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Enterprise Connect

What is Enterprise Connect? 

A $50m per year Australian Government initiative designed to boost productivity, improve innovation and ensure business has better access to new ideas and new technology. 


Ai Group's involvement 

A partner in the program with 14 business advisers located across Australia, plus four Researchers in Business Facilitators. Across Enterprise Connect a total of around 100 business advisers work for partners and the Government. 


What are the Enterprise Connect services to SMEs?

Business review

A skilled Ai Group business adviser works one-on-one with your firm for up to 40 hours to identify areas of opportunity (strategy, marketing, manufacturing processes, HR etc)No cost to SME
Researchers in BusinessPlacement of researcher from university or public research agency into your firm to develop new ideas with commercial potentialUp to $50,000 provided for salary costs
Technology PartnershipsRegister or access leading edge equipmentUp to $5,000 provided to list and make available equipment for use
Workshops, Industry Intelligence and NetworkingSeminars, workshops, best practice factory visits to provide your firm with knowledge of particular aspects of good practiceFree



Services available after completing a business review

Tailored Advisory Service

Firm chooses specialist consultants to implement recommended improvement activitiesUp to $20,000 matched government funding provided

Technology and Knowledge Connect

Service designed to connect your firm with sources of technology and technical knowledge; testing and prototypingFree
Enterprise Learning and MentoringBuilds on recommendations of the business review through informal group learning sessions and one-on-one mentoringTailored Advisory Service funding accessed



Who can access these services? 

  • Businesses in the manufacturing; manufacturing related services; resources technology; defence; clean energy; creative industries and remote Australia 
  • Turnover between $2m and $100m ($1m for creative industries; $1.5m in regional areas; $1m for Researchers in Business)
  • An ACN, trading for three years and solvent.


More information on the Enterprise Connect services, eligibility and business advisers can also be found at www.enterpriseconnect.gov.au.

Watch the video and see how the Ai Group Enterprise Connect business adviser has helped Ai Group member company Laserlife Littlejohn.

 

 
Contact our business advisers

National Manager – Business Advisory Services
Anne Younger
Tel: 03 9867 0172
anne.younger@aigroup.asn.au

Business Advisors:

Albury
Tim Farrah
Tel: 0400 662 101
tim.farrah@aigroup.asn.au

Perth
Charles Barnard
Tel: 0448 852 707
charles.barnard@aigroup.asn.au

Adelaide
Robert Lloyd
Tel: 0401 125 482
robert.lloyd@aigroup.asn.au

Philip Ransome
Tel: 0438 944 347
philip.ransome@aigroup.asn.au

Melbourne
Herman Mott
Tel: 0400 660 512
herman.mott@aigroup.asn.au

Russell King
Tel: 0407 046 890
russell.king@aigroup.asn.au

Sydney
Steve Balachandran
Tel: 0400 661 354
steve.balachandran@aigroup.asn.au

John Mills
Tel: 0400 662 083
john.mills@aigroup.asn.au

David Hudson
Tel: 0400 661 803
david.hudson@aigroup.asn.au

John Davison
Tel: 0400 662 082
john.davison@aigroup.asn.au

Aleksandar Kovacevic
Tel: 0418 119 851
aleksandar.kovacevic@aigroup.asn.au

Brisbane
Paul Avery
Tel: 0421 003 816
paul.avery@aigroup.asn.au

Cairns
Leslie Ring
Tel: 0404 150 374
leslie.ring@aigroup.asn.au

Townsville
Cathy Morato
Tel: 0421 003 815
cathy.morato@aigroup.asn.au

Launceston
Mick Lemon
Tel: 0400 660 926
mick.lemon@aigroup.asn.au

Cairns
Andrea Jackson
Tel: 0417 486 232
andrea.jackson@aigroup.asn.au

Researchers in Business Facilitators:

Victoria/Tasmania
Melbourne
Kevin Thomson
Tel: 0438 155 815
kevin.thomson@aigroup.asn.au

NSW
Sydney
Bill Kerr
Tel: 0409 989 810
bill.kerr@aigroup.asn.au

Queensland
Brisbane
David Martin
Tel: 0408 283 258
david.martin@aigroup.asn.au

National
(TCF Innovation Network)
Stuart Wallace
Tel: 0400 660 534
stuart.wallace@aigroup.asn.au