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Supporting our Sustainable Local Businesses

There are so many ways to make a difference to our planet and community. One of the easiest choices you can make is to support local businesses that uphold their environmental responsibility through their products, services and practices.

The Sustainability and Innovation Award 2023

The Joondalup Business Association (JBA) Awards is a night to celebrate some of the community’s local businesses and their successes. Held on Saturday 12 August 2023, the event was sponsored by Edith Cowan University’s School of Business and Law.

The Sustainability and Innovation Award celebrates the City’s businesses that are leading the change in the sustainability space, leading with purpose and a vision for an environmentally sustainable future.

The winner of the award for 2023 was Supernatural Hair and Beauty, a hair and beauty salon in Joondalup with a sustainable purpose and social mission.

An environmental mission into the future

Supernatural pride themselves in achieving the highest standards of sustainability in all of their practices. From packaging and product ingredients to waste reduction and workplace practices; Supernatural run their business with passion and a pursuit for environmental sustainability.

Supernatural Hair and Beauty started in Port Hedland 12 years ago.

After six years of success in Joondalup, they know the impact that sustainable practices within a workplace can have on influencing the community. Their embrace of sustainable practices not only means they are leading the change in tackling climate change but are also meeting the community’s demand for more environmentally friendly brands they can trust.

Reducing waste in the workplace

The duo’s passions for the environment, their minimalistic lifestyle and their ‘less is more’ attitude has been reflected all throughout their business practices and processes.

This year, Deanna and Jessica have been focusing on reducing the amount of their waste ending up in landfill. They have successfully been able to repurpose 95% of their salon waste.

As a ‘Sustainable Salons’ member, Supernatural has prevented over 40kg of hair, 154kg of plastics, 275g of paper and 207kg of metals from landfill. As part of the initiative, they have also contributed to over 276,340 meals being donated to people in need.

Sustainability is everyone’s business

Whether you’re a business owner, an employee, or a community member wanting to be more sustainable, these tips from Supernatural Hair and Beauty will help you along your sustainability journey.

Know what you are purchasing and where it’s coming from

Finding out how the things we use and consume are made, where they came from, how they are transported, and where their waste ends up are questions we could all be asking in every transaction we make.

The journey of sustainability starts with consuming less

Creating less waste should come first, then we can focus on reusing or recycling the waste we can’t reduce.

Look for sustainable alternatives from sustainable focused businesses

Every positive change you make is a step towards a better future. Switching to a more sustainable brand creates greater demand for ‘greener’ products and services.

Buy in bulk

One way of reducing your waste is buying in bulk amounts to reduce packaging waste. Buying a 1L shampoo bottle instead of four normal sized 250ml bottles, reduces plastic containers and saves you money. Look for ways to do this in all areas of your consumption.

Be accountable for the businesses you support

If you own a business, partnering with brands that you align with as a company is crucial to managing your environmental impact. Set your standards high and keep up to date with the market.

Supporting local sustainable businesses not only supports the environment but also helps our community flourish.

To find local and sustainable businesses within the City of Joondalup, visit the Joondalup Business Association.

Business Consultation to Shape the Future of Joondalup

The City of Joondalup invites you to attend this interactive workshop to inform the development of a new Economic Development Strategy. The current Economic Development Strategy: Expanding Horizons, was last updated in 2017, and the City wants to hear how things have changed for local businesses and the economy.

The City’s business community and local stakeholders are encouraged to attend this workshop to share your thoughts on the key economic strengths, opportunities and challenges today, and moving forward, and how we can work together to realise Joondalup’s full economic potential.

Join us for a two-hour interactive workshop, facilitated by FAR Lane Economics, where we will:

Provide an overview of the City of Joondalup’s community and economy.
Explore the role that Local Government plays in economic development, and what that means for local businesses.
Share insights from recent consultation activities, including the 2022 Business Perceptions Survey.
Facilitate an interactive conversation with participants to explore the City’s economic potential, opportunities and challenges.

If you own or operate any type of business in Joondalup, provide services to Joondalup, or are a stakeholder working with or supporting Joondalup businesses, we want to hear from you.

Register online

For further information email business@joondalup.wa.gov.au

Introducing the City of Joondalup’s new business programs!

Welcome to the City of Joondalup’s new business programs! Our comprehensive range of initiatives is designed to support businesses at every stage of their growth, from startups to established companies.

We’ve partnered with Business Station and Spacecubed to bring you two exciting new programs: the Thrive Program and the Plus Eight Sprint Program. The Thrive Program, run by Business Station, offers expert advice, training, mentoring, and networking opportunities to help businesses succeed in the modern business landscape. Meanwhile, the Plus Eight Sprint Program, run by Spacecubed, aims to support startups with funding, mentorship, workspace, and access to a network of investors and industry experts.

Our goal is to create an environment that is conducive to business growth and success. The City of Joondalup is committed to supporting businesses of all sizes and stages, and we’re continuously working with our partners to develop and deliver more programs and initiatives in the future. By participating in our programs, your business will have access to the resources and support it needs to thrive in a competitive marketplace.

We encourage you to take advantage of these new programs and join us on this exciting journey. Together, we can make the City of Joondalup a hub of innovation and enterprise, and a great place for businesses to start, grow, and succeed.

Program links

Joondalup Thrive

Are you a small business in the City of Joondalup looking for expert advice and support to grow your business? Look no further than the Thrive Program, brought to you by Business Station.

Valued at over $2,400, the Thrive Program is an affordable investment in your business, with qualifying small businesses able to access it for just $300. The program includes a range of valuable resources and support, including a pre-work support program, three 3-hour professional workshops, follow-up mentor support sessions, fortnightly accountability check-ins, access to Digital Solutions specialist advice, and 90-day review strategy sessions.

But that’s not all – by participating in the Thrive Program, you’ll also have the opportunity to network with other businesses in the City of Joondalup and gain valuable insights from industry experts.

Spaces are limited, with only 15 places available, so don’t delay in registering your interest today. Register online to secure your place and start taking your business to the next level.

An informative taster session of the program is being held on the Thursday 2 March 2023, 7.00am, register online.

Program dates:
Workshop one: Thursday 23 March 2023, 9.00am – 12.30pm
Workshop two: Thursday 27 April 2023, 9.00am – 12.30pm
Workshop three: Thursday 25 May 2023, 9.00am – 12.30pm

Joondalup Plus Eight Sprint Program

Welcome to Plus Eight Sprint, the six-week pre-accelerator program by the City of Joondalup that is designed to take your business idea to the next level. This exclusive program is valued at $3,000, but is free for selected businesses owned or operated by residents of the City.

With access to successful mentors, investors, and advisors, Plus Eight Sprint provides an ideal environment to grow your skills as a founder. Applications for the program open on Monday 27 February 2023 and close on Tuesday 18 April 2023, with scholarship recipients announced during the week of Monday 1 May 2023.

The program runs for six weeks, with weekly sessions on Tuesdays from 4.00pm – 6.30pm.

Full program dates:

Week 1: Tuesday 23 May 2023, 4.00pm – 6.30pm
Week 2: Tuesday 30 May 2023, 4.00pm – 6.30pm
Week 3: Tuesday 6 June 2023, 4.00pm – 6.30pm
Week 4: Tuesday 13 June 2023, 4.00pm – 6.30pm
Week 5: Tuesday 20 June 2023, 4.00pm – 6.30pm
Week 6: Tuesday 27 June 2023, 4.00pm – 6.30pm

The program will run at the RediSoftware, Unit 1/139 Winton Rd, Joondalup.

For further information email pluseight@spacecubed.com with the subject line: 2023 Joondalup Sprint Program.

To register simply fill out the Joondalup Sprint Application Form.

Burns Beach Food and Beverage Opportunity – Expressions of Interest – Now Closed

The City of Joondalup is seeking expressions of interest from experienced hospitality partners to operate a high-quality, food and beverage establishment, to enhance the coastal experience and assist the City in attracting visitors and local residents to the area.

This is a rare opportunity for food and beverage operators seeking an absolute beach-front location with expansive ocean views.

The submissions period closed on Wednesday 1 February 2023, 2.00pm WST. The City is now assessing the expression of interest proposals received.

It’s time to RECONNECT

As workers continue to return to the office, the City encourages the community to reconnect with colleagues, local businesses or just somewhere new.

Whilst you might have to give up the perks of working from home and step out of your pyjamas and into real clothes as you return to the office, think of what is waiting for you. Reconnect with colleagues, collaborate and network with like minded people and start enjoying those coffee catch ups and lunch meetings whilst supporting Joondalup City Centre local businesses.

And if your flexible working arrangements have changed, on the days you work from home why not consider working closer to home rather than at home.

The Joondalup City Centre provides coworking spaces, offices, boardrooms and meeting rooms at a range of locations. Or if you are keen to escape the house, many local cafes and restaurants provide the wifi, food and coffee to get you through your workday.

If you are looking to support local, search the Joondalup Business Catalogue and connect with a local business today.

RECONNECT with friends and colleagues
RECONNECT with local businesses
RECONNECT somewhere new

Economic Profile

The City of Joondalup is a future-focused City with a global outlook and a thriving local economy. Characterised by a young, diverse and dynamic population, the City is all about embracing opportunity and partnering with likeminded people, businesses, developers and investors.

The Joondalup Economic Profile provides an overview of the region’s key economic and community statistics.

To assist businesses, investors and researchers, the City provides free access to a suite of online statistics and forecast data which are available on the Community Demographics webpage.

If you would like more information on the benefits of developing, investing or locating your business in the City of Joondalup please contact the City’s Economic Development team.

City News Business Deals

City of Joondalup businesses are invited to promote and showcase your business to 60,000 households in the City News community newsletter.

Businesses are invited to register a discount/promotion to be included in the Deals section on the back page of City News. This is a great opportunity to expose your business to your local community and attract new customers. The target market for this promotion/discount is City of Joondalup residents.

View City News for previous promotions.

City News Business Deals Expression of Interest

Business Name

Business Location

Suburb Postcode

Contact Name

Phone

Business Website

Proposed discount/promotion details (include any terms and conditions):

Please provide details of the proposed promotion you would like to offer City of Joondalup residents through City News Deals

Terms and Conditions:
– Businesses must be based within the City of Joondalup.
– Businesses must provide a discount or offer that is available to all City of Joondalup residents.
– Businesses must be a member, or sign up to the Joondalup Business Catalogue to be eligible for inclusion – membership is free.
– Eligible businesses will go into a draw to be selected for the opportunity.
– Three business promotions are available per edition.
– City News is distributed to all City of Joondalup households in March, July, October and December.
– The City of Joondalup reserves the right to select the appropriate businesses for this opportunity.

Australian Made Campaign Supporter

The City of Joondalup is the first Western Australian local government to partner with the Australian Made Campaign as Campaign Supporter.

The City’s partnership with Australian Made encourages businesses based within the region to consider their Australian made goods and services and register to become a licensee with Australian Made. The opportunity for local businesses to align themselves with a nationally recognised and respected brand is beneficial, especially during tough pandemic and economic restrictions which has seen an increase in demand for Australian made products.

Recent Roy Morgan research revealed trust in the iconic Australian Made kangaroo logo is at an all-time high, with 92% of Australians confident products displaying the logo are made in Australia.

Almost all Australians (99%) recognise the green and gold Australian Made logo, with 97% associating it with the support of local jobs and employment opportunities, 95% with safe and high-quality products, 89% with the use of ethical labour and 78% with sustainability.

How can this partnership benefit your business?

The City works closely with Australian Made to promote certified local businesses to a local and national audience through both the Australian Made and City of Joondalup website and enewsletters.

The City can also assist local businesses with making contact with Australian Made to have your Australian made products certified.

123 Nourish Me, Leisure Technologies and Betta Roads are local success stories who were included in the Australian Made – Aussie Made Feature case studies recently. View their stories below.

Read 123 Nourish Me Feature

Read Leisure Technologies Feature

Read Betta Roads Feature

To learn more about how your business can benefit from this partnership visit the Australian Made website.

For further information on the City’s partnership with Australian Made email business@joondalup.wa.gov.au

Business Forums

Held twice a year, the City of Joondalup Business Forums are well attended events, attracting speakers and attendees from across Perth and interstate including industry and government leaders and key stakeholders of the region.

Business Forum events provide connections and engagement for local businesses and are individually curated to showcase the City’s Economic Development initiatives and build industry connections.

Past Business Forums

Date	Theme	Keynote Speaker
9 November 2023	Destination Joondalup Business Forum	Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti
8 June 2023	Joondalup Health Innovation	Carmel Monaghan, CEO, Ramsay Australia
16 November 2022	Cyber Week Joondalup Business Forum	Jason Murrell, Group Executive, AustCyber
2 June 2022	Growing the global economy	Premier Hon. Mark McGowan MLA
22 July 2021	Future Proofing Joondalup	Gihan Perera
7 May 2021	Shaping the Future Economy	Bernard Salt AM
5 November 2020	Growing the Visitor Economy	Hon. Paul Papalia CSC MLA
25 June 2020	Emerge Stronger Joondalup’s Economic Recovery	Mark Wallace
12 March 2020	Growing Business Through Innovation	Hon. Karen Andrews MP
27 June 2019	Sharing Our Prosperity	Premier Hon. Mark McGowan MLA
21 March 2019	Small Business Support: Start I Grow I Prosper	David Eaton

To receive notification of future Business Forums sign up to the Joondalup Business eNewsletter.

Emerge Stronger – Support for Local Business

Business Engagement Program

During the current uncertainty, the City’s Economic Development Team are still available to provide support to businesses in the region.

Contact the City’s economic development team to have a one to one discussion through the business engagement program on business@joondalup.wa.gov.au or 9400 4298.

Uptown Directory	Looking for a way to promote your businesses to the local community? Join the Uptown Directory now. The Directory provides a way for users to search and connect with local businesses and services, whether that be for business to business or business to customer trade.
Economic Profile and opportunities publication	The City releases a regular Economic Profile and Opportunities publication. To be featured in a future edition email the City’s Economic Development Team.
Sharing your innovative story through City channels	The City is developing regular content, case studies that highlight innovation in Joondalup as a global, digital and destination city.Businesses interested in being involved can email the City’s Economic Development team with the subject line “shareJoondalupstory”
Buy Local Campaigns	Through feedback from local businesses, the City will collaborate on bespoke promotional campaigns to promote clusters of local businesses on specific opportunities. Examples of these campaigns include: Support local with #TakeawayForWA Campaign Local accommodation providers offer self-isolation options for community Businesses with ideas on potential bespoke promotional campaigns can email the City’s Economic Development team with the subject line “promoteJoondalupbusinesses”
Positioning Joondalup as a destination of choice	The City has a number of partnerships to promote Joondalup as a destination of choice for visitors, students, talent, events, businesses an investors. Some examples include: · Sunset Coast: The City in collaboration with the Cities of Wanneroo and Stirling promote the northern corridor as a region. This is done through various publications and digital marketing campaigns to profile tourism experiences. It also includes valuable information for visitors, a calendar of events, beach safety tips, leisure centre locations and key shopping centre destinations. · WA Business News: The City is working with WA Business News to develop a special edition about Joondalup as a key destination to invest in. · Tourism WA: Local Food & Beverage businesses can be featured on Tourism WA’s ‘Buy local’ campaign page. If an operator has an Australian Tourism Database Warehouse listing, they should: 1. Log into their account through the ATDW website 2. Go to the social accounts field and add #buylocal and or #takeawayforWA to the hashtag fields 3. Add their new offering to the description field (e.g. Now offer takeaway and delivery options) 4. If an operator does not have a listing, they should register online and create a listing by following all the prompts and the steps above 5. If they need assistance, email the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse The City is always looking at further opportunities for destination positioning.

Connect
Business Engagement Program	The Joondalup Business Engagement Program (JBEP) is designed to engage and support local businesses through one on one discussions. With new uncertainties facing businesses in the current climate, this is an opportunity to connect with qualified and experienced professionals within the Economic Development team who are here to help businesses to promote, connect or grow business in the City.
Events and networking	Access and connect to events in Joondalup.
City’s Business E-Newsletter	To stay up to date with all City Business engagement by subscribing to the business e-newsletter.
City’s website and social media channels	Connect with the City via the website and social media channels – Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
Participate in City supported initiatives	Become a member of the Joondalup Business Association Join the ECU Business Innovation Centre Become a mentor on the Joondalup Innovation Challenge

Grow
Economy ID	The City of Joondalup’s economic profile presents economic information that enables you to describe the area’s role within the broader economy, explore options for economic development and promote the area’s strengths.
VendorPanel Platform to encourage local businesses	Local businesses will be able to more easily access Local Government contracts with the launch of a sector-wide procurement platform. Underwritten by the WA Local Government Association and free to use for members and suppliers, VendorPanel Marketplace enables Local Government buyers to link with local suppliers and manage local procurement processes. Local business can discover more and register as suppliers on the platform, via vendorpanel.

Global Trade Facilitation	The City is implementing the International Economic Development Activities Plan (IEDAP), providing support for businesses who are either looking to enter new overseas markets, or expand internationally. The City delivers inbound and outbound missions. Further information online.
Accessing supply chains with other organisations
Access government and financial assistance	Access government and financial assistance The City provides advice and information on accessing government services, grants and financial assistance. For further information email business@joondalup.wa.gov.au

In addition to these programs and initiatives the City currently developing an Advocacy Strategy which is focused on highlighting the key development priorities and needs of the region.