Business

We offer a range of information and support for investment, and new and existing businesses.

We believe economic development is a collaborative effort involving our industry, government, not-for-profit and community partners. We focus on:

improving quality of life by unlocking and dispersing economic prosperity
enhancing the competitiveness of Hobart's businesses
attracting global sustainability driven investment.

You can learn more from our City Economy Strategy and the Invest Hobart Prospectus.

Business Update newsletter

We encourage you to subscribe to our monthly Business Update newsletter. It's an easy way to stay up-to-date on news, events, and opportunities:

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Role of local government

At the City of Hobart, we define local government economic development as:

'a collaborative effort involving industry, government, not-for-profit and community partners, that focuses on improving quality of life by unlocking & dispersing economic prosperity; enhancing the competitiveness of businesses; attracting global sustainability driven investment that supports a vibrant, liveable and connected city.'

This definition is informed by researchers from the University of Tasmania's College of Business and Economics and work undertaken by University of Technology, Sydney (UTS); the Centre for Local Government and the Local Government Association of Australia (LGAA).