Services to Members
Promotion of 'Tropical Expertise'
Our research and discussions with buyers of goods and services indicates that the concept of Northern Australia's tropical expertise is received favourably since it 'makes sense' to use techniques and methods that are directly relevant to tropical conditions.
TropLinks continued promotion of the concept assists strongly in marketing of goods and services branded under the umbrella of tropical expertise. TropLinks actively assists members to capitalise on the concept of tropical expertise by:
- Providing corporate and thought leadership in the tropical expertise sector ensuring government assistance meets the changing needs of members.
- Undertaking international marketing of member's capabilities in tropical expertise.
Business Services
TropLinks can provide you with a range of business support services to help grow your business into international markets. All initial guidance is offered free of charge to members and additional intensive assistance can be arranged on a simple fee for service basis through our expert panel of service providers. TropLinks maintains quality control over any assignment to ensure member satisfaction.
Business services offered to members as part of their membership fee include:
- Commercial market intelligence
- Identification of international business opportunities including development aid funded projects through agencies such as AusAID, NZAid, World Bank and Asian Development Bank as well as commercial projects.
- Business promotion through the TropLinks website to increase reputation and credibility through tropical expertise branding and to allow capability to be searched by buyers or users of tropical expertise who are seeking particular capabilities.
- TropLinks templates for CV and capability statements to support collaborative business development activities.
- Support with development of a suitable profile that is easily searched and highlights appropriate capability concisely and in a style appropriate to international markets.
Consortia Building Services
TropLinks works with members to identify opportunities and build collaborative consortia so they can tender for projects which are beyond the scope of smaller members to bid for individually or which require specific expertise which even larger organisations may lack.
Forming consortia also allows members to pursue larger projects where complementary capabilities are needed for a range of services. Groups will be formed through domestic or international linkages or a combination of both. TropLinks offers members:
- Ability to source consortia allies for international projects
- Tender Project Team facilitation and professional guidance
- An on-line 'workspace' within the TropLinks website to facilitate project team communication in real-time to enhance business efficiency. This includes a secure platform for sharing documents and a private discussion board for separate project teams to share information.
Funding, grants and capital raising services
TropLinks helps members find appropriate funding, grants or capital raising opportunities to assist with their business growth. This support includes an exclusive member's only section within our website where the most up-to-date information about government and industry funding initiatives and grant programs are available.
TropLinks also assists members with:
- Commercialisation funding
- Inward investment
- Outward investment
- Understanding and fully utilising the opportunities provided through Australian and international grants programs.
Networking and Marketing services
As part of TropLinks ongoing networking and marketing services, members are encouraged to participate in:
- The annual TropLinks International Symposium which focuses on ‘The business of Tropical Expertise’
- Opportunity to be represented at trade expos as part of the TropLinks brand. These trade expos may be domestic or international.
- Trade missions to engage with key stakeholders in priority markets and build on members networks of international contacts
- Reciprocal access to the activities of other development and trade organisations with which TropLinks has developed relationships.
