Tendering for government business is a workshop delivered by the Queensland Government for existing and potential suppliers to government departments and agencies.
Held in:
Cairns, Wednesday, 8 September
Mareeba, Thursday, 9 September
Innisfail, Friday, 10 September
Telephone 4048 1111 or email: businessassist.cairns@deedi.qld.gov.au to find out more information and book your place.
Jeremy Blockey has been appointed as the Queensland Government’s new Special Trade Representative to Papua New Guinea.
In State Parliament today, Treasurer Andrew Fraser annouced that Mr Blockey, President of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce and Director of Advance Cairns, has been selected to fill this important position supporting North Queensland’s push into a key growth market.
Read more at: http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/mms/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=71337
ADVANCE CAIRNS TRADE MISSION TO ZHANJIANG AND GUANGZHOU, CHINA
LED BY CAIRNS MAYOR VAL SCHIER
SEPTEMBER 11 – 19, 2010
An exciting opportunity exists for you to showcase your business to more than 250,000 potential customers at the 7th China International Small and Medium Enterprises Fair. This will be just one of the many business matching opportunities available to you on an eight-day trade mission to Zhanjiang and Guangzhou, China currently being arranged by Advance Cairns.
Led by Cairns Mayor Val Schier, the mission will run from September 11-19 and will include a detailed itinerary of pre-arranged business matching opportunities.
The benefits to you by participating include:
To secure your place on the mission, and for a detailed information pack call Advance Cairns on 4080 2900 or drop into the office at: 51 The Esplanade, Cairns.
Closing Date for China Trade Mission Participation: Monday, July 5
Trade Mission enquiries to:
Michelle Jago
Advance Cairns
Ph: (07) 4080 2900
Trade Queensland, Advance Cairns and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council are joining forces to bring the first Bridge to China forum to Cairns, this month.
Learn first-hand about market opportunities for goods and services in Hong Kong and Southern China, as well as information on the forthcoming China International Small to Medium Enterprise Fair (CISMEF) in Guangzhou (15–18 September 2010).
The forum will feature a presentation on the following topics:
Cairns Mayor Val Schier will open the forum, while Bonnie Shek, Director of Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, will be the keynote speaker presenting on trade and investment opportunities in Hong Kong and Southern China.
(Download Bridge To China Cairns Flyer)
Date: Tuesday 1 June 2010
Time: 8.45 am for 9.00 am start – 12.00 pm
Venue: Shangri-La Marina Hotel
Cost: No charge (light refreshments included)
Please RSVP to: Michelle Jago
via email sao@advancecairns.com or on
07 4080 2900 by Monday, May 24
The Australian Tropical Expertise Consortium has entered a new phase of service, collaborating with TropLinks to provide members of both organisations with a wider range of benefits.
From the beginning of April, TropLinks will deliver business matching for members of TropLinks and ATEC, while ATEC will continue to provide a wide range of training and professional development activities to prepare members for export; and deliver web-based communications and market intelligence via email and regular eNewsletters.
Here is what the respective memberships will offer:
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ATEC and TropLinks are committed to fostering a strong working relationship to ensure that business, industry, and universities and research institutions across Northern Australia are given the opportunity to maximise their capacity to develop, commercialise and export their unique Tropical Expertise.