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Supporting Queensland Business Innovation

Supporting Queensland Business Innovation
November 2011
Presented by Brian Stockwell, Director, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) Sunshine Coast

Our Drivers
DEEDI/Government Priorities
–Q2 Strong Target - increasing by 50% the number of businesses that undertake research and development or innovation
(need to influence 80,000 businesses by 2020)
–Improving business profitability and success (jobs and economic growth)


Meeting Business Needs
–Skills
–Capacity
–Connections
–Promotion & Marketing


The programs – a snapshot
•Business Innovation Grants
–What’s Your Big Idea Queensland?
• 2 year pilot
–Business and Industry Transformation Incentives
–Proof of Concept
•QMI Solutions
–Benchmarking – Improve, Service Microscope, Micro Business Review
–Ulysses
•Mentoring for Growth, Investment and Export
•Small Business Workshops and Webinars
•Online self help - case studies, diagnostics and skills guides


DEEDI Service Microscope Program
•Provides self-assessment of organisation's practices against world class operations in a specific industry sector
•Assessment is free, covers all operational areas
•Stage 1: Provides international benchmark review of business and collaboratively prepared action plan with recommendations on key priorities to innovate and improve the business
•Stage 2: Provides $5,000 consultancy support for implementation (qualifying businesses)


DEEDI Jobs Assist
•provides consultancy support for financially vulnerable firms with over 10 FTEs
•Stage 1 provides up to $3,000 for a business assessment and action plan of priority tasks to improve business performance
•Stage 2 provides up to $5,000 to support implementation
•Focus on area of business need


DEEDI Mentoring for Growth
•provides panel of specialists to provide individual business guidance
•business receives 1 hour session with mentors (free)


Webinars (web based seminars)
DEEDI’s free one hour webinars cover topics such as:
–Harnessing the power of social media (17 Nov)
–Cloud computing (22 Nov)
–Search engine optimisation (29 Nov)
–Local search marketing (6 Dec)
–Business Continuity Planning (30 Nov)
•Is your business prepared for an unexpected crisis or natural disaster?
–Register at www.business.qld.gov.au


Business Services
•Self help business diagnostic tools
•Self help business skill guides
•Workshops, forums and webinars
•Specialist business mentoring and coaching
•Facilitated diagnostics and action planning
•Promoting business capability and market opportunities
•Connecting business operators with others
•Business Innovation Incentives

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