Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

I go back to the point I made in response to the member's first question: that on a case-by-case basis they can be considered for eligibility. I will take this opportunity to outline some of the history of Enterprise Connect. It was started in May 2008 and is a program that provides support to eligible small and medium enterprises to develop skills. It is important to recognise that Enterprise Connect applies across the critical areas and specific industries that I mentioned. It does not really matter whether those businesses are located in metropolitan or country areas or, as I mentioned, in the remote programs. To date, Enterprise Connect has assisted over 10,000 firms and has provided detailed expert advice to over 5,500 clients. Eighty-three per cent of firms provided with expert advice report that Enterprise Connect helped them on productivity and efficiency.