Clarence Valley and Northern Rivers NSW New Enterprise Incentive Scheme
Apply for NEIS (Northern Rivers and Clarence) by downloading an application form here
Business Incubator Associations
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NEIS Program Delivery and NORTEC Business Incubators
promoting small business growth
New Enterprise Incentive Scheme for Clarence and Northern Rivers Regions NSW
Do you have a new business idea? Want help to get it off the ground? The Federal Government funded New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) can help turn your business idea into a business reality by offering financial support in the first year of operations, small business training and specialist business advisory support.
NORTEC, in partnership with Northern Rivers Business Enterprise Centre (NORBEC) are providers of the NEIS program in the Clarence and Northern Rivers Regions and are excited to be able to offer a local service provision of NEIS in our region. To find out more about NORTEC's delivery of the NEIS program or your eligibility click here.
You can also download a NEIS application form here.
For any enquiries regarding the delivery of the NEIS Program in the Clarence and Northern Rivers regions of NSW, please email neis@nortecltd.com.au
You can either email or mail your NEIS application form to
NORTEC - NEIS Program
10 Endeavour Close
Ballina NSW 2478
NORTEC Business Incubators
To further support the growth of small business we opened three small business incubators , the Ballina Business Centre in 1993, Byron Creative (Byron Bay) in 1999 and the CLIC Business Village (Mullumbimby) in 2004. Planning is currently underway for a new business incubator site in Lismore.
The aim of the project is to provide the impetus for the development of a wide variety of light industrial and commercial enterprises for the Northern Rivers area and thereby enhance the industrial and commercial diversity that already exists here.
Objectives are to:
- foster self employment,
- assist business development,
- accelerate business growth,
- reduce the failure rate of start up businesses,
- assist businesses to operate, and
- increase employment opportunities and community wealth.
A business advisor is employed one day per week to provide business advice to tenants in NORTEC Business Incubators. Tenants have access 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The aim is to provide the impetus for the further development of a wide variety of light industrial and commercial diversity that already exists in the area. Objectives foster self employment, business development, reduce failure rate of start up businesses, assist business to operate, accelerate business growth and create employment and economic growth.
Current business incubators sites are supporting 27 new businesses and new business incubator sites in Lismore and potentially the Tweed, will also serve to promote and encourage small business enterprise growth in our region.
National Incubator Awards
- 2003 - Minister Award for Excellence
- 2003 - Incubator of the Year
- 2002 - Graduate Tenant of the Year
- 2001 - Innovation Award
- 2001 - Regional Incubator of the Year
National incubator awards funded by Federal Government
