Rod Richards owns and operates Sunshine Coast Business Mentoring Services. The business is active in delivering business development workshops, and skilled mentoring programs on the Sunshine Coast.

Rod specializes in working with micro, small business and new business projects. Background and experience include 12 years of business mentoring. He has developed over 800 businesses and his experience includes delivering Federal Government and Queensland State Government skill development mentoring programs.

The Business’s Mission Statement is “Your Business – Take the Next Step”

Business Activities include the following;

  • Sunshine Coast Business Mentoring Services – Skills Business Mentoring
  • Q.U.T. – Creative Industries Platform - Business Skills Mentor (Sunshine Coast)
  • Small Business Solutions – Business Skills Mentor Sunshine Coast (Qld State Government)
  • Business Training Consultants – Business Development and Skilled Mentoring (Sunshine Coast)
  • YEP – Young Entrepreneurs Program – Skills Development and Business Mentoring (Federal Govt)
  • Getting Down to Business 2 Program– Skills Development and Business Mentoring (Federal Govt)
  • Succession Planning Program – Skills Development and Business Mentoring (Federal Govt)
  • New Enterprise Incentive Scheme – New Business Development (Federal Govt)

Background in micro and small business includes, business development, marketing sales and retail, business training, business planning, and skill development programs, both Federal Government and Queensland State Government programs.