Do you have a good business idea? Would you like to start your own business and become self-employed? Are you currently on a Centrelink Benefit?
Then why not join our next NEIS program.
Let the Illawarra ITeC help you put that business idea into practice and develop the necessary skills essential for business survival in the new millennium!
Together with NEIS you can turn your idea into a reality.
What businesses are eligible?
To receive NEIS assistance, your business must be:
• New and not yet operating on a commercial basis
• Located in the area indicated in your business plan
• Able to show that there is an unsatisfied demand for the product/service you intend to supply
• Legal and reputable.
Who is eligible?
Anyone who is:
• At least 18 years of age at the time of signing the NEIS Participant Agreement
• Be receiving unemployed allowances or other forms of Centrelink income support, excluding the Age Pension and Mature Age Allowance, or else be a participant in Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)
• Is available to participate in NEIS training and work full-time in the business
• Is not an undischarged bankrupt
NEIS provides:
• Nationally recognised and accredited training in Small Business Management
• Advice and support from a mentor for the first 12 months
• NEIS Allowance for 12 months
• Access to a network of established and successful small businesses.
What financial assistance is available?
Through NEIS you may receive:
• Income support while undertaking NEIS small business training
• NEIS Allowance equivalent to the adult single rate of Newstart Allowance for up to 52 weeks, and
• Rental assistance for a period of up to 26 weeks (if eligible)
If you are interested in participating in NEIS please call for an application as the next course is starting very soon Free Intellectual Property Seminar
Intellectual property (IP) is the general name given to the laws covering patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, circuit layouts, and plant breeder’s rights.
Intellectual property laws protect the property rights in creative and inventive endeavours and give creators and inventors certain exclusive economic rights, generally for a limited time, to deal with their creative works or inventions.
Do you have an innovative product or service? Would you like to find out how to register a design, trademark or patent or how to commercialise your product or service? At this FREE two-hour seminar you will hear speakers from the following organisations:
• Intellectual Property Australia
• Davies, Collison and Cave (Patent Attorneys)
• Illawarra Innovation Advisory Service
• Local Illawarra / Southern Highlands Case Study
The seminar will cover what steps you need to take to secure your IP, who to contact and how much it will cost. You may also like to book in for a FREE
30-minute private meeting with a patent attorney to discuss your innovation further.
Seminars are being run in Wollongong, Nowra and Mittagong.
Time: 9.00am to 11.00am seminar with light lunch then bookings being taken for 30-minute individual meetings with patent attorney
Date: May 6 - Wollongong
May 7 - Nowra
May 8 - Bowral
Cost: FREE
To register for the above seminars, please phone 1300 650 058 or 4223 3100. This is only a brief outline of the types of small business advice and assistance that we can offer. Want to know more? Remember I am a FREE service and can assist you in developing your business in many ways. Call me today on 42233100 or check out our website at www.illawarraitec.com.au | 
