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Invest Wollongong

Locality: Wollongong, New South Wales

Address: 41 Burelli St 2500 Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.investwollongong.com.au

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25.01.2022 Photos taken at the recent launch of Invest Wollongong. Share our pitch with business leaders you may know of in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Wollongong is a superior business location https://www.investwollongong.com.au/

22.01.2022 Are you a professional services business currently reviewing your operating costs whilst aiming to remain relevant and competitive in 2020? Then this Fifth Quadrant CX webinar on 19 Feb is for you: https://www.fifthquadrant.com.au/the-knowledge-service-cent Register to listen in as our three panellists discuss the latest research on how locations such as Sydney, Parramatta, Melbourne and Wollongong compare on critical business success factors such as rental costs, talent qua...lity, infrastructure, talent acquisition and staff turnover. No marketing talk - just the facts. The panellists: - Dr Steve Nuttall, Director of Research at Fifth Quadrant - Fiona Keough, CEO Auscontact Association - Martin Braithwaite, General Manager at NEC Australia

22.01.2022 At the very core of the work we do, it is all about the people, our people. Sean Blake is a great example of a local who has benefited from new job creation in Wollongong over the last year. He joined local tech company, Easy Agile. Sean's original 1.5 hour train commute (one way!) to Sydney has been swapped with a 15-minute bus ride into the Wollongong CBD, which means he can spend at least ten extra hours each week with his children. "It's also good for my marriage, my me...ntal health, I've joined the gym and I can spend time here in the community I've chosen to live in," Sean said. This article also highlights some of the job win's we have experience over the last year including some comments from our Lord Mayor Cr Gordon Bradbery AM: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au//new-data-reveals-gr/

22.01.2022 There are over 23,000 commuters that head to Sydney from our region everyday. If you have staff from Wollongong have you considered opening up an office within our vibrant coastal CBD? This is just what wealth tech company FinoComp has done. "We don't want to limit our recruitment base. So by opening up a Wollongong office it really gives more access to people who are based in the city or live in the northern suburbs", said Ray Tubman, MD. Read more: https://www.illawarrame...rcury.com.au//how-finocomp-seeks-m/ FinoComp will be making the list of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 companies in Australia. And given Wollongong's reputation as a tech hub with a constant flow of IT graduates coming out of the University of Wollongong, basing their business in our city makes strategic sense. Welcome to Wollongong Finocomp!

22.01.2022 Join 55+ others who have registered for the Fifth Quadrant location/city comparison webinar . Less than a week to go and you can register here: https://www.fifthquadrant.com.au/the-knowledge-service-cent Listen in on three experts who will be talking about how Sydney, Melbourne, Parramatta, Wollongong and other major business hubs compare as a location to base a professional services business. So if you provide engineering services, marketing services, bpo services, superannuation, financial services, tech support or other knowledge-based services, this is the webinar for you.

21.01.2022 Entrepreneurs, startups and scaleups based in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane - today's article in Anthill Magazine is for you: http://anthillonline.com/why-i-chose-a-regional-area-to-la/ Ken Kencevski, Founder of tech company Devika shares why he strategically chose Wollongong to launch his successful startup. Find out what he says when he is asked so, when are you going to move your company to the Sydney CBD?... Challenge the status quo - Think Wollongong.

21.01.2022 Wollongong was on show within the Financial Review last week. If you didn't get a change to grab a copy of the 'Wollongong, Australia's best kept office leasing secret' insert then you can download a copy here: https://www.investwollongong.com.au/australias-best-kept-o/ 47,000 copies were distributed at news agencies and offices across Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and regional locations such as Ballarat (shown in this photo!).

19.01.2022 We were thrilled to see a room full of business leaders who are passionate about Wollongong join us for the of our new brand, Invest Wollongong, and our Stakeholder Program. Here are some of the photos taken on the night.

19.01.2022 Three Wollongong entrepreneurs have been featured in business magazine, Anthill Online. The article includes comments from local startups and scaleups who have experienced first had the benefits from basing their tech business in Wollongong. Read it here: http://anthillonline.com/australias-own-silicon-valley-inv/ Starting a business in Wollongong has huge operational advantages.....We’re a prime example to demonstrate it’s entirely possible to build a successful company ou...tside of capital cities, and to love where we live at the same time. " mentions Ken Kencevski, Founder of Devika. Being in Wollongong has truly enabled our business to grow and succeed. University of Wollongong is a world-class university, so we’ve been able to attract highly-skilled graduates that appreciate the lower cost of living and coastal lifestyle, so we don’t lose them to Sydney. mentions Leanne Connelly, Co-founder of Me3D Anthill Magazine is an online community focused on supporting innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid businessgrowth in Australia.

18.01.2022 The liveability of a city is an important part of choosing where to base a business. Last week Wollongong featured on SBS Australia Ainsley’s Australian Market Menu. Not only was our international guest impressed by the beauty of our city referring to it as ‘certainly spectacular’ but he also appreciated Wollongong’s pace of live, foodie culture and our vibrant food market. Restaurateur Jim Eddy is also interviewed and when highlighting why he prefers Wollongong over Sydney or Melbourne said that ‘we’ve got everything the big cities have got, but in a beautiful environment’. Wollongong and our CBD's Friday Foragers Market features first up in his TV show, so take a look and be impressed with what our city offers those who live and work here

18.01.2022 Wollongong tech company Accelo have seen an increase in the usage of their cloud-based software that helps automate professional services operations. "Our usage was up over 20 per cent in March as people transitioned to working from home. And we've now started running a series of workshops to help our clients navigate some pretty crazy times", mentions co founder Geoff McQueen in his interview with Greg Ellis. Read more: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au//wollongong-start...-up-/ Wollongong has experienced a growth in tech businesses over the last few years. Why Wollongong? Founders have mentioned to us that the city's large talent pool (with a constant flow of IT graduates out of UOW) and the work life balance they can achieve living just an hour south of Sydney (rather than in it!) are major reasons. Read up on other reasons we've been given: https://www.investwollongong.com.au/why-wollongong/

17.01.2022 This article shares how "Wollongong is becoming a destination of choice for employment, as more than 17,000sqm of new office space is due to come online in 2020." In addition to upcoming A-grade office space, the Property Council Illawarra mentions that our city offers businesses looking for a new home a talented workforce to recruit from and the opportunity to improve their work-life balance. Read more https://www.illawarramercury.com.au//lowest-vacancy-in-se/

16.01.2022 Why is it time to take note of Wollongong? We answer this question within our 2020 edition of the city's Investment Prospectus: https://www.investwollongong.com.au//Invest_Wollongong_Bus Whether you have 5 employees or 500 - our city and its workforce is ready for you. We encourage you to share our prospectus with friends, executives or entrepreneurs you know of who could do with improved work-life balance, better staff retention rates and a talented workforce. ... We're ready.

15.01.2022 Rin is an entrepreneur and founder of a creative industries startup Sew in Love. A few years ago, her husband Dave and his business partner Nick decided to move their tech business to Wollongong. The reality is that any business move will affect the family members of those who join them. Rin is one of those family members. She had never been to Wollongong, and now she was moving her whole life and business here along with Dave. This is her story: https://www.investwollongo...ng.com.au//meet-rin-gomura-elkan/ You will soon understand why Rin, who has lived in Japan, Singapore, San Francisco, Brisbane, Cairns and Sydney feels that Wollongong is a very special place that is refreshingly vibrant and inclusive and gives you the best of both worlds. She added, "Juggling two young children and my own business is not easy, but being in Wollongong gave us lots of choices for quality childcare. Also, we quickly met other newly arrived young families who were willing to share resources".

14.01.2022 "Tech companies look for office space beyond Sydney’s CBD" is the title of this independent editorial in commercial real estate media. But where are businesses looking to for a better option? They're looking and falling in love with our vibrant coastal city, Wollongong. In a business sense Martin Braithwaite, GM of tech company NEC Australia narrows Wollongong's appeal to it being an innovation centre and tech hub", "very close to Sydney and, as a global company, we like to h...ave an airport nearby,. He also mentions that NEC has had a big payback on our retention strategy because people love working in such a centre of excellence. But the appeal of Wollongong is also the lifestyle it provides "People can live and work in Wollongong and walk to the office, or drive there in under 15 minutes and still live on acreage and see the water from their home." Have you considered a business move to Wollongong? We're here to help. Learn more: https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au//nsw-leasing-woll/

13.01.2022 Ben Hobby is the CEO Itree a tech company based in Wollongong that has over 100 employees. Itree specialises in developing intelligent software for government agencies and regulators across Australia and in New Zealand. We interviewed Ben to get this thoughts on how they have benefited from being based in Wollongong. Read Ben's interview in full here: https://www.investwollongong.com.au//why-w/meet-ben-hobby/ Some of the things he loves about our vibrant coastal city is th...at the outdoor lifestyle is extremely appealing with the beach never too far away, quality sporting teams and events, and fine dining in beautiful locations. And from a business perspective he mentions how Wollongong has a "great mix of established businesses and startups. Both of these attributes create an innovative growth environment, which attracts and retains talent to the area. And his thoughts on the community? The people of Wollongong are so welcoming, friendly and are all about building a positive community vibe. Reach out to us to learn more about our city as a business location https://www.investwollongong.com.au/contact-us

13.01.2022 Sydney vs Melbourne vs Parramatta vs Wollongong. So how important is location when choosing where to base your professional services, shared services or other knowledge based business? This recent independent webinar https://www.investwollongong.com.au//the-professional-ser/ discussed these and other questions including... What is the current state of play with Regional Knowledge Service Centres? How do businesses balance the trade off between a lower cost Australian location and access to talent? How does location effect the operating costs of businesses? How do you attract a stable competent workforce? Listen to Dr Steve Nuttall Director of Research at Fifth Quadrant , Fiona Keough CEO of Auscontact Association and Martin Braithwaite General Manager at NEC Corporation Australia talk about how different locations are delivering to the needs of businesses now and in the future. Listen here: https://www.investwollongong.com.au//the-professional-ser/

13.01.2022 They say that progress is impossible without change, that change makes us grow. And change we have - not only as a city but now as a brand. Welcome to Invest Wollongong (nee Advantage Wollongong). Our objective remains the same, for Wollongong to be known domestically and internationally as a superior business location.... Wollongong has certainly changed we are a city filled with highly talented people, have an enviable coastal lifestyle and we are only an hour away from Australia’s largest business hub Sydney. Our new brand and website reflects where Wollongong is today and where we are heading. More than ever before Wollongong is ready to welcome new business and investment to our city. Over the next few days you will see everything transition over to Invest Wollongong. For now, enjoy having a look at our new website https://www.investwollongong.com.au/

11.01.2022 Here is a sneak peek of an upcoming video series we are producing. They will be telling the stories of those businesses, executives and entrepreneurs who have made the move to Wollongong. Why are we filming at Shellharbour Airport? Because time and time again we are being told by local executives they love how easy the airport makes their business trips to Melbourne and Brisbane. Proximity is critical to many businesses. And being only an hour south of Sydney is another ano...ther huge selling point for basing a business in Wollongong. Read more here: https://www.investwollongong.com.au/wh/1hr-south-of-sydney/ Shellharbour City Council

11.01.2022 Another demonstration of Wollongong's supportive business environment, even during challenging times. https://www.facebook.com/illawarrabusiness/videos/523665168291276

10.01.2022 1000 business owners and professionals gathering tonight at the 25th Illawarra Business Chamber Business Excellence awards in Wollongong. A wonderful atmosphere! This is not surprising given our region is known for its supportive business environment and a passion for celebrating our successes together. Wollongong's diversity and business nous is shown in tonight's 19 awards that include Excellence in....... - Innovation - Business - Export - Micro Business And an award for outstanding business leader, our young entrepreneur and Wollongongs Startup Superstar! Congratulations to all the winners! #IBCLandMeetsSea #invest #investwollongong Illawarra Business Chamber

09.01.2022 Missed out on our "Suddenly Remote" webinar? You can watch the recording here: https://www.investwollongong.com.au/webinar-suddenly-remot/ The Invest Wollongong webinar focused on how organisations and teams who are now working from home can help keep their staff connected, productivity going strong and even improve project collaboration. The Q&A session was particularly popular (it starts at 24 minutes) and answers several questions including:... How does Microsoft teams calendar functionality work (including Outlook integration)? How long content is archived for and how secure are conversations? How do you embed and share different Microsoft office files with your team? How do private channel permissions work? Can you include people outside of your organisation into a video/call?

08.01.2022 We wish to take a moment and thank the many Wollongong businesses and individuals who have supported our work in 2019 by liking/sharing/commenting on our posts, attending our events, participating in research, submitting case studies and many other ways. The impact of our message would not be the same without your genuine accounts about how being based in Wollongong has benefited your business (and life!). Thank you! We also want to wish you all a safe and happy holida...y season. Whether you plan on spending time with your loved ones, exploring our stunning coastline or dining your holidays away at our hip café’s be safe and look out for each other. Invest Wollongong will also be living the work-life balance motto and will be closed between 25 December 2019 and 2 January 2020. We look forward to welcoming 2020 and rolling out some exciting initiatives we have in the pipeline. Our ultimate goal remains the same: attract more businesses and jobs to our glorious city.

06.01.2022 Virtual reality, artificial intelligence and mobile applications - these are some of the tech services businesses in Wollongong provide. Find out why Devika, who service more than 100 clients both in Australia and overseas (and have many blue chip clients, including Westpac, Dell, Microsoft and Intel!) chose to base their business here. Read more: https://www.investwollongong.com.au/local-startup-devika-r/... Is your perception of Wollongong up-to-date?

04.01.2022 Meet David Laing, Senior Principal at Cardno. He believes that Wollongong’s supportive business environment is the biggest advantage of basing an organisation in our city. Read his interview here: https://www.investwollongong.com.au//why/meet-david-laing/ He feels that being based in Wollongong is also a smart life choice. Why? In Wollongong, you don’t need to ‘pay an arm and a leg’ for a house and your workplace can be five minutes from home. You arrive to work refre...shed in the morning. And because of the time you save avoiding a long commute you have time to engage in other activities with your family or friends. He also adds You have time to pursue your interests and take care of your health. Whereas I know firsthand from my friends in Sydney that when you spend an hour and a half stuck in traffic every day, then you start to forget about life. Cardno provides professional services in engineering, planning and environmental science. Wollongong is one of Cardno’s offices across more than 100 countries.

04.01.2022 Meet Wayne, Head of Finance at Community Sector Banking. We asked him: "If a company was thinking of establishing their business in Wollongong, what would you tell them?" His response: "In Wollongong you can enjoy reasonable rent, an idyllic location and you will be able to obtain quality staff who are more productive from enjoying a better work-life balance." Too good to be true? Come and see it for yourself - pop by these summer holidays and take a look at our city on the... move. Read his full interview here: https://www.investwollongong.com.au//w/meet-wayne-trotman/ Community Sector Banking specialises in providing banking services for the not-for-profit sector nationally.

04.01.2022 The HR benefits of businesses based in Wollongong have been highlighted by HRD Australia, a magazine written exclusively for senior HR professionals and top corporate decision-makers. It refers to our city as "a hotbed of talent" and the article includes quotes from local executives backing up the statement. Read more: https://www.hcamag.com//building-better-hr-in-wollo/215918

02.01.2022 Wow! We hit our cap of 100 webinar registrants yesterday so we've increased it to 500! Register here for today's webinar: https://us04web.zoom.us//register/WN_YMH4usP6SWG23uzw6Qhr3w Are you from Sydney, Melbourne or other parts of Australia? Join us! We welcome all who are keen to know more about Microsoft Teams and how to get the most out of this tool whilst working remotely.

02.01.2022 Have you found yourself Suddenly Remote for the first time in Wollongong? You are not alone. In fact, it is a nationwide issue. The Leesman Index reported that 47% of the workers they surveyed in Australia and New Zealand in 2019 had no working from home experience. To help our community ‘thrive’ (not just ‘survive’) whilst working remotely we have asked two experts to provide some virtual training on how to make the most of Microsoft Teams and Office 365 the leading su...ite of collaboration and communication around the world. So, whether you are one of our 23,000 residents who pre-COVID-19 commuted to Sydney or a Wollongong CBD worker who been asked to work remotely then this webinar is for you. Register for free here: https://us04web.zoom.us//register/WN_YMH4usP6SWG23uzw6Qhr3w When: 12.30pm Thursday 2 April (1hr incl 20 min Q&A) The experts: Wollongong-based James Dellow, Director, Chief Technology Solutions and Liza Tinker Remote Working Specialist. Help others: Share with or tag your 'Suddenly Remote' Wollongong friends or colleagues below.

02.01.2022 The Property Council of Australia have written an article titled 'Why office tenants are turning to Wollongong": https://info.propertycouncil.com.au//why-office-tenants-ar It raises some compelling reasons why companies currently based in Sydney and Melbourne who are experiencing increased rent and limited office leasing opportunities should start looking to Wollongong as a 'smart' choice. Why? Current CBD investment, Siligong Valley's supportive tech community, Fifth Quadrant CX's recent research on our city's cost effectiveness and the continual flow of skilled graduates and research opportunities with the UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia are some of the advantages mentioned in the article.

02.01.2022 Our 'Suddenly Remote' webinar will be held this Thursday. Register for free here: https://us04web.zoom.us//register/WN_YMH4usP6SWG23uzw6Qhr3w Whether you are one of our 23,000 residents who pre-COVID-19 commuted to Sydney or a Wollongong CBD worker who been asked to work remotely then join us and other locals to get some tips on how to make the most of Microsoft Teams and Office 365 whilst working from home.

01.01.2022 Whilst some cities in Australia experience a fall in the number of cranes, like Melbourne, Wollongong has made an RLB Crane Index debut with 18 cranes across the city. And there are still more to come. View the full RLB Crane Index report:https://s28259.pcdn.co//2019/10/RLB-AUS-Crane-Index_Q3_201 Need a new premises for your business? Visit Wollongong (just an hour south of Sydney) and experience our CBD and the supportive business environment for yourself. And be sure to reach out to us when you do!