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Start Your Business

Starting a new business in Bassendean? Get informed and connected. Check out our information for start ups.

Start Up

Improve Your Business

Grow your business in Bassendean. Build skills, networks and strategy. Check out our information for established businesses.

Improve

Move Your Business

Considering moving your business to Bassendean? You are welcome here. Check out our information for businesses on the move.

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Live, Work & Learn in Bassendean

Bassendean is a beautiful place to live, to grow a business and to raise a family.

This is a place you can breathe. It is green, close to the river, and is a connected community.

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Business Programs

  • Engage People

    Volunteering Opportunities

    Participation in volunteering builds employee engagement. It helps recruit and retain younger employees. It boosts your business reputation in the Bassendean community.
     

    Get Involved

  • Improve Your Business

    Productivity & Coaching

    How can you make your business more productive? Learn how to solve business problems faster. Build a network. Achieve success.

    Self-coaching and self-mentoring groups help you build your skills and business connections. 

    Get Connected

Business Programs

"It's fabulous running a business here in Bassendean. I enjoy the support that you get from the Council and the Health Department.. Businesses here often support each other..  It's a real a community because everyone's looking out for each other."

Katherine Kerr,  This Little Pig Went to Market

  • Digital Awareness

    Profit from advances in technology

    How can digital tools and services help make your business more successful? Learn about new digital services and how you can apply them to your business.

    Learn independently or connect with other businesses through opt-in workshops.
     

    Get Coached

  • Business Friendly

    Easy Access to Information

    Get the inside story. Businesses can book a free 30 minute consultation with the Economic Development Officer to get answers to questions about new ideas, planning, permits or other matters.
     

    Get Informed

Vision

Data, statistics & facts

Understand the vision for business in the Town of Bassendean.
Build your business based on the facts. The Town of
Bassendean has statistics and data to help you plan your business.

 

Get Connected

Digital Academy

Digital learning & qualifications

Just as digital technologies are transforming opportunities for business, they are also transforming opportunities for individuals. The Town of Bassendean aims to help residents access digital resources to gain new qualifications and become lifelong learners.

 

Learn More

“I love the  community feel we have in Bassendean. I’ve lived here for 26 years. We bought up our family here, and love living here.”

Lucy Bromell, Bromelli Dog Sunsuits

Localism

Local communities worldwide are discovering the business benefits of localism and Bassendean is fully embracing it.

"Locally owned businesses are by far the most significant contributors to a commnity's jobs, social equality, sustainability, and a dozen other indicators of success."
Michael Shuman
 

Learn about Localism

News

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13 Jul

Tour Hofmann Engineering

Business Association Initiatives / Local Business Imagination
With more than five decades of steel manufacturing, Erich Hofmann has many strings to his bow. And as he steers Hofmann Engineering into the next decade an emerging market for this organisation is the defence industry. Hofmann Engineering, head quartered...
TAFE small Business startup
16 May

Your knowledge is in demand

Gov't Dep'ts, Gov't Entities & University brains
TAFE colleges turn enthusiastic students into successful graduates, and an essential ingredient to their technique is engaging with industry. They work hard to ensure the skills of the students are just what they need when they get out to the...
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03 May

From Brainwave to Business

Gov't Dep'ts, Gov't Entities & University brains
Curtin University Alumni has given their blessing to promote this little event next week which may appeal to some budding entrepreneurs. It is part of their Alumni Innovator Series and features three graduates that turned their ideas into enterprises. If you...
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19 Apr

Successful Tendering

Council Notices
Local Governments contribute significantly to the local economy and your business can benefit from this lucrative opportunity. Alison Maggs from the WA Local Government Association (WALGA) will present how local businesses can become more competitive to win Local Government contracts....
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19 Apr

Defence and Aerospace Opportunities 27 April

Gov't Dep'ts, Gov't Entities & University brains
With the golden days of the mining boom over, new industries are emerging in WA with opportunities for business in defence and aerospace. Both have the backing of WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds, who has advocated hard for WA’s fair...
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18 Apr

Calling all local businesses . . . .

Council Notices
Can you help the Town of Bassendean recognise the dedicated volunteers in our community? The kind and self-less act of volunteering plays an intricate role within the community in a variety of ways.  They remain largely invisible but undoubtedly your...
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07 Apr

Business and more ~ some useful titles from the Library

Council Notices
Step out to the library and walk around the business section! You will find inspiration, advice, and experience stories.  You can avoid the traps, gain insight and maybe meet some like minded people down at the library. Here are a...
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26 Mar

Staying the Course

Council Notices / Marketing and Good Business Ideas
Keith Howlett, Country Style Butchers The idea of Localism has really resonated with our community. In many ways our community wrote the book. They have strong cultural values, they value personal service and they’re passionate about...