Get involved – Economy
There are many ways you can help achieve our vision for Economy. Here are just a few suggestions to get you started.
Individuals and families
- Buy your goods and groceries from local markets and businesses and try new Queensland products and service providers.
- Consider diversifying or upskilling to increase your knowledge, and ability to adapt to change.
- Learn an Asian language to increase your personal and professional opportunities.
- Turn your business idea into reality by making the most of the mentoring services, networking and investment opportunities.
- Connect with people around the world to explore opportunities and share knowledge.
Community
- Start a local market—encouraging the community to develop, grow, buy and sell locally.
- Promote community businesses and support up-and-comers to boost the local economy.
- Consider how to draw on local knowledge and expertise to find innovative ways to help local businesses thrive.
- Partner with neighbouring communities to explore opportunities to expand business and grow industry connections.
- Work with local businesses and industries to help showcase your local area.
Business and industry
- Consider new technology to diversify and explore future business opportunities.
- Invest in research and development to grow your business.
- Develop risk mitigation strategies to manage the unexpected.
- Work with the education sector to tailor training to your needs.
- Work with industry partners and government to develop centres of excellence that provide capacity building and drive innovation.
- Inform government of issues affecting your industry and work collaboratively to achieve positive solutions.
- Promote a knowledge sharing environment and equip employees with the skills to identify and act on opportunities to innovate.
Government
- Simplify and reduce the regulation and compliance requirements affecting small business.
- Engage with business and industry when developing and implementing policies and regulations that may affect their operations.
- Help bright minds convert ideas into reality and enable businesses to increase productivity.
- Ensure business owners have access to reliable infrastructure across Queensland to drive economic activity.
- Promote tool kits and mentoring services that help start-ups get off the ground.
- Support local businesses to move into new markets and promote Queensland’s economy to the world.
- Foster economic resilience through industry action plans.
- Ensure government operations are effective and efficient.