Note applications for the 2021 SBIR Program are now closed.  A new set of challenges will be released in 2022

The SBIR (Small Business Innovation and Research) program provides grants to NSW small and medium businesses to develop and commercialise innovative solutions to 5 challenges facing the NSW Government with the ultimate aim that these solutions can be sold to other customers around the world.

To help business owners understand what the NSW Government is looking for, they are holding webinars in July 2021 for each challenge as follows:

• Connectivity Challenge to increase the strength and resilience of communications networks in regional and remote areas.    Wednesday 7 July 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm AEST
• Koala Count to detect and quantify koala populations in NSW.   Monday 12 July 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm AEST
• Hyperlocal Navigation Challenge to assist passengers with vision impairments to access public transport services.  Thursday 15 July 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm AEST
• Personal Protective Equipment Challenge to reduce waste associated with discarded personal protective equipment and sterile wrap.  Monday 26 July 2021, 12:00pm to 1:30pm AEST
• Water Purification Challenge to reduce microplastic and other contamination due to laundry services in health facilities.  Monday 26 July 2021, 12:00pm to 1:30pm AEST

Click here  to get more details on the webinars

More Information

For more information visit my original post about the SBIR program here

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The April 2021 Jobs Data released today is the first jobs data after the end of JobKeeper. 

At one level it looks like the end of JobKeeper did not have a big impact as the unemployment rate fell from 5.7% in March to 5.5% in April. 

But if you look behind the numbers you see a different story. 

Firstly, the number of employed people fell by nearly 31,000 between March and April.  Women suffered the worst here, with the number of employed women falling by over 36,000.    From a state perspective, the biggest job losses were in NSW which had nearly 37,000 less people working in April compared to March. 

Secondly, the total labour force fell by over 64,000 people between March and April.  This means that over 64,000 people stopped working, or stopped looking for work in April.  For people who were unemployed in March and stopped looking for work in April, they are no longer counted as unemployed. 

Thirdly, whilst the number of unemployed people of nearly 34,000 people in April, this can be reasonably attributed to less people looking for work and not actual job creation (especially as there are nearly 31,000 less people working in April).

My conclusion

I think the end of JobKeeper in March, has meant a lot of people gave up hope of getting work in April.

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