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Small Business Solutions www.SmallBusinessSolutions.qld.gov.au

Are you looking for an immediate improvement to your bottom line?

Then you have come to the right place.

Find out how you can enhance your business skills, profitability and growth and take your business to the next level.

If you own a small business, micro-business or home-based business then you must consider Small Business Solutions.

It’s affordable, it’s targeted and most importantly, it gets results.

Small Business Solutions is an award-winning Queensland Smart State initiative which gives small businesses access to personalised one-on-one mentoring from qualified and experienced small business professionals.

By gaining practical support on a wide range of business issues, you will benefit greatly from the objective, outside perspective of your mentor.

Planning, cash flow, finance, staff management, customer service. No matter what business issues you are facing, expert advice and guidance is now available.

Realise the potential future of your business. Call 1300 40 60 80 today.


Caloundra Chamber of Commerce & Industry www.CaloundraChamberofCommerce.com
What can the Caloundra Chamber of Commerce and Industry do for your business?

Access to a strong combined voice, ensuring a greater impact than an individual could achieve.
The Chamber provides businesses with a forum to have their say on issues of concern, and the collective clout of several hundred business people when taking these concerns to Council and Government.

The opportunity to have your say on Government initiatives.
The Chamber represents the interests of members on Policy Taskforces that have a direct impact on the development of business in Caloundra.

Monthly Newsletter & Website
Chamber members receive a regular monthly newsletter providing them with:
• Communication on events and happenings in the business community;
• Business tips and educational material;
• A competitive advertising medium;
• Editorial promotion of member businesses;
• Business Directory.

Plus, a website that provides:
• An e-commerce portal, linked to strategic websites;
• Competitive advertising opportunities;
• On line Business Directory.

Opportunities to develop new business relationships, and to grow and promote your business in the company of like minded business operators.
Regular Networking and Dinner Meetings are informative and good fun. They provide business enhancement opportunities through meeting and networking with fellow members. They also provide promotional opportunities through sponsorship.

Involvement in shaping the business and commercial image of Caloundra.
The Chamber encourages participation in business education and self-development seminars conducted by the Department of State Development, often provided at little or no cost.
Membership means that you are part of the promotion of business in Caloundra.

Participation in actively promoting Caloundra as a progressive and exciting locality to work in and visit.
The Chamber is constantly working to increase the awareness amongst Caloundra and Sunshine Coast residents, and visitors, of the attractions, goods and services available in Caloundra, thus promoting Caloundra as a desirable place in which to live and work, and to visit.


Force 8 Photo Digital www.Force8PhotoDigital.com
Force 8 is one of Queensland's most respected website design firms. Force 8 is also one of Queensland's most respected commercial photography studios. This uniquely powerful combination gives us the edge in our primary objective - Helping Clients GET NOTICED!


Sunshine Coast Enterprises www.SunshineCoastEnterprises.com.au
Sunshine Coast Enterprises is a trading entity of Caloundra City Enterprises. We are in the business of economic development. We are funded through Sunshine Coast Regional Council to act as an independent enterprise development agency.

Our Mission is to drive and facilitate economic development in Sunshine Coast region, through assisting new and existing business in the generation of increased levels of investment and employment.  To also advocate and assist the implementation of key economic, social and environmental infrastructure projects aimed at positioning Sunshine Coast  as a premier sustainable lifestyle region.

Sunshine Coast Enterprises is Your Partner in Growing Business

Sunshine Coast Enterprises Your One Stop Shop for Business Support Services
Sunshine Coast Enterprises Your One Stop Shop for Facts and Stats on the Sunshine Coast Region
Sunshine Coast Enterprises Your One Stop Shop for Regional Development Services


AusIndustry www.innovation.gov.au
AusIndustry is the Australian Government’s principal business program delivery division in the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. AusIndustry delivers a range of more than 30 business programs - including innovation grants, tax and duty concessions, industry support and venture capital - worth about $2 billion to more than 10,000 businesses and about 80,000 individuals every year.
AusIndustry offers both entitlement and grant programs. For a grants-based program, customers compete for limited funds, based on the merit of their application. For entitlements-based programs, such as an R&D Tax Concessions, a customer makes a claim, based on their self-assessed eligibility.

AusIndustry provides incentives to help Australian businesses:
·      conduct research and development
·      grow small business
·      take up new technology
·      undertake industry-specific manufacturing and production
·      commercialise a new technology or venture
·      apply for a tax or duty concession for research and development or to improve export competitiveness
·      gain access to science resources.