Queensland is now moving towards a preventative approach to job losses, focusing on helping businesses to be resilient to the effects of the global financial crisis and to prepare for the future as conditions improve.

The Creative Industries sector, although relatively new, already adds $1.96 billion to the value of Queensland’s services and manufacturing sectors each year. The Queensland Government has recognised the importance of the Industry by adding it to the Jobs Assist program.
The Queensland Government has implemented the Jobs Assist program that will provide strong support for businesses that have been identified as requiring recognised support services. Jobs Assist will provide support to businesses with 10 or more FTE’s within set Priority Employment Areas or to businesses in other areas with 10 or more FTE employees that are in key sectors considered to be critical or strategic to the State, region or industry eg Creative Industries.
One of our major sponsors, Margin Media, has been awarded professional consultant status to provide such support to eligible businesses and will provide up to $8,000 of assistance to the client funded by the Queensland Government.

Support will be provided in two stages:
Stage 1 will provide up to $3,000 to assist the client to engage Margin Media to conduct an assessment of the client’s business and develop an Online Action Plan to address all strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the business including an effective reporting process and select strategies and actions to support and improve the business.
Stage 2 will provide up to $5,000 to assist the client to implement the activities identified as immediate priority tasks in their Online Action Plan that could include an effective reporting process, through the engagement of Margin Media, to mentor or provide expert advice on the implementation process.
For more information on this important initiative and to see if your business is eligible, please contact Margin Media on 1300 798 848 or visit www.marginmedia.com.au/jobs-assist