Small Business Friendly Councils Case Study Library

Small Business Friendly Councils case study library

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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council – 22 Dec 2021

Treasure trail campaign

Queanbeyan-Palarang Regional Council responded to the economic impacts of the 2019-20 bushfire season by developing the Treasure Trail campaign.

Shop local, love your community

Shop Local, Love Your Community is a campaign designed to encourage the community to shop local at their micro, small and medium enterprises across town centres, neighbourhood centres and small centres across the City of Ryde. The campaign was reactivated to align with the NSW Government’s Dine & Discover Voucher Scheme.

GreenMoney

Local Blacktown businesses have been offered free digital promotion to reach thousands of local potential through Blacktown City Council’s ‘GreenMoney’ rewards program for over 18,000 households.

Energise Enterprise – Small business workshops

A series of workshops aimed to help small business owners adopt innovative and market-leading techniques.

The Better Business Seminar

As part of the NSW Government Business Connect Initiative, small to medium sized businesses in Griffith and Leeton were invited to attend a lively and practical workshop to learn new tips and strategies to help them get more from their customers, time and revenue.

Paying small businesses faster

Businesses across the Edward River region now benefit from the commitment by Edward River Council to a 14-day payment cycle for local creditors.

Focus on local procurement

Parkes Shire Council made the use of local SMEs a factor in the awarding of contracts for major infrastructure projects.

The GIL 12 Days of Christmas

The 12 days of Christmas involved more than 50 businesses, makers and artists co-locating in a large space which was left vacant by the previous retail tenant. With prolonged drought conditions impacting the region, the pop-up shop offered a centralised shopping experience, showcasing existing businesses and Gilgandra region’s local products and services. It helped reinforce an existing ‘Shop Local’ campaign and keep the main street active.

Local Business Welcome Events

The Hills Shire Council hosts a quarterly Welcome Event which provides information about active local networking groups and support opportunities available to new businesses in the area. The initiative is not only designed to help those who have recently started a new local business, but those who have moved their business to The Hills district or those with an existing business who are looking to connect with The Hills business community.

Doing Business with Council

Northern Beaches Council held a series of four information sessions for local businesses on local procurement during October 2018. The information sessions gave local businesses tips for responding to Council’s Request for Tenders and Quotations and clarified local government procurement requirements. They were also encouraged to register on the Vendor Panel Marketplace tool.

Shop Shapers

The Shop Shapers project was designed to encourage ground-level, street facing businesses to enhance their street appeal, foster social interaction and stimulate economic activity. The initiative, developed in collaboration with the local business chamber and the NSW Government Business Connect network, provided a holistic approach to address a range of challenges impacting local small retail businesses in West Ryde.

Make Council Your Business

Fairfield City Council has been conducting procurement workshops for local businesses since 2013. The workshops were developed to increase small business awareness of council processes and legislative requirements for procurement. They were also set up to equip local business to take advantage of council tender opportunities. Council worked in collaboration with local business chambers to promote and develop the initiative.

Date

29 Jun 2020