About Us
Business Port Stephens (BPS) is an initiative of Port Stephens Council, with the responsibility of implementing the Council’s Economic Development Strategy which was launched in late 2007 and is the guiding document for Council in its efforts to shape the economic future of Port Stephens.
The emphasis of the strategy is on practical ways of shaping the future of Port Stephens and ensuring it achieves its full potential as a place to live, to work and to operate a business.
The diverse range of functions undertaken by Business Port Stephens includes marketing the area as a business location and monitoring the local economy. Some of our key objectives are to attract new businesses and events and facilitate the delivery of business services, working in partnership with the local business community to grow employment.
Our role includes:
- Developing marketing material on Port Stephens as a business location
- Promoting Port Stephens for business attraction and investment
- Working in partnership with the local community to strengthen existing businesses and grow the local economy
- Targeting growth industry sectors and attracting new activities
- Facilitating the delivery of programs tailored for small business
- Exploring opportunities for skills development
- Securing government funding for major projects and economic development initiatives
- Identifying the future infrastructure needs to support employment growth
- Providing input to planning policies to facilitate employment growth
- Engaging with business and the community on economic development issues
- Monitoring the local economy and compiling relevant economic data
- Advocating for the economic future of Port Stephens