|
*Only
25 FREE gold memberships are available. Limited to 1
FREE membership per company
**Eligibility criteria applies. Contact Knowledge Plus
for more information.
[back to top]
Who should join in the
program?
Business owners / managers of companies with fewer than
20 employees are the ideal candidates for the Knowledge
Plus Small Business Leverage Program. The program is
designed to take pro-active participants to the next
level of business in a supported and knowledge based
environment. The unique mentoring, coaching, networking and
skills development elements of the program will help to guide and
quickly advance participants.
[back to top]
What are the benefits of joining?
This is an Australian Government funded service under
the Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business Program.
The program is closely quality controlled and
also offers heavily subsidised, and in some cases no
cost, access to the program.
Benefits include:
-
Access to an independent & fresh perspective on
challenges and opportunities
-
Access to valued referrals, key business support
networks and sources of information
-
Stimulus and confidence to grow their business
-
Improved skills through advice received from
mentors/coaches
-
Advertising opportunity to promote products and
services to other members free of charge
-
Discounts to relevant business skills workshops
contributing to the sustainability and or growth of
your business.
[back to top]
Structure of
the Program
The Knowledge Plus Leverage program comprises of four
components including: group mentoring
meetings; online business forums; networking events and
business skills workshops.
Available
to Gold Members Only
Group Mentoring
- The
mentoring component of the program provides business
coaching through sharing skills, experience and
networks, one-on-one support and group mentoring.
Gold members will receive two hours of face-to-face
contact (or via video conference for regional clients)
with four advisors per month for 10 months. A total of
20 hours with advisors will provide structured outcomes.
Available to Gold and Silver Members
Online business forums
provide additional opportunities for all participants to
share information and explore opportunities and
challenges of running a business.
The networking events
provide an opportunity to develop and expand business
connections by networking with other program
participants.
Training -
The training component will be fun and interactive yet
with a serious commitment to the outcomes. It will
be:
1.
Relevant skills contributing to the
sustainability and growth of your business
2.
Oriented towards action learning
3.
Entrepreneurship oriented – focused on fostering
initiative and innovation in business management for
growth.
Both gold and silver members will receive discount
vouchers to all skills development workshops.
[back to top]
Cost of the Program
To join the Knowledge Plus Leverage program as a
mentoree the cost is $7545
(Inc GST).
‘This is an Australian Government funded service under the Building
Entrepreneurship in Small Business Program’
which offers
a subsidy of 50 per cent for mentorees, reducing the
price to a maximum of $2880 (including GST).
This offer is for mentorees who meet eligibility
criteria.
Eligibility Criteria for partial
Subsidy
In order to be eligible for a subsidy, a member must:
-
have an existing business employing less than 20
people
-
be an owner or manager of the small business
-
be committed to growing the business and achieving
commercial success.
Eligibility
Criteria for full subsidy
Owners
or Managers of a small business under the age of 35 be
able to participate in the program free of charge.
[back to top]
Download Brochure |
