The Edmund Barton Centre has been created to help sustain economies across regional Australia. It achieves this by providing assistance to new start up and existing businesses. The Edmund Barton Centre has a discrete and well proven reputation established over more than three years in assisting clients through its StartUp Business Development Program and the Key Business Enhancement Program. The Edmund Barton Centre’s Inspire Program, creating a business friendly environment, is about driving business innovation through working with new and existing industries, industry bodies and all levels of government in the region to bring about positive change to the business environment. The role as a champion of Business Excellence will continue to grow and expand the region’s economic capability.