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BEC Australia to receive $42 million in Federal Government funding |
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Written by Joy Barlow
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Thursday, 18 December 2008 |
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The Australian Government has announced that it will provide Murray Hume BEC Australia with $1.2 million over four years to fund one-stop small business advisory centres. This is part of the total funding which will support 36 Business Enterprise Centres in suburban, rural and regional Australia. In announcing the funding, Small Business Minister Craig Emerson said the funding will enable Business Enterprise Centres to strengthen and expand their capacity to help small business debutantes and those already in operation. The Federal Government has announced that it will provide BEC Australia with $42 million over four years to fund one-stop small business advisory centres across Australia. The funding will support 36 Business Enterprise Centres in suburban, rural and regional Australia. In announcing the funding, Small Business Minister Craig Emerson said the funding will enable Business Enterprise Centres to strengthen and expand their capacity to help small business debutantes and those already in operation. | 
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"This new $42 million small business program is part of the Government's overall small business strategy that includes cutting red tape in 27 areas of business regulation, amending the law to prevent powerful businesses from misusing their market power against small businesses, tax relief for small business owners, easing skill shortages and a national high-speed broadband network". The funding decision meets Labor's election commitment to support more than 30 advisory centres around Australia. BEC Australia Chair, Peter Murray, welcomed the funding announcement, and said it will enable BECs to build on their existing services and provide greater advice and assistance to small business owners and intenders. “BEC Australia is an apolitical organisation which supports the network of community based BECs and we welcome funding from all sources. This announcement is a win for small business, we welcome it and congratulate the ALP on this policy initiative.“ |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 December 2008 )
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Murray Hume BEC commended at NSW Fair Trading Awards |
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Written by Joy Barlow
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Thursday, 18 January 2007 |
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The Murray Hume Business Enterprise Centre was Highly Commended under the "Community Organisation Regional" section at the 2006 NSW Fair Trading Awards held in Sydney in November. The Murray Hume BEC was recognised for work in servicing the needs of small businesses within the Albury-Wodonga region, through the development of a program to aid local franchisers. The program provided a consultancy and mentoring service for existing and potential franchise operators. The Fair Trading Awards website has further information on the awards. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 October 2008 )
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Murray Business Advisory Service |
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Written by Admin
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Friday, 12 January 2007 |
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The Murray Hume Business Enterprise Centre has been contracted by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) to provide advisory services to NSW-based established and intending small business operators in the local region. The program is called Murray Business Advisory Services and we are one of eighteen centres which commenced operation across NSW from 1st October 2004. The Murray Business Advisory Services offers services across the region as far as Wentworth, including the local government areas of AlburyCity, Balranald, Berrigan, Conargo, Corowa, Deniliquin, Greater Hume, Jerilderie, Murray, Tumbarumba, Urana and Wakool. NSW DSRD have provided a summary of our performance data for our first year of operation of the Murray Business Advisory Service. The results below confirm that the Murray Business Advisory Service has met its contractual obligations and has exceeded regional averages for provision of the service in a number of result areas. - Between October 2004 and September 2005, Murray BAS delivered 9,178 information services, 2,514 business guidance services (which DSRD considers to be the core BAS activity) and 806 workshop attendees, a total of 12,498 services. The contracted number of services for Murray Business Advisory Service is 2,500 per year. (Murray BAS delivered an average of about 50 business guidance services per week.)
- The average number of information services delivered by Business Advisory Services in regional NSW was 6,496.
- The average number of business guidance services delivered during the year by BAS in regional NSW was 1,451.
- Under the previous contract, Albury-Wodonga and Deniliquin BECs delivered a total of 838 business guidance services between July 2003 and June 2004.
- Murray BAS reported it had helped create 564 jobs between October 2004 and September 2005. (The average number of jobs created reported by BAS in regional NSW for that period was 182.)
- Murray BAS delivered 25 workshops between October 2004 and September 2005 with a total attendance of 806, an average of just over 32 participants per workshop.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 July 2008 )
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