RMIT University in partnership with the Australian Government and NetGain today launched a start-up program that aims to create 40 new businesses in the Geelong region in 2016.
Small business is a major employer in the Geelong region and successful small businesses employ people at a faster rate than larger businesses.
Brett Stavenuiter, Program Manager RMIT Business Enterprise Unit, said the G21 Start-Up Program gives local people the opportunity to develop their ideas into viable businesses.
‘The start-up program is an Australian government initiative modelled on the successful New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) where participants receive business education, mentoring and financial support to develop their businesses.
‘The G21 start-up program encourages entrepreneurs to take an idea and follow the training steps into starting a business while achieving the training qualification Certificate IV in Small Business Management.’
‘We are calling on local people who want to start and build a business in the G21 area to apply for this program,’ Brett said. The program is targeted towards unemployed persons (but not those eligible for the NEIS program) including, but is not limited to, those who have been recently retrenched workers (or a partners of) from Corio, Norlane, Colac, Whittington, as well as younger participants.
The G21 Start-Up Program provides free training by RMIT University in the nationally accredited Certificate IV in Small Business Management covering financials/recordkeeping, marketing, business operations, legal and regulatory requirements for businesses and business planning. The training will be delivered in Geelong area and successful participants will receive 12 months mentor advice and business support.
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