EDUCATION
MONIQUE JEREMIAH, DIRECTOR, EXCEPTIONAL TUITION AND RESUMES
MONIQUE JEREMIAH says she is seeing the benefit of investing in the education sector, and hopes government will too.
Ms Jeremiah set up her business eight years ago to fill an education void between high school, university graduation and employment. She has 10 part-time staff.
She said more needed to be done for established Gold Coast small businesses in the education sector, and less on luring firms from interstate.
“We specialise in writing graduate applications, applying for graduation programs, drafting resumes and helping people to ace essays,” she said.
“I think the Gold Coast City Council invests too much in attracting interstate business rather then investing in their own. You look after your own people first. Really, the Gold Coast businesses here are at the same standard of those in capital cities and have the capacity to grow the industry further.
“I think work has gone steady and it will increase here on the Coast if we assist businesses surrounding the universities, which is where the growth is.”
More recently, the Griffith University board member says her business has grown to further accommodate the international market.
“Obviously, the Gold Coast is known as an international tourist hub, you have evolving universities and a lot of investment in marketing the Gold Coast in Asia,” she said.
“So we are capitalising on that and are committing more to the international market, to help students understand education in their own language.”
Ms Jeremiah says she hopes to see her company expand nationally, while keeping its base on the Coast.