How Can The State Government Offer Help?

Small Biz Matters – a half hour program each week where you can work ON your business rather than IN it.
with Alexi Boyd from Boyd Office Management Services
Date: 22 August 2017

It’s always great to access some Govt support when in small business and there are some great resources out there if you know where to look! Matthew Lye is our guest today. He is a Business Advisor with Realise Business a service provided by the NSW Department of Industry and comes under the banner of the NSW Small Business Commissioner. ….

Welcome to the show Matt.

Topics we’ll be covering:

• All about Realise Business and the support services they offer
• What can small businesses expect when they come and see you?
• Tell us about the workshops and events Realise Business runs for the businesses of Sydney

Since 1989, Realise Business has provided trusted and affordable business advice, education and support for thousands of business owners across Sydney.

We operate as a Not-for-Profit enterprise, and are proud to be funded by all levels of Government, which means you can get advice from our highly experienced Business Advisors for a fraction of the cost of private business coaching. Plus, FREE membership gives you access to our growing network of up to 300,000 other Sydney businesses, regular events and education for every stage of business.

As a provider of the NSW Business Connect Program (funded by the NSW Government Dept of Industry) and a provider for the Federal Government Australian Small Business Advisory Service (ASBAS), we receive direct funding from these Government programs, which enables us to retain expert Business Advisors with years of experience operating their own successful businesses and running large corporations. As a result, you can benefit from commercial quality business advice at a reduced (and often free) rate. Joining Realise Business helps you access affordable business services that are tailored to the stage of your business growth.

Established in 1989 and most recently known as Business Enterprise Centre (BEC) Southern Sydney, we originally offered support to businesses based in Southern Sydney and Sutherland Shire. From January 2017, we are proud to have been awarded the NSW Business Connect contract to provide free one-to-one business advice sessions, business advisory services, and training workshops to up to 300,000 businesses and disrupted industries across the Sydney area; including Southern Sydney, Inner West, Sydney’s CBD, Eastern Suburbs, North Shore, and Northern Beaches.

To find out more go to their website: https://realise.business