Sunshine Coast Enterprises Annual General Meeting 27/11

Supporting Businesses - 1 full day workshops in Maleny for Environmental Sustainability and 2 evening sessions in Noosa and Maleny on Business Structures and Risk Management - “Growing Creative Business”.

Enterprise Clusters - SunED Networking Event - sponsored by Australian Council for Private Education and Training.

Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Community Conference - Bill McDonald was invited as a delegate to the two-day Conference designed to inform the new Corporate Plan.

3rd Phase of Growing Creative Business programme commenced

SCE Operational-Administrative and Accounts - Mandy Kato joins the SCE team in a part-time capacity.

October 2008

Building Capacity through Enterprise Clusters - SCE co-ordinates SunED display at Asia Pacific International Education Conference attended by 1100 agents and international education providers-marketing SC as an international education destination.

Economic Development Australia Awards - Bill McDonald and Gerrie Carr-MacFie receive Finalist awards for Leadership in Economic Development.

Supporting Businesses - 60+ Small Businesses attend 3 full day workshops and one evening session in Noosa, Maleny and Maroochydore / Caloundra  - “Growing Creative Business”.

September 2008 

Networking- Growing Business Capability - SCE Networking Event – 168 Businesses sign up to find their perfect match through Business Speed Dating B2B Event.

SCE 104 Small Businesses Surveyed - Identification of Finance and Marketing Advice/Support Services.

SCE Operational -Business Support & Regional Development Services - New team members Janny Stacey and Kris Barnes join Gerrie to create a new team at SCE.

Supporting Businesses - Taxation Workshop conducted in Noosa.

Mentoring-Growing Creative Business - 2 half day mentoring cluster sessions and one evening session.

August
2008

Attracting Additional Funding - SCE successful in obtaining State Government QETI funding of $10k to develop SunED website.

Marketing & Business Support Services - SCE website upgraded as an information rich resource for SME development.

SCE Operational - SCRC facilitates annual operational funding for SCE./ Pushpa Prem completes trainee role.

Supporting Businesses - Business Sustainability and Taxation workshops Noosa and Maroochydore/Caloundra.

Remplan Economic Modelling - Software purchased and training conducted.

July
2008

Industry Development - 68 manufacturing stakeholders attend the State of Manufacturing Forum with Dr Peter Burn AiGroup, David Edwards Executive Director CEDA Qld and Competitive Manufacturing SC TAFE presentation.

Industry Leadership - SCE acquits remainder of $262,500 Caloundra Futures Forum funding. This finalizes the CFF contribution of industry to projects such as Sunshine Coast Sustainability Indicators & Report Card / Affordable Housing / Revitalising Bulcock St / Stockland Park Stadium Submission / Sunshine Coast Advocacy & Leadership  project.

Supporting Businesses - Business Planning and Growth Strategy workshops and a mentoring group session in Noosa region through “Growing Creative
Business”.

Enterprise Clusters - SunED Neworking Event - sponsored by QETI.

Advocacy - Submission / Evidence submitted to Australian Government’s review of regional development programmes

June
2008

Supporting Business - 77 small growth oriented businesses take the journey to business success through SCE’s “Growing Creative Business” programme Phase 2.

Re-Branding - CCE now trading as Sunshine Coast Enterprises (SCE) including recognition of SCRC funding and support on all promotional collateral and website.

Supporting Businesses - Business Planning and Growth Strategies for small business training in Maroochydore - “Growing Creative Business”.

May
2008

Advocating for our region - SCE Response to Australia Summit submitted to the Australian Government.

Building Capacity through Enterprise Clusters - Launch of SunEd project by Mayor Abbott -attended by 60 stakeholders.

Supporting Businesses - Regional Cluster mentoring group session in Maroochydore  - “Growing Creative Business”.

April
2008

Building Capacity through Enterprise Clusters -  Auspice agreement facilitated with industry for ‘SportsBusiness’ - a collaborative project to grow sport related retail and tourism.

Supporting Businesses - 3 Workshops in Caloundra and Maroochydore “Growing Creative Business” along with 1 information sessions in Noosa.

March
2008

Supporting Businesses - 25 small growth oriented businesses sign up to “Growing Creative Business” and commence the journey to business success.

Building Capability in the SME sector - SCE is a sponsor of the Small Business Expo which attracts 2000 small business participants to the Kawana Community Centre where trade exhibitors and workshops showcase small business support services.

Building Capacity through Enterprise Clusters - Auspice agreement facilitated with 20 industry representatives for ‘SunED’ - a collaborative project to market Sunshine Coast as a destination of choice for international students.

Revitalising Bulcock St - 1200 visitors attend SCE / Caloundra Chamber information tent to express aspirations on the future of Bulcock St.

Operational - Karen Rixon seconded from SCRC for 2 days per week administration support/Pushpa Prem commences in part-time Mature Age Employment program at SCE.

February 2008

Promoting Leadership - SCE partners with Sunshine Coast Daily and Committee 4 Sunshine Coast Taskforce to conduct a leadership breakfast engaging160 regional leaders.

Supporting Business - Growing Creative Business programme commences.SCE engages TRAC Consulting to deliver Mentor training to 36 volunteer small business mentors/coaches.

Governance & Operational - Caloundra City Enterprises change of Company facilitated- CCE Executive Assistant resigns.

January 2008

Resignation of CCE CEO/Project Officer

Gerrie Carr-MacFie appointed on secondment from Council as Interim CEO-nominal 3 days per week.

December 2007

Sustainable Development - SCE through the Caloundra Futures Forum launch Report Card on Sunshine Coast which proposes a set of indicators for measuring the sustainability of the region.