Queenslanders Unite for Indigenous Business Month

Minister for Employment and Small Business, Minister for Training and Skills Development and Minister for Youth Justice The Honourable Di Farmer

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned businesses are being showcased throughout the state this month in events and activities as part of Indigenous Business Month which has been officially launched in Cairns at a meeting of Federal, State and Territory Ministers.

  • The 2023 theme - To Gather, Together – is a call to action for First Nations businesses and supporters to connect, share ideas and grow opportunities, further strengthening the broader First Nations business sector.
  • Queensland is home to more than a quarter (26.6 per cent) of all First Nations business owner-managers in Australia. .
  • Indigenous Business Month, launched at the national Small Business Minister's meeting in Cairns, will feature events across the state including a Business Yarnz event in Palm Island, an Indigenous Business Expo and Forum in Toowoomba, and a Parliamentary Reception at Parliament House in Brisbane.

    Now in its ninth year, Indigenous Business Month is a nationwide event held throughout October.

    Queenslanders can support Indigenous Business Month by attending an event this October and celebrating local First Nations businesses on social media using the hashtags #IBM2023 #IndigenousBusinessMonth and #IndigBizMonth.

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