PROJECT OUTLINE

The "Going Green - Learn, Do and Save" initiative is part of AusIndustry's "Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business" (BESB) program which is aimed at supporting and improving Australia's small business operating skills. The following sections outline details of the project.

PROJECT SUMMARY

The aim of the "Going Green" project is to engage small and medium businesses throughout Northern Australia to highlight the advantages of using "green" business practices in energy, water and waste, which will ultimately:

• Improve bottom line profitability
• Improve environmental sustainability

The project also aims to train these businesses in easy-to-understand methods of how to implement these practices.

It is planned that 800 businesses will be trained in the targeted sectors of tourism, agriculture, engineering and retail.The main method of delivery is workshops run in conjunction with industry organisations and town councils in not only major regional centres, but smaller communities which often have limited access to innovative information on how to improve their business.