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The Committee shall inquire into and report on opportunities for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to grow small and
medium-size business. This shall include Indigenous controlled
enterprises and business in which Indigenous people are joint
venture partners. In particular, the Committee will focus on:
- whether current government, industry and community programs
offering specific enterprise support programs and services to
Indigenous enterprises are effective, particularly in building
sustainable relationships with the broader business sector;
- identifying areas of Indigenous commercial advantage and
strength;
- the feasibility of adapting the US minority
business/development council model to the Australian context;
and
- whether incentives should be provided to encourage successful
businesses to sub contract, do business with or mentor new
Indigenous enterprises.