Entrepreneurs and Small Business Indigenous Corporation

Provide Indigenous entrepreneurs and small business with access to co-working and serviced office facilities; access to contemporary information technology software and hardware and product viability testing environments

Enable Indigenous entrepreneurs and small businesses to access incubator and accelerator hubs as a learning and development pathway from ideation, conceptualisation and export readiness

The corporation has determined its objectives as:

Providing a sense of purpose and belonging for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people who have become estranged from, or do not align with local traditional owners, elders or mob, whilst providing opportunities to drive change and improvement in the lives of Indigenous people.

Operating a strong sense of community enterprise for education, empowerment and development of individuals and communities through activities, collaboration and infrastructure.

Promoting individual and community development by acting as a resource for the community and stakeholders in the areas of business, education, mental health, employment and welfare to the community.

Acting as a collaborative and connected community to build skills and capacity through the facilitation and exchange of information, skills, tools, knowledge, participation and maintenance of community development activities, community services and employment.

Building skills and capacity within individuals and community in the areas of: funding, export, trade, entering new markets, growth and diversification strategies, advanced technologies, digital and financial literacy.

Providing access to facilities to enable, encourage, promote and support skills development.

Fostering and promoting Indigenous culture, language, arts and protocols.

Providing Indigenous focused small business advisory services for Indigenous entrepreneurs and small business.

Acting as a conduit between individuals, community and Government to promote communication, consultation, participation and support of Government funding initiatives and programs.

Accessing available Government funding to support the corporation objectives.

The operation and maintenance of a gift fund to be known as ‘The Entrepreneurs and Small Business Indigenous Corporation Gift Fund’ in accordance with the requirements of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.