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Ready. Set. Grow.

Help to get ahead of the game and capitalise on a decade of growth

The next decade presents huge opportunities for Queensland businesses.

We’re hosting three mega events, with the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cups. Plus, the government’s $116 billion investment will see the biggest decade of infrastructure delivery in the state’s history.

We’re here to help you tap into this momentum and grow your business.

As Queensland’s peak business body, we represent businesses of all industries, sizes and regions across the state. And because we’re not-for-profit, we can offer practical, affordable support across everything from building your workforce to breaking into international markets. Some of our programs are even free for Queensland businesses.

Learn how our members are preparing for 2032.

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Step 1: Stay updated

Keep across the latest updates, resources, and information on major business opportunities in Queensland.

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Step 2: Understand the opportunity

Join us for upcoming events to hear from industry leaders, learn new skills, and grow your network.

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Step 3: Build your growth strategy

Access valuable resources and tools to help your business innovate and grow.

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Step 4: Boost your procurement readiness

Meet workforce and environmental sustainability requirements to position your business for tenders.

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Step 5: Capitalise on international attention

Prepare your business to go global with international trade and investment support.

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Step 6: Learn how other businesses are preparing

Read testimonials from our members about how they are preparing for future opportunities

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Understand the opportunity

We host a variety of networking functions, masterclasses, webinars, and thought leadership events to help businesses understand the opportunities and challenges ahead for Queensland. Join us to meet potential new customers and partners, learn new skills, and expand your network.

Event
Business Matters
Understand the competitive landscape of the future economy and how you can position your business for future success.
Support
Free sustainability coaching
Our ecoBiz sustainability coaches – located throughout Queensland – can visit your business for an on-site assessment and coaching session. To take advantage of this service, sign up to our free ecoBiz program.
Event
Workforce Evolve workshop series
Our 90-minute weekly workshops are facilitated by our specialist Workforce Evolve coaches and cover topics like business planning, workforce design, employer branding, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.

Build your growth strategy

With several major events coming to Queensland over the next decade and beyond, local businesses are well positioned to capitalise on opportunities stemming from additional investment, increased visitor numbers, and global attention. Prepare your business with procurement advice, strategy consulting, and more. 

Procurement workshop package
A half-day workshop held onsite at your business. We also work with regional chambers, councils and other organisations to deliver workshops to larger groups.
Business strategy consulting
Our expert advisors work with businesses to identify growth opportunities and build implementation plans.
Innovation for SMEs: A practical guide
University of Queensland Professor Tim Kastelle, Director of the Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership, shares top tips for innovation in SMEs.

Boost your procurement readiness

Government and big business are increasingly focused on building sustainable and impactful supply chains. Improve your environmental sustainability and workforce diversity to meet and exceed procurement, market, and partnership expectations.

 

Workforce readiness

Service
HR and IR advisory
Our expert team works with businesses on everything from employee engagement to complex industrial relations matters.
Program
Workforce Evolve
Workforce Evolve is a free program helping businesses unlock new sources of talent in a competitive labour market and build a positive, productive and inclusive culture
Program
Workforce Abundance
Our partner, Workforce Abundance, connects Queensland businesses with overseas talent to suit roles across a broad range of industries including construction, automotive, manufacturing and healthcare.

Environmental sustainability

Program
ecoBiz
ecoBiz is a free, award-winning sustainability program helping Queensland businesses to save costs, reduce carbon emissions and resource use, and manage climate change risks.
Resource
Sustainability health check
Take advantage of our Sustainability Health Check – a personalised consultation designed to uncover the potential in your business and amplify your ESG strategy.
Event
Sustainability sells webinar
Our panel of experts will discuss the sustainability trends driving buyer decisions

Capitalise on international attention

In 2032, the eyes of the world will be on Queensland and demand will grow for local goods, products, and experiences. Our expert international trade consultants have real-world experience helping businesses break into and expand across global markets.

Resource
Australian Made
The rise in global demand for Australian made goods and products is creating valuable opportunities for business, and the most trusted, recognised and widely used country of origin symbol is the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo.
Service
International consulting
The global trade markets can be difficult to navigate. Our expert international trade consultants can help you open doors around the world with market research support, export documentation, customer acquisition strategies and more.
Blog
Future-proof your export business
Discover 5 ways to future-proof your export operations and position your business to capitalise on future opportunities.

About Business Chamber Queensland

Business Chamber Queensland is the state’s Chamber of Commerce. We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting Queensland businesses to thrive and ensuring our state is the best place to do business in Australia.

We are the largest and most representative business body in Queensland and represent businesses in every industry, of every size and in every region of our state. For 157 years, we have supported businesses to create a resilient, diversified, sustainable, and competitive economy.

Our extensive business insight and decades of data is the state’s most trusted, comprehensive and authoritative snapshot of Queensland business sentiment, expectations and conditions.

About us
Learn more about Business Chamber Queensland, our product and service offerings, and how we support Queensland businesses to thrive.
Meet some of our members
We support businesses of every size, in every industry and across every region in Queensland. Find out more about some of our member businesses.
Become a member today
Membership can change your business. We offer a range of membership packages filled with practical tools and exclusive offers. designed to help your business thrive.
50,000+
network of Queensland businesses
35,000+
businesses contribute to our advocacy annually
1,500+
partnerships with chambers and affiliates in regional, national and global networks
6,300+
business leaders attend our networking and thought leadership events
81 years
Our longest standing member has been with us 81 years
87%
of our members are small and medium businesses

Data and insights

Since 1868, Business Chamber Queensland has been the trusted voice for Queensland businesses. We take an independent and evidence-based approach to business advocacy, ensuring your voice is heard by developing data-rich reports on the topics that matter to you.

Thought leadership
Queensland Beyond 2032
Explore our roadmap for the state’s business community to build an enduring economic legacy in the lead up to the Games and beyond.
Report
Pulse Report
Read the latest report from Queensland’s most established, comprehensive and trusted source of business sentiment.
Report
Digital Future of Work
Understand emerging digital trends in the workplace and the technological needs and expectations of Queensland businesses.
Learn how our members are preparing for 2032:
“It is important to focus not just on the Games period, but on making the most of hosting business trade events leading up to the Olympics, when the world’s eyes are on Brisbane, and our state, and there is an increase in international visitors.”
ALISON ATIA,  CO-FOUNDER & CEO,  SKINO2
“The Games are an impetus for change and offer our state the opportunity to focus on areas of need now, and for the betterment of all industry and communities in future, including turning the lens to transport and logistics, town planning and accommodation.”
MIKE NOLAN,  CO-DIRECTOR,  NOLAN MEATS
“Being in the sports field arena we’re well placed to tap into the great opportunity that is the Olympics. We’re researching what meets our core values and objectives, and how we can build that into our business to benefit from the Olympics.”
KELLY WATSON,  BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR,  GLOBAL TURF
“We’ve been thinking a lot about how we can support both the Olympics and the Paralympics. For example, we could have a fleet of e-bikes for athletes to use around the Games village or to access venues. We want to create opportunities for people to move freely, safely, and joyfully around our city, no matter their age or ability.”
ANDREA HERKLOTS,  CO-OWNER,  EVERYBODY EBIKES
“The 2032 Olympics are a really exciting opportunity for Queensland, and we are hoping that every visitor that comes to Australia has some tasty Australian macadamias on their plate when they’re here.”
JULIAN LANCASTER-SMITH,  GENERAL MANAGER,  SUNCOAST GOLD MACADAMIAS
“For smaller businesses, these major sporting events bring a lot more work through upgrades in the training facilities. All these countries are coming to compete here, but they also need to train in the lead up, as do our own athletes, so there’s plenty of work involved in building and upgrading smaller training facilities.”
TREVOR BOWMAN,  OWNER,  PLAY HARD SPORTS EQUIPMENT

The “Ahead of the Game” Growth hub is an initiative of Business Chamber Queensland designed to support businesses to capitalise on the opportunities ahead.