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MEET THE BUYER
Meet the Buyer events are gatherings of local industry and
government to establish networks that will increase local
business participation in state and local government
supply contracts.
The City of PAE has been actively working with the Office
of Industry Advocate to promote this and three Meet the
Buyer events have been held in the northern region in 2016.
In October over 300 businesses were hosted at the
Port Adelaide Football Club, where they met with
representatives from most government departments, local
councils, and the Northern Connector team.
Those attending the Meet the Buyer event were updated
on the South Australian Industry Participation Policy (IPP).
The policy specifies that for all expenditure above $220,000,
the government must first determine if there is a business
in the state or the region that can deliver the product or
service, before looking interstate or overseas.
To increase the opportunity for northern businesses, the
State Government has recently increased the weighting it
places on local jobs when awarding tenders in northern
Adelaide to a minimum of 20%.The new rules will apply
to major projects including the Northern Connector
Expressway, the Food Park, school and public housing
upgrades and the Gawler East Collector Link Road.
The City of PAE’s most recent analysis of data shows almost
30% of our orders placed for goods and services are with
businesses based in the Port Adelaide Enfield area, and
overall, 90% with South Australian businesses.
LOOK NORTH
Look North is the branding
and promotional tool of the
Northern Economic Plan which
has been developed by the State
Government in collaboration
with the Cities of Port Adelaide
Enfield, Salisbury and Playford.
An essential pillar of the
Northern Economic Plan is to
stimulate new business activity
and seed growth strategies for
northern Adelaide businesses
that employ less than 20 fulltime
equivalent employees.The Small
Business Development Fund was
established by the Plan with an
allocation of $10 million to support business
start-up and existing business expansion.
Congratulations to those businesses within the City of PAE that
have successfully applied for expansion grants, including Bowe
Pty Ltd, Castech and Prospect Rd Day Night Clinic to name just
a few.The funds will be used to expand the businesses and to
create new employment opportunities in the region.
If you have a start-up business idea or employ less than 20 full-
time equivalent employees, then check out the Small Business
Development Fund information on the Department of State
Development website
The City of PAE supports the Adelaide Business Hub in Todd
Street Port Adelaide, which is facilitating information sessions
for local businesses wanting more information on these
sessions, visit
'Meet the Buyer' participants