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Submitted 15/05/2007

Business SA

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Migration for Business Growth

There's no better place to do business than in South Australia, as highlighted by Business SA's new Migration for Business Growth program.

A joint initiative between Business SA and the Department of Trade and Economic Development, Migration for Business Growth is a free service aimed at assisting business migrants, solving the skills shortage and growing the local economy.

Through the program's extensive website, South Australian business owners can gain free access to a targeted group of potential financial business partners who are highly motivated to commence business within the State.

South Australian business people can join the program on the Migration for Business Growth website to receive a variety of benefits, including:

  • targeted promotion of business opportunities
  • export market development
  • access to overseas market intelligence
  • access to capital investment
  • transfer technology
  • joint ventures opportunities, and
  • skills shortage solutions.

Dale Wood Business Brokers General Manager, Bevan Roberts, has already used Migration for Business Growth to forge relationships with Chinese business migrants.

"The program recognises existing business skills and encourages new arrivals to start their own successful business here," Mr Roberts said.

"Through this initiative we expect to develop more work through partnerships that would not have otherwise happened here."

As a business migrant, Yishu Chen, Director of architectural firm, Thinker Design & Consult Pty Ltd, has also benefited from her involvement in the program.

Thinker Design has undertaken several projects with South Australian companies, including Swanbury Penglass Architects.

Recently, the two companies undertook a project together for a residential community, and two months later won a project to develop the China Dongguan Loyal Spring Garden.

"Migration for Business Growth has given us the chance to seek and combine high-quality architectural and landscape design services from Australian professionals with the growing Chinese market," Yishu said.

"Since being involved in projects like this one, we are now collaborating with other Australian companies."

Business members of the program are able to list a wide range of opportunities for migrants to consider, including businesses for sale, export and capital investment.

Members can also search specific opportunities advertised by business migrants and obtain assistance to access overseas skilled workers.

Registering as a business member is a simple and free process.

Migration for Business Growth welcomes all Business SA members to promote business opportunities on the program's website, with no cost involved.