The “Meet an SME” Event creates:
- An opportunity for Government to efficiently meet and become aware of local and Australian SMEs and the innovative products and services they offer to solve problems the Government has.
- An opportunity for SMEs, to efficiently meet prospective Government customers. A maximum of 40 SME companies will be included.
The Challenge of Awareness
It can be a daunting task for Government agencies to discover and be aware of SMEs and the solutions and values they can bring to Government. While the 2013 NSW Government Small Medium Enterprises Policy Framework sets out guidelines for greater participation, it does not overcome the Government challenge to discover what SME innovative solutions are available.
Equally, it is very difficult for a smaller, unknown company to get the attention of the buyer or the person responsible for solving a problem inside a Government agency.
SME awareness needs to be considered from two perspectives:
- The resources available to agencies to become aware of SMEs.
- The ability for SMEs to pro-actively create awareness to agencies.
SME Criteria:
- Have less than 200 employees/staff
- SME Australian Pty Ltd companies and not a subsidiary of a larger or overseas company
- Must be registered in the ICT Services Scheme
- Must have a product or service currently available (cannot be an idea)
- Can clearly articulate the Government problem they solve
- Must pay the registration fee
- Must fill is a registration form
- Registration information must pass a quality review by agreed AIIA panel
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE THE SME SHOWCASE HAS REACHED CAPACITY. AVAILABLE REGISTRATION NOW IS FOR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH SME’S.
Who should attend?
- Government CEOs, CIOs, Procurement
- Large companies who are interested finding partners (product companies looking for service SMEs, Service companies looking for product SMEs)
- Large companies interested in innovation that can help them
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE THE SME SHOWCASE HAS REACHED CAPACITY. AVAILABLE REGISTRATION NOW IS FOR MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH SME’S.
