City Of Melbourne - Slide Show

Paul Wilson CEO presented an overview of the importance of Social Media and Search Engine Optimisation at the Small Business Grants information session

By Cory

General Grant Information

The City of Melbourne Business Development Fund is Council’s major program of direct support to the economic and business development of Melbourne as a Thriving and Sustainable Knowledge City.Council’s ‘City Plan 2010′ document identifies four themes that provide the framework for the future strategic direction for the City of Melbourne that will enable the achievement of this vision.

These themes are:

• Connection and accessibility
• Innovation and business vitality
• Inclusiveness and engagement
• Environmental responsibility

The Fund is particularly relevant to the themes of ‘Connected and Accessible City’ and ‘Innovative and Vital Business City’ and contributes to the related major strategic directions, some of which include:

• ensuring information and communication infrastructure and capacity meets world standards, is competitive and serves community and City needs;
• enhancing connections at the local through to international levels to achieve the City vision;
• growing Melbourne’s competencies as a globally-recognised, entrepreneurial and competitive ‘Knowledge City’;
• fostering a civic and business culture that encourages and supports innovation in the pursuit of opportunity;
• promoting and extending the City’s role as Victoria’s principal centre for commerce, professional, business and financial services;
• developing and sustaining a world class retail experience within the City core;
• enhancing the City’s reputation as a ‘start-up city’ by supporting the establishment and growth of small to medium sized businesses; and
• developing sustainable industrial clusters in advanced manufacturing and logistics