Business & Economic Development

Welcome to the City of Ryde’s Business & Economic Development page. In this section, you will find a range of tools, resources, and information relating to the City of Ryde’s economic development responsibilities.

The information contained within these pages is designed to help businesses:

  1. Reduce the risks of doing business within the City of Ryde
  2. Reduce the cost of doing business within the City of Ryde, and
  3. Support innovation and stimulate commerce within the City of Ryde

Council is committed to continuous improvement. As such, its economic development activities will continue to be refined and improved with the underlying ambition for the City of Ryde being the place to do business.

Feel free to use the tools and resources we have created, and please reach out to Council if you have any questions or suggestions for how we can equitably deliver improved services. Submit an enquiry online.

Small and Family Business Support

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Small and family businesses are the backbone of the City of Ryde’s local economy. They create jobs and provide essential services and products to our community. Supporting small and family businesses helps create a more vibrant and sustainable local economy for the City of Ryde.

The City of Ryde is committed to creating the right environment for small and family businesses to succeed. We have developed several tools and resources to support small businesses, which are free to use, and are open to working collaboratively with small and family businesses to continuously improve our services.

Investment Attraction and Retention

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Investment attraction and retention is essential to job creation, economic growth, diversification, innovation and entrepreneurship, and improved infrastructure. By attracting and retaining businesses within the City of Ryde, local communities can build more resilient and sustainable economies that benefit residents, businesses, students, and visitors.

The City of Ryde is committed to attracting and retaining investment into the city. Our focus for 2023-24 is on attracting and retaining investment across the scale of local, regional, national, and international importance.

Council Strategies, Campaigns, and Policies

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The City of Ryde is taking a people and place-based approach to economic development, which is an approach that focuses on creating economic growth and development that benefits both the people living in the community and the physical environment in which they reside.

This approach is centred around the values of not only focusing on job creation and investment attracting, but also on promoting social equity, environmental sustainability, and community well-being.