{"id":13361,"date":"2021-10-14T02:25:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T02:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13361"},"modified":"2021-10-14T02:25:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T02:25:28","slug":"new-training-courses-to-help-small-businesses-win-government-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/14\/new-training-courses-to-help-small-businesses-win-government-work\/","title":{"rendered":"New training courses to help small businesses win Government work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Small businesses across NSW now have access to free training and an informative guide to help them become \u201ctender ready\u201d and win NSW Government contracts, thanks to a new tender support program.<br \/>\nThe NSW Small Business Commission has collaborated with TAFE NSW to deliver four online courses as well as a written guide to help small businesses understand the tendering and contract processes involved in working with the NSW Government.<br \/>\nThe launch is the first major milestone in the four-year $5 million tender support program being delivered by the Commission and announced in the\u00a0 November 2020 NSW Budget.<br \/>\nThe program is a key driver of the NSW Government\u2019s commitment to sourcing more goods and services from NSW small businesses.<br \/>\nFinance and Small Business Minister Damien Tudehope said the NSW Government spends around $40 billion each year on procurement of goods, services and construction, with nearly half of that amount going to small and medium businesses.<br \/>\n\u201cSmall businesses make up more than 98 per cent of businesses in NSW. If we can generate more work for them through existing Government spending, we will support jobs, families and communities,\u201d Mr Tudehope said.<br \/>\n\u201cTendering for Government work can take up valuable time and resources for small businesses, and larger businesses often have the edge.<br \/>\n\u201cThese new resources will help small businesses to bridge that gap and be more successful in not only winning government work but also in tendering for private sector contracts, which requires similar knowledge and skills.\u201d<br \/>\nThe training courses,<em>\u00a0Selling to the NSW Government<\/em>, comprise four modules that help small businesses prepare for and navigate these major stages of the tendering and contract processes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting Business Ready<\/li>\n<li>Finding Opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Selling to Government<\/li>\n<li>Successful Supplying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is complemented by the new\u00a0<em>Selling to the NSW Government: A Guide for Small Business<\/em>, which includes templates for key tendering documents.<br \/>\nMinister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee said it was great to see the NSW Small Business Commission working with TAFE NSW, the State\u2019s comprehensive public training provider.<br \/>\n\u201cThese courses will help small business owners upskill and reskill their teams, and ultimately empower them to grow their businesses.<br \/>\n\u201cTAFE NSW plays a critical role in helping deliver these micro-skills rapidly using its convenient purpose-built online education platform,\u201d Mr Lee said.<br \/>\nNSW Small Business Commissioner Chris Lamont said the training and guide had been informed by a comprehensive stakeholder engagement survey undertaken by the Commission, which sought the views and experiences of small businesses and other key stakeholders on the Government\u2019s procurement processes and how they could be improved.<br \/>\n\u201cThe survey identified key pain points for small businesses in tendering for Government work and what information and assistance was most useful in helping businesses to lift their capabilities so they can compete effectively,\u201d Mr Lamont said.<br \/>\nThe Commission\u2019s tender support program aligns with the NSW Government\u2019s refreshed Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and Regional Procurement Policy, which allows Government agencies to buy goods and services directly from an SME for all procurements up to $150,000.<br \/>\nThe training modules and the guide can be accessed via\u00a0 the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smallbusiness.nsw.gov.au%2Fsmall-business-guide-selling-to-nsw-government&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwebmaster%40nsw.liberal.org.au%7C2fe53140ede3487ddd1808d98e8e2002%7Cf7b9e888f8a7467190c0d6ca09a51633%7C0%7C0%7C637697563504420182%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=cc7oGqiovsZq4n2rGwZHLDKc6yOkpxp4nHUOOiujbdU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">NSW Small Business Commission website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small businesses across NSW now have access to free training and an informative guide to help them become \u201ctender ready\u201d and win NSW Government contracts, thanks to a new tender support program. 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