NEIS - Managing Agents

Managing Agents are local organisations contracted by DEWR to deliver NEiS throughout Australia.

The Business Enterprise Centre Cabonne Orange Blayney Inc is the NEiS managing Agent for the following areas:

Lithgow
Bathurst
Mudgee
Parkes / Forbes
Keepit
Tamworth

Each managing agent has a specific number of NEiS places allocated to them so they are looking for people who really believe in their business proposal and are ready to put in the hard yards to make it become a reality.

To find out more information about NEiS and when our next courses are scheduled contact Faye at the BEC on (02) 6362 0448 or email neis@becbiz.com.au

What do they do?

Establish and maintain linkages with Centrelink and case managers;
Market and promote NEiS locally and deal with subsequent enquiries;
Identify prospective participants who have the potential to develop a viable business plan;
Provide support to prospective participants during business plan development and to participants after the business has started;
Coordinate NEiS training for prospective participants in accordance with the NEiS curriculum;
Assess business plans and NEiS businesses for commercial viability;
Convene NEiS Advisory Committee meetings (now optional) and advise prospective participants of the outcome of the Committee’s assessment (including the reasons for not recommending NEiS Allowance);
Monitor business performance and provide support to participants during the first year of operation;
Collect business returns from participants every financial quarter for the first year of business operation;
Report to DEWR quarterly on general NEiS activity including details about training and business outcomes;
Establish and maintain a network of current and former NEiS participants