Region. Event for young entreprenuers

The Minister for Small Business, Peter Primrose, is inviting young business owners, under 35, to attend a Young Entrepreneurs Round Table, at the University of Western Sydney’s Werrington campus. The half-day event on April 14, will be a forum for enthusiastic young business owners to share ideas and issues about setting up and running a business in NSW. The MC will be Jack Delosa, recognised as one of the top young entrepreneurs in Australia, at 'Anthills 30 under 30' Awards. The event, hosted by Industry & Investment NSW, is free. Contact: Caroline Allen. Email: youngbiz@business.nsw.gov.au

Region. Help for entrepreneurs

The NSW Government is injecting another $100,000 to help small business growth, in its micro-enterprise credit program The mentoring program runs for one year for a certain number of hours per month which provides a sounding board of experience for many young entrepreneurs who have no support network at home or friends and this guidance can help prevent them making crucial errors that can destroy a good idea before it gets off the ground. Richard Peters, GM, Community Finance & Development, at NAB, thanked the NSW Government for its support and said the additional funding would give entrepreneurs the boost they need to realise their business goals. NAB’s Imram Lum said the program was part of the bank’s corporate social responsibly.