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| House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

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Open for Business: Developing Indigenous enterprises in Australia

20 October 2008

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 91KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Developing Indigenous enterprises	(PDF 76KB)
Setting the context Conduct of the inquiry Scope of the report

Chapter 2 Indigenous business strengths and competitive advantage	(PDF 161KB)
The challenges of a small business What is an Indigenous business? Indigenous business drivers The culture of Indigenous business Skill gaps Counting Indigenous businesses Counting the social contribution of Indigenous businesses Areas of Indigenous commercial advantage and strength Indigenous arts Indigenous tourism Natural resource management and primary industries Issues for natural resource management and primary industries Strengthening governance to capture business opportunities Negotiating benefits under Indigenous Land Use Agreements

Chapter 3 The role of government, industry and community programs	(PDF 242KB)
Australian Government programs Indigenous Business Australia Issues IBA Response Committee Comment Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee Comment Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Committee Comment Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Committee Comment Committee Comment – Australian Government Programs Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation Committee Comment Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations Committee Comment Indigenous Land Corporation Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies State Government programs Industry programs Community programs Small Business Incubators Committee comment Indigenous Corporations Committee comment Issues Committee comment

Chapter 4 Corporate incentives to trade and engage with Indigenous businesses	(PDF 156KB)
Current context International perspective Corporate social responsibility The mining sector Issues in the mining sector Types of incentives Larrakia clause Microfinance Joint ventures Venture capital Tax incentives The role of Indigenous Chambers of Commerce Indigenous business awards

Chapter 5 Minority supplier development councils	(PDF 112KB)
Minority business supplier development councils – an overview The United States supplier development council Supplier development councils in Canada and the United Kingdom Support for an Australian Indigenous supplier development council Adapting the model to serve Indigenous businesses Indigenous business readiness Building a culture of supplier diversity A framework appropriate to Australia Message Stick proposal Trialling an Indigenous supplier development council Conclusion

Appendix A: List of Submissions	(PDF 39KB)

Appendix B: Public Hearings	(PDF 64KB)

Appendix C: List of Exhibits	(PDF 49KB)

Additional Comments	(PDF 39KB)