Applicant Org Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services Limited Project Description The project targets all small businesses throughout metropolitan and regional Australia; raises awareness of business succession planning issues; improves the knowledge and skills of small business owners; and establishes a national network of advisors with business succession planning expertise and the capability to provide business owners with commercial, tailored advice appropriate to their individual circumstances. The Project will develop community skills and business continuity through training in integrating personal and business priorities and multi – disciplinary planning encompassing business, legal, accounting and financial planning. The project aims to ensure continuation of dairying in the region via raising awareness, training and mentoring and opportunity creation. Local professional businesses able to provide succession services will also participate so as to raise their skills and create local expertise to ensure ongoing support to the farmers. The project provides awareness training in succession planning mapped to national competencies and provides the necessary skills to facilitate development of strategies for maintaining business continuity and ownership transition. The project aims to develop a collaborative, cooperative and entrepreneurial approach to sale and transfer of businesses as well as fill a gap in expertise the Gulf/Tablelands region to transfer skills in succession planning, reduce need to import expertise, create business saving. The project builds individual capacity in succession management & business continuity and will address succession at a biz-community level. The sustainable systems will promote ongoing self-sufficiency in succession management in the region. Approx. Funding Offered ($K) 1,254 NSW NSW Dairying for the Future Deniliquin Business Enterprise Centre Ltd Bega CoOperative Society Limited 245 195 NSW Succession Planning in Rural NSW- Enabling Business Continuity Small Business Succession Planning in Far North Queensland Going Fishing Kondinin Group Incorporated 500 QLD Gulf Savannah Development Inc 140 QLD Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation Ltd 156 Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business Successful Projects Round 1 – May 2006 8 Org State SA Project Name "The Next GP Program" succession planning for rural GP's Applicant Org Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Incorporated Project Description ‘The Next GP’ Program, through its unique combination of training workshops, coaching sessions and professional advisory services will provide GP business owners with knowledge and skills development, enhanced awareness around the need to plan for business continuity and provide a hands-on approach to develop succession and retirement plans specific to their personal and business environment. The project will conduct workshops throughout Tasmania aimed at providing dairy farmers with the necessary skills and knowledge to play a lead role in the management of their business continuity and succession planning. The project will assist business continuity of Tasmanian farm enterprises through succession planning workshops and one-on-one interaction. Approx. Funding Offered ($K) 127 TAS Managing Your Own Business Continuity Dairytas Board Incorporated 181 TAS Succession Planning for Tasmanian Farm Enterprises TAS Profit and Growth Succession Planning http://www.top.com.au/succes sion.htm Achieving Business Continuity Through Successful Transition Planning The Tasmanian Farmers & Graziers Association Total Business Consultants 98 The project will provide skills development through succession planning using action learning resulting in fully completed succession plans that owners can implement for effective business transition. 328 VIC Moreland Enterprise Development Centre Limited Small Business Centre (North West Metro.) Inc WA Business Continuity Through Succession Planning http://www.sbcnorthwestmetro .com.au/ The project will deliver enhanced knowledge, provide business skills, and establish linkages & networks with all sector providers and an Action Plan for owners with strategies to exit their businesses in a manner that realises the maximum value and marketability of their businesses while ensuring business continuity. The project will deliver enhanced knowledge, provide business skills and establish networks with providers and an action plan for owners to prepare their business for optimal return. 299 294 Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business Successful Projects Round 1 – May 2006 9