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Welcome to the Business Growth Centre, servicing Lake Macquarie, which provides Accredited business training, mentoring and advice.

The Lake Macquarie Business Centre has changed its name to Business Growth Centre to better reflect who we are and what we do.. The Centre remains a business incubator, Registered Training Organisation and Business Advisory and Mentoring service to businesses within the Lake Macquarie local government area.

Our business incubator has 9 Offices and 15 Light Industrial Units. The centre is ideal for micro and small businesses wanting to start or grow and provides advice and mentoring on an ongoing basis. The Centre is an accredited Business Enterprise Centre.

We welcome your feedback on our new website and will add more information and resources over the coming weeks. If we can assist you in anyway, please contact us.

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Accredited Courses

Manage Personal Work Priorities and Professional Development (BSBWOR501B)

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05 Mar 2012

Manage People Performance (BSBMGT502B) - single accredited unit

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14 Mar 2012

Certificate IV in Small Business Management (BSB40407)

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23 Mar 2012

Certificate IV in Small Business Management (BSB40407)

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23 Mar 2012

Certificate IV in Human Resources (BSB41007)

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27 Mar 2012

Develop Workplace Policy and Procedures for Sustainability (BSBSUS501A) - single accredited unit

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24 Apr 2012

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News & Events

  • Media Release - Update help small businesses find grants, assistance
    06 Dec 2011

    MEDIA RELEASE - Senator The Hon Nick Sherry UPDATE HELP SMALL BUSINESSES FIND GRANTS, ASSISTANCE Business owners can now search for Government funding and support more easily following updates to the Grants & Assistance Finder tool on the Australian Gov...

  • TCF Small Business Program
    16 Jan 2012

    Want to Make your TCF Small Business More Competitive? Round 7 applications are invited for the Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Small Business Program (SBP). Closing Date for applications is 5.00pm, 24 February 2012

  • Changes to Commercialism Australia
    16 Jan 2012

    CHANGES TO COMMERCIALISM AUSTRALIA More Support For Australian Innovators Starting the 7th of December Australian Entrepreneurs will not have to repay Early Stage Commercialism grants for businesses developing a new product, process or se...

  • Fighting the War on Patents
    16 Jan 2012

    FIGHTING THE WAR ON PATENTS Watch it online now A sell out crowd of attorneys, lawyers and business owners attended the sixth IP Forum hosted by IP Australia Entitled ' Fighting the War on Patents', the Melbourne event touched on a rang...

  • Put Your Business On The Map
    19 Jan 2012

    Put Your Business on The Map - find out how here

  • Changes to Internet Domains
    19 Jan 2012

    A generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) is an internet domain name extension, such as .com or .net. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the international body responsible for the coordination of the global Domain Name System.

  • NSW Innovation Advisory Service
    20 Jan 2012

    The NSW Innovation Advisory Service is supported by the NSW state government to assist innovators, inventors, entrepreneurs and small to medium enterprises commercialise innovations

  • Positions Vacant at the BGC
    16 Feb 2012

    Positions are currently available at the BGC

  • NEIS Information Sessions
    19 Mar 2012

    Neis Information Sessions - for unemployed people looking to become self employed through the NEIS Program

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