AusIndustry Advice, Support & Programmes From the Australian Government To help you plan, start, grow & sustain successful Businesses in Wyndham
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AusIndustry
Gov4U
Advice, Support & Programmes
From the Australian Government
To help you plan, start, grow
& sustain successful
Businesses in Wyndham
John Macdonald
Assistant State Manager Victoria
AusIndustry - Business Services
AusIndustry - the Australian Government’s key agency for business assistance, programmes & services
AusIndustry is part of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science and puts the needs of Australian businesses first
by simplifying and streamlining access to government information, services & advice
AusIndustry offers businesses of all sizes:
• Expert advice from our business network around Australia, such as:
o Essential information on planning, starting & running a business
o Insights into business improvement strategies
o Referrals to business programmes such as the Entrepreneurs’ Programme, Industry Skills Fund and the R&D Tax
Incentive
• A consolidated online presence at www.business.gov.au (NB: This website has just been upgraded and enhanced – and
you can also register for programme updates)
• www.business.gov.au also offers Web chat so you can chat online if you have a question
• A contact support line Phone 13 28 46 - open 8am - 8pm nationally M-F (closed Australian National Public Holidays)
The new
www.business.gov.au
is here
Data to help you Plan, Start & Grow Your Business
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
The ABS has a wide range of data to assist SMEs with market research, profiling customers and planning a business case
ABS can help you with data to understand more about:
• Your community, region (inc Census data) and Industry Sector
• Business Demography @ a Glance
• The Social and Economic climate via:
o Key Economic Indicators
o Business Indicators
o ABS flagship publications such as Australian Social Trends
• http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/home/services+we+provide+to+small+business
Tax Info to help you Plan, Start & Grow Your Business
Australian Tax Office (ATO)
Small Business Tax Related information including:
• Starting a small business
• Running a small business
• How we can help
• Managing invoices, payments and record keeping
• Buying and selling goods and services (GST)
• Business income and deductions
• Engaging workers
• Your business premises
• Growing your business https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Your-business
• Selling or closing your business
• Your business type
Tax Info to help you Plan, Start & Grow Your Business Australian Tax Office (ATO) Small Business Benchmarks A guide to help you compare your business performance against similar businesses and competitors in the same industry Business performance check tool - Available now on the ATO app Also available: business viability assessment tool • to check the health of your business personal living expenses guide • to ensure your income can cover your business expenses https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/Small-business-benchmarks/
More AusIndustry support for Small Businesses
Australian Small Business Advisory Service (ASBAS)
We fund ASBAS providers to deliver low cost business advice and information services to SMEs:
• Financial Analysis & Planning
• Business Planning
• Making the most of your talent and team
• Management Capabilities
• Digital engagement implementation
• Mentoring & Counselling
Providers include Business Enterprise Centres, TAFEs & Chambers of Commerce
http://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-assistance/
australian-small-business-advisory-services/Pages/default.aspx
From U/E to Planning, Starting and Growing Your Business
The New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS)
• NEIS provides eligible unemployed job seekers with accredited small business training, business mentoring, and income
support to help them turn a business idea into a viable business
• NEIS can provide you with accredited small business
training, business advice and mentoring for the first
year of your business operating, as well as income
support for up to 39 weeks
• NEIS is delivered by 21 NEIS providers
right around the country
• See https://employment.gov.au/new-enterprise-incentive-scheme-neis
Get the Right Staff to help Grow Your Business
Australian JobSearch offers businesses:
• A free online recruitment service funded by the Australian Government
• Free advertising of your vacancy on a high profile online jobs board
• Access to the latest workforce and recruitment information, such as:
o Job Active providers
o Apprenticeship and Trainee info
o Info on Working Conditions
o Access to Wage Subsidies
• Hotline 13 17 15
• http://jobsearch.gov.au/provider/connectionsforquality.aspx
Save Tax on Corporate Branding
The Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Corporate Wear Register
• The TCF Corporate Wear Register allows employers to register non-compulsory occupational clothing:
o Employers are exempt from FBT on any contributions they make toward the uniform
o Employees are eligible for tax deductions for expenses incurred in the rental, purchase or maintenance of the
approved uniform
o Tax deductions are determined by the ATO - call 13 28 61
• Items not allowed include:
o Job-specific clothing (eg chef's check pants)
o Compulsory uniforms
o Protective clothing
• Register at https://www.business.gov.au/assistance/textile-clothing-and-footwear-corporatewear-registerInnovation and R&D The R&D Tax Incentive • A broad based, market driven entitlement programme • Over $2 billion @ year • For all industries, all company sizes • To encourage more businesses to carry out R&D (especially SMEs) • Jointly delivered by AusIndustry & ATO • More targeted definition of eligible R&D Partnerships, tax exempt entities, and Sole Traders & Trusts are excluded
Innovation and R&D The R&D Tax Incentive • Typically need notional deductions of at least $20k @ year (claim in arrears
Intellectual Property (IP)
Understand and Protect Your Valuable IP
IP Australia
• The Australian Government agency that administers / maintains the Registers of the Patents, Designs, Trade Marks and
Plant Breeder's Rights
• By granting IP rights, IP Australia helps:
• Create a secure environment for investment in innovation
• Enable firms to build brand value and business reputation
• Encourage the disclosure of inventions and the transfer of knowledge and technology
• Provide a legal framework for trading intellectual assets
• Call 1300 651 010
• www.ipaustralia.gov.auIntellectual Property (IP) Understand and Protect Your Valuable IP Intellectual Property Explorer • Developed by the Governments of Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore • A series of interactive diagnostic questions designed to review each piece of intellectual property in your business • http://intellectualpropertyexplorer.com Innovation Toolbox • Developed by the Queensland Government & Australian Institute of Commercialisation • A step by step guide through the whole innovation / IP journey • www.innovationtoolbox.com.au
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) Protect Your Valuable Personal Property Does your business…..… • Sell or hire on terms? • Do you buy second items, such as vehicles, machinery or equipment? When buying goods • Searching the register allows you to check whether the valuable goods you want to buy are debt free and so safe from possible repossession When selling on retention of title or consignment, or hiring or leasing out goods • Registering your property & protect your interest if your customers don’t pay or go broke! Here’s a link to two videos that we recommend: • PPSR – basic business uses https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Haa-TzxpJU • PPSR – quick motor vehicle checks https://www.youtube.com/embed/I-lPnFtuWq8 It’s just $3.40 to do a search and PPSR registrations start from $6.80! Discover more in the PPSR Business Guide, or at https://www.ppsr.gov.au/business-resources
Driving Innovation, Productivity & Competitiveness
Industry Growth Centres established for 6 Key Sectors
Industry Growth Centres are an industry-led approach to drive innovation, productivity and competitiveness by focusing
on areas of competitive strength & strategic priority, such as:
• Advanced Manufacturing - enquiries@amgc.org.au
• Cyber Security - industrygrowthcentres@industry.gov.au
• Food and Agribusiness - info@fial.com.au
• Medical Technologies & Pharmaceuticals - mtpconnect.org.au
• Mining Equipment, Technology and Services - enquiries@metsignited.org
• Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Growth Centre - contact@nera.org.au
Industry Growth Centres will focus on key issues such as deregulation, skills, collaboration and commercialisation
Industry Growth Centres will also engage with enabling services and technologies (eg ICT) where they provide direct
support to the growth sectors. See http://www.industry.gov.au/industry/Industry-Growth-Centres/Pages/default.aspxDriving Innovation, Productivity & Competitiveness Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Programme • CRCs supports industry-led collaborations between researchers, industry and the community by commercialising new technologies, products & services that help solve economic, environmental and social challenges facing Australia • Over 30 CRCs in areas such as hearing, healthcare, natural hazards management, financial markets security and the auto and aerospace industries • CRCs are producing graduates with hands-on industry experience. This is helping create a highly-skilled workforce for the nation • CRCs are part of the Australian Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda See innovation.gov.au
Entrepreneurs’ Programme (EP)
Helping Australian Businesses Innovate and Grow
• EP is the Australian Government’s flagship initiative for
business competitiveness and productivity at the enterprise
Innovation
level Business Connection
s
Management
• Services and Grants via three elements:
o Accelerating Commercialisation Accelerating
Commercialisation
o Business Management
o Innovation ConnectionsEntrepreneurs’ Programme (EP)
Business Management
For these Growth Sectors:
OR:
• Advanced Manufacturing • Enabling Technologies & Services
• Medical Technology & Pharmaceuticals • Tourism in Northern Australia
• Oil, Gas & Energy Resources • Have the skills, ability or IP to work with the first 5
• Food & Agribusiness
• Mining Equipment, Technology & Services
A Business Must:
• Have an ACN and have traded for 3+ consecutive years
• Have not had an earlier Business Review in the past 5 years
• Be solvent & have $1.5m - $100m turnover ($750k for Remote / Northern Aust)Entrepreneurs’ Programme (EP)
Business Management - Business Evaluations
“A holistic assessment of the business tailored in content to suit the business”
EP can assess:
• Core Competencies • Market Appraisal
• Business Model • Strategic Strengths & Weaknesses
• Goals and Objectives • Financial Appraisal and Sensitivity
• Industry Information, Trends and Analysis • Performance & Sustainability
• Performance and Benchmarking
• Leadership
• Strategic Alliances
• Innovation and CreativityEntrepreneurs’ Programme (EP)
Business Management - Supply Chain Facilitation
“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”
Achieved by:
• Sharing information on supply chains
• Identifying business level improvement
opportunities within a supply chain
• Building the capability & skill of individual
firms to secure supply chain opportunities
• Facilitating quality connections between
businesses and principal buyers,
both domestically and globallyEntrepreneurs’ Programme (EP)
Business Management - Business Growth Services
“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”
Advice and Mentoring Relationship Management
Leadership Systems, Processes & Organisational Culture, Intelligence and
Development Finance Strategy and Knowledge
- Design thinking - ICT Capabilities - Market / sector
- Business models - Logistics, Channels to export - Design Integration intelligence
- Funding growth
- Competitive Strategy - Organisational Strategy - Knowledge Management
- Lean / CIP
- Blue Ocean - Product/service Design and and - Big data / trends
- Innovation production execution Change Management - Research
- Enabling the enablers
Connectivity
Peer to peer, research, investment, supply chain, expert
networksEntrepreneurs’ Programme (EP)
Business Management - Business Growth Grants
“Co funded grants to engage external expertise to assist businesses with implementing improvements recommended
through a Business Evaluation, Supply Chain Facilitation or a Business Growth Service”
Business Growth Grants reimburse up to half the
cost of engaging a consultant (up to $20k) to
make the business improvements recommended
by a Business EvaluationEntrepreneurs’ Programme (EP) Innovation Connections Innovation Connections connects your SME to expertise, technology and advice to meet your research and development needs Innovation Facilitators are experienced in identifying and addressing knowledge gaps preventing business growth and can provide: • A report containing tailored information and options • Referrals to other business support programmes & services • Links to existing knowledge and solution providers • Identification of existing research activities and support to connect businesses to research organisations to create innovative products, processes and services • Ways to improve access to STEM expertise
Entrepreneurs’ Programme (EP) Innovation Connections Under NISA, Innovation Connections will: • Provide another 8 Innovation Facilitators so that more SMEs can access knowledge, engage with researchers and foster innovation - particularly in regional Australia • Make matched grants available to support graduate and postgraduate researchers being placed in businesses • Make matched grants available to support business researchers to be placed in a publicly funded research organisation • Identify opportunities to access R&D and testing facilities and develop specialised training options with the Industry Skills Fund To help you progress your research project, you may be able to get a matched funding grant (of up to $50k) to access research capability https://www.business.gov.au/assistance/innovation-connections
Entrepreneurs’ Programme (EP)
Accelerating Commercialisation
Accelerating Commercialisation will help Australian entrepreneurs, researchers, inventors, start-ups, commercialisation
offices and SMEs from ALL INDUSTRY SECTORS:
• Accelerate the commercialisation of novel intellectual property in the form of novel products, processes and services
• Create new businesses based on novel intellectual property with high growth potential
• Facilitate greater commercial and
economic returns from both public
and private research and development
investment to drive business growth
and competitiveness
• Grants up to $1mil on a 1:1 basis IF you apply for $Entrepreneurs’ Programme (EP) Commercialisation Case Study – Stormseal Industries Pty Ltd Stormseal developed a patented light weight plastic film that can be used to cover a damaged roof or wall with heat application It can be used as a superior alternative to tarpaulins in the protection of both homes and other premises in times of catastrophic weather events, during construction or whilst making an insurance claim Grant: Stormseal received a grant of $450,000 in April 2016 to commercialise Emergency Storm Damage Protection for Homes and Businesses
Skills and Training to Grow Your Business
Skills Training for Your Staff
Australian Apprenticeships Support Network
• Advice and support on training and employment that can lead to a nationally recognised qualification
• Certificate levels are available in:
o Traditional trades
o A diverse range of emerging careers in business and industry
• For employers, see: www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/employers
Skills for Education and Employment Program (SEE)
• Up to 800hrs of free Language, Literacy and Numeracy training for
job seekers who need to improve LLN skills to secure work
• https://www.education.gov.au/skills-education-and-employmentSkills and Training to Grow Your Business
Wage Subsidy for Older Employees
• Restart supports employers who employ and retain eligible job seekers who are 50 years or older, and who have been
unemployed and on income support for six months or more
• At present, an employer can receive up to $10k (inc GST) for a full-time employee over 12 months.
• Mature age job seekers employed for at least
30 hours @ week attract the full Restart wage
subsidy, while eligible job seekers employed
15-29 hours @ week attract a pro-rata
subsidy
Andrew Thomas from CB Ideal
Tapware says that mature age
workers have the technical skills
• See: https://www.employment.gov.au/restart-help-employ-mature-workers-0 that can guide some of the younger
staffHelp to make your Business More Competitive
CSIRO’s SME Connect Service
• CSIRO helps SMEs get the most value out of their R&D to overcome technical challenges, gain competitive advantage,
improve profitability and help the business grow
• CSIRO can identify & connect SMEs to the right science within CSIRO and the broader research community, while also
advising on the most appropriate funding avenues to:
o Increase productivity & efficiencies
o Decrease costs
o Develop new capabilities & products
• http://www.csiro.au/en/Do-business/Solutions-for-SMEsHelp to make your Business More Competitive CSIRO SME Connect Service – A Case Study The Challenge: Entering a new export market within the aerospace sector AW Bell - a Victorian-based, family-owned and operated manufacturing business that has been supplying metal parts in Australia for over 50 years. AW Bell was presented with an opportunity to enter a new export market within the aerospace sector, but needed to improve their casting process by engaging high calibre expertise and equipment. The Solution: AW Bell engaged materials expert Dr Roger Lumley to provide a mix of theory, experience and practical hands-on capability to the project. “We worked exceptionally well together and achieved far more from the collaboration with CSIRO than we initially expected… The entire project has been extremely beneficial and I have personally found it very rewarding.” As a result, AW Bell are now the preferred supplier to a major international company within the aerospace industry!!
Help to Reduce Your Emissions Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) The ERF is a $2.55bil voluntary scheme that aims to provide incentives for a range of organisations and individuals to adopt new practices and technologies to reduce their emissions The ERF operates alongside existing programmes to reduce Australia's emissions growth such as the Renewable Energy Target and energy efficiency standards on appliances, equipment and buildings. This will help achieve Australia’s 2020 emissions reduction target of five per cent below 2000 levels How to Participate 1. Apply by registering yourself and your project 2. Secure a contract with the Australian Government by participating in an auction 3. Run your project according to the method you have chosen. Report on your project and ensure it is audited when required 4. Claim Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) for the emissions reductions you have achieved and sell them See: http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/ERF/Pages/default.aspx
Help to Grow Your Sales - Get Online!
Embracing Digital Business
Get Your SME (or NFP) Online
Through Digital Business.gov.au
the Australian Government can help you:
• Get your business online
• Manage your transition to e-commerce
• Improve your productivity using online tools
(e.g. online bookkeeping and training resources)
• With online Marketing with Social Media
See http://www.digitalbusiness.gov.auHelp to Grow Your Sales - Domestically
Sell to The Australian Government
AusTender publicises of Australian Government business opportunities, annual procurement plans, multi-use lists and
contracts
• Register to receive & lodge tenders
• https://www.tenders.gov.au
‘Selling to the Australian Government’ explains the rules,
processes & opportunities to sell to Government
• Find out how the Government makes its purchasing decisions
• http://www.finance.gov.au/procurement/procurement-policy-and-guidance/sellingHelp to Grow your Sales - Internationally
Export Assistance to Go Global
• TradeStart Advisors (Austrade funded experts) in industry organisations
such as AiG offer one-on-one export advice and/or access to overseas
trade officials
o http://www.austrade.gov.au/About-TradeStart#VIC
• Export Market Development Grants reimburse up to 50% of eligible
expenses over a $15k threshold
o Applicants can have up to 8 grants to each
o http://www.austrade.gov.au/Export/Export-Grants/What-is-
EMDG
• Free Trade Agreement Seminars that promote the benefits of the Free
Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Japan, South Korea and China. See:
http://www.austrade.gov.au/Australian/Export/Trade-
Agreements/seminarsHelp to Grow Your Sales - Internationally Export Finance for SMEs Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic): • Is a specialist financier for Australian SMEs – to enable them to win business, grow internationally and achieve export success • Is Australia’s export credit agency Efic: • Can partner with banks to provide export finance • Can provide additional working capital • Can provide a bond or guarantee to secure an export contract • Can provide finance to expand business operations overseas • Phone 1800 093 724 or www.efic.gov.au/client-solutions/sme-exporters
Help to Grow Your Sales - Import & Export Tradex Tradex is an entitlement scheme for individuals / firms • Imported goods to be exported in the same form ….OR • Imported goods used as inputs into the manufacture of other goods to be exported ….OR • Imported goods, modified in some way, and then exported • Goods must be exported within 12 months Benefits • Up front exemption from Customs Duty (5%) & GST (10%) • Can result in improved cash flow • https://www.business.gov.au/assistance/tradex-scheme
Help to Grow Your Sales - Import & Export Tradex – A Case Study Curtis Australia – A small family business in Gippsland • Creates handcrafted pens and fine jewellery • Exports to the USA • Uses Tradex for imported pen components • Tradex helps with cash flow, as they import stock in large quantities • Also uses the R&D Tax Incentive
My #1 Tip on how YOU can Grow Your Business:
Network and Collaborate
How YOU can make Your Business more:
• Innovative
• Productive
• Competitive
Network, Collaborate & Partner
with other SMEs!!
• How many business cards
will you get today?
Be 55%
More Successful !!AusIndustry - Helping you on your Business Journey
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