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Sunshine Coast Council encourages business owners and leaders to consider exporting nationally and internationally as a pathway for increased success.

Council delivers training programs, industry news, resources and networking events with experts for businesses wanting to export both domestically and internationally.

Export blueprint

Generating export-ready businesses and market responsive industries will continue to better enable our businesses to respond successfully to domestic and global demand.

The Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Strategy is well on its way to achieving four clear goals:

  • A$33 billion economy
  • 100,000 new jobs in high value industries
  • 20% of goods and services produced for export
  • Household incomes that exceed the Queensland average

Sunshine Coast export network

Sunshine Coast Council has created a pathway for companies wanting to export nationally and internationally.

Connect with export-oriented businesses and consultants on Council’s Export LinkedIn Network. Share tips, contacts, resources, experiences and post your questions to the group.

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Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ)

Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ) is the Queensland Government’s dedicated global business agency for international investment and trade.

If you export already, TIQ can help you discover new territories to expand into and grow your export business.

TIQ can help you understand how you can get your products in front of millions of online customers around the world.

Visit the Export and Expand page on the TIQ website.

TIQ has the global connections and insights to help you identify the right export market.

Every international market is different and TIQ stay up to date on international trends and opportunities.

Visit the Market Profiles page on the TIQ website to find out more.

The Australian government negotiates free trade agreements (FTAs) to benefit Australian exporters, importers, producers, and investors by reducing and eliminating certain barriers to international trade and investment.

Visit the FTA information page on the TIQ website to find out more.

Senior Trade and Investment Officer, Kelly Lambert, highlights the key ways TIQ can support new and existing exporters.

Click here to view the Grow National Cohort presentation document.

The TIQ Export Readiness and Fundamentals guide provides exporters with checklists, templates, business plan examples and more.

Click here to view the guide.

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Export Awards

The annual TIQ Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards have been celebrating the businesses behind Queensland’s $85 billion export industry for over 30 years.

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Austrade

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) helps grow Australia’s prosperity by delivering quality trade and investment services to Australian exporters, accelerates growth in Australia’s visitor economy and attracts international investment.

See what services, toolkits and grants Austrade offers Australian exporters, big and small.

Visit the Australian exporters information page on the Austrade website.

Austrade can help you go further, faster at every stage of the export journey.

The Go Global Toolkit includes al the information, tools and support to grow your business globally.

Visit the Go Global Toolkit on the Australian Trade and Investment Commission website.

The EMDG program provides grants to Australian small and medium enterprises and their representative bodies to:

    • market and promote their goods and services globally
    • undertake export training.

EMDG provides grants for the following:

    • Tier 1 – small and medium enterprises ready to export
    • Tier 2 – small and medium enterprises exporting within existing markets
    • Tier 3 – small and medium enterprises exporting to new key markets
    • Representative bodies – that support small and medium business members to achieve export success

Visit the Export Market Development Grants page on the Austrade website to find out more.

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Export highlights

Cure Marine, Zone RV, One Composites and Mode Canopies.

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Sunshine Coast manufacturing entrepreneur, David Biggar is the founder Zone RV, Cure Marine, One Composites and Mode Canopies.

With over 20 years of advanced manufacturing experience and a purpose-built advanced manufacturing facility in Coolum Eco Industrial Park, with state-of-the-art digital technology including the largest 3D printer in the Southern Hemisphere, David and his team are crafting high end luxury adventuring equipment that are globally competitive.

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Cure Marine CEO, Carl Bird

In this video Cure Marine CEO Carl Bird explains how they’ve crafted high performance cruisers and are selling these to a global market.

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Advanced Aquarium Technologies

Celebrating Advanced Aquarium Technologies (AAT) award winning excellence.

From their headquarters here on the Sunshine Coast, AAT has completed over 100 aquarium projects in 25 countries, bringing incredible underwater experiences to audiences worldwide.

Their innovative designs bring the wonders of underwater life to audiences globally, from Vietnam to Denmark. With satellite offices in Hong Kong, the Philippines and the US, and a state-of-the-art acrylic manufacturing plant in China, AAT is strategically positioned to serve a global clientele.

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