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| Apr 22, 2024 | Anzac Day: A state-by-state guide to 2024 trading hours | Source: Adobe Stock. article-article-body
Blood-red poppies, a sprig of rosemary, dawn services, gunfire breakfasts and marches — this Thursday will see Australians and New Zealanders come together on Anzac Day to commemorate and pause to r... |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Easter 2024: Your state-by-state guide to retail trading rules | Source: Adobe Stock. article-article-body
For many small and medium businesses across Australia, the Easter long weekend brings with it one of the biggest and busiest times of the year.
From getting orders out to their customers before the ... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 30 government grants to grow your business | article-article-body
It’s tough to get money at the moment. The venture capital funds have shut up shop, the sharemarket is shying away from IPOs, the banks have backed away and the angel investors have had their wings clipped.
But there is... |
| Nov 30, 2023 | A state-by-state guide to 2023’s Christmas trading hours and public holidays | Source: AAP Image/ Dan Himbrechts article-article-body
It’s time to start pulling out the Christmas tree and dusting off the box of decorations that has been collecting cobwebs for the last year because there are just three weeks to go unti... |
| Dec 7, 2022 | A state-by-state guide to public holidays and retail trading over the Christmas and New Year’s period | Source: Dan Himbrechts / AAP Image
Check your calendars! There are less than three weeks to go until Christmas Day and the festive season is well and truly underway. Australian businesses are full speed ahead preparing for one of the busies... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | A state-by-state guide to small business grants in Australia | Source: Unsplash/Adam Winger.
Finding the right kind of funding or grant program that can help grow, support or even get your venture off the ground can be a challenge at the best of times for a busy business owner.
According to the Austral... |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Vic gov to help develop digital skills in manufacturing | The Victorian state government wants to help manufacturers build digital skills among staff with assistance from a new grants scheme.
Applications are now open for local manufacturers to receive up to $5000 in put towards growing digital sk... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | This week’s Friday “sickies” could cost the economy millions as staff eye four-day weekends | Australian workers taking sick leave this Friday could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost productivity nationwide, according to new analysis from comparison website Finder.
With this Thursday set as a national day of mourning... |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Victorian government now reassessing rejected COVID-19 small business support applications after Business Victoria issued “incorrect” advice | The popular dining precinct on Degraves Street in Melbourne. Source: Unsplash/Steven Groeneveld.
The Victorian government has revealed it is reassessing COVID-19 support grant applications it rejected last year, after small businesses claim... |
| Apr 13, 2022 | ANZAC Day: A state-by-state guide to 2022 trading hours | ANZAC Day. Source: Splash.
ANZAC Day is fast approaching on Monday, April 25, bringing with it a range of trading restrictions and public holidays across the states.
If you’re confused about whether ANZAC Day is considered a public holiday ... |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Easter 2022: Your state-by-state guide to retail trading rules | Source: Unsplash/Kentaro Toma.
The annual Easter holiday period is fast approaching, and it will bring with it a range of public holidays and trading restrictions across Australia.
Australian states and territories each have different laws ... |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Mindarma to offer free mental wellbeing resources for Victorian small business owners | Victorian small business owners and employees can now gain free access to Mindarma, as the Victorian Government works to boost mental health and wellbeing.
Mindarma is an evidence-based online education program, supported by the Black Dog I... |
| Dec 21, 2021 | The small business grants still available in NSW and Victoria | Source: Xujun/Shutterstock.
State governments may have wound back COVID-19 emergency support now that restrictions have eased, but there’s still a range of targeted grants available to small businesses.
In Victoria and New South Wales, ther... |
| Oct 22, 2021 | ABN change could boost eligibility for government grants, but Melbourne business owner says problems remain | Boulevard @ Montsalvat. Source: supplied.
The process for applying for government support payments could soon be easier for small businesses across the country, thanks to a change in how businesses can register for business categories or AN... |
| Sep 21, 2021 | VIC businesses encouraged to up their skills with applications open for digital adaptation program | Thousands of small businesses around Victoria will have the chance to improve their online presence and arm themselves with more digital skills, with the Small Business Digital Adaptation Program reopening for applications.
The program prov... |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Vic government relaunches $1200 vouchers to help small businesses go digital | Victorian Minister for Small Business Jaala Pulford with Burdens Plumbing Supplies director David Mills. Burdens Plumbing is using the Trade Trak platform. Source: supplied.
Victorian small businesses can once again apply for rebates of $12... |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Decline in turnover letter for COVID-19 business support sparks concern among accountants | Source: Unsplash.
Accountants helping small businesses apply for coronavirus support payments say new grant schemes are confusing, with guidelines regularly changing and the requirement of a so-called accountant’s letter sparking concern am... |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Support packages for VIC businesses impacted by lockdowns | The Commonwealth and Victorian Governments have announced a joint support package to give Victorian small and medium businesses the assistance they need to recover from the most recent lockdown.
New cash payments will underpin businesses mo... |
| Jun 2, 2021 | Victoria announces $209.3 million in extra business support, doubling grants for businesses hit by 14-day lockdown | An employee wheels clothes across Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall in August 2020, as retailers prepared to close their doors to customers. Source: AP/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake.
Victorian businesses affected by the state’s extended lockdown wi... |
| May 31, 2021 | VIC announces $250 million support package grants for lockdown affected businesses | The Victorian government has announced a $250 million support package to assist small business owners impacted by the latest snap lockdown.
The Circuit Breaker Business Support Package will target 90,000 businesses that have been affected b... |
| May 31, 2021 | Explained: What’s in Victoria’s $250 million business support package for SMEs? | Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas. Source: AAP/James Ross
Editor’s note: Additional financial support for Victorian businesses was announced on Wednesday, June 2, following the extension of Melbourne’s lockdown. More information is available i... |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Vic government rolls out $50,000 grants for SMEs to adopt or develop innovative tech | Victorian Small Business Minister Jaala Pulford. Source: supplied.
Victorian businesses can now apply for up to $50,000 in grant funding from the state government to put towards innovative tech projects.
Launched this month, the Technology ... |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Vic government launches $1,200 grants to help SMEs go digital: Here’s what you need to know | Source: Unsplash/Korie Cull.
The Victorian government has unveiled the details of its $20 million Small Business Digital Adaptation Program, offering rebates of up to $1,200 for SMEs looking to get a bit more tech-savvy.
Part of the state g... |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Better for business: 4 reasons why sustainability makes good business sense | Businesses all over Australia are becoming more aware of the importance of operating sustainably and the opportunities this brings. Get the rundown on why sustainability should be part of your business case and how you can have a more posit... |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Leveraging Government Support | The success of a startup often comes down to local levels of support, and in a post-COVID world, support has never been more important. In the months following COVID lockdowns, 74% of startups have had to terminate full-time staff.¹ The lat... |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Explained: How businesses can access Victoria’s $3 billion support program | Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews arrives at a press conference in Melbourne, on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Source: AAP/Daniel Pockett.
The Victorian government has announced a $3 billion support program for businesses affected by the state’s ext... |
| Aug 21, 2020 | ‘Upwards of $50,000’: Here’s how much being COVIDSafe is costing businesses | Big Girls Don't Cry founder Karen Edbrooke. Source: supplied.
Karen Edbrooke is thankful her bra and swimwear store, Big Girls Don’t Cry, has been able to reach new heights amid the COVID-19 pandemic, despite torrid conditions across the re... |
| Aug 4, 2020 | $10k grants up for grabs for Melbourne small businesses forced to shutdown due to COVID-19. | The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has thrown a lifeline to Melbourne’s small business owners with the announcement of $10k grants available to businesses in the city and Mitchell Shire who are facing the brunt of tougher restrictions.
Fr... |
| Jul 14, 2020 | A state-by-state guide to all the government grants available for your small business | What government grants are currently available to small businesses across Australia?
While there are numerous government grants and programs for all of Australia’s small and medium-sized businesses, each state and territory has its own sele... |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Small business government assistance in Victoria | What small business government assistance programs in Victoria are currently accepting applications? In light of parts of Victoria re-entering stage three coronavirus lockdown restrictions, there are some new and existing grants and program... |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Government grants for small businesses in Victoria | Source: Pexels/Ketut Subiyanto
What government grants in Victoria are currently available for small businesses and startups? Here is a list of government grants and loans that are available for small businesses and startups in Victoria:
Lau... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Melbourne small businesses to receive one-off $5000 grants as Stage 3 restrictions come back | Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. AAP/David Crosling.
Small businesses located within the 36 Melbourne suburbs that will soon re-enter Stage 3 coronavirus restrictions will be eligible for one-off grants of $5000 from the state government, ... |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Confusion reigns as promised $50,000 bushfire grants for SMEs split in two | Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to examine state disaster responsibilities. AAP/Bianca De Marchi.
Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell has echoed calls for a review of disaster management responsibilities between state governments and ... |
| Oct 25, 2018 | Cash is your oxygen: A guide to funding your early-stage startup | Whether you’re an established business or just in the early stages of starting up, there’s one resource more critical than all the rest.
That’s right: cold, hard, cash.
Without it, you simply cannot operate.
It’s why we see startups pitchin... |
| May 10, 2017 | Is Queensland ahead of the pack supporting small biz? | We investigate and ask … are the more than 414,000 small businesses in Queensland getting more internal support than other states?
Here’s a quick look at how far small businesses have come in the Sunshine State.
Small business is considered... |
| May 5, 2017 | Why we need to stop kicking the innovation football around | By Beth Webster, Swinburne University of Technology
The federal government spends over $10 billion plus a year on industry policies but we have little idea how effective they have been. Programs are regularly dropped before we even know if ... |
| Sep 7, 2016 | State government grants to help your small business: 2016 | Do you run a South Australian business that exports overseas? You could be eligible for a grant of up to $50,000.
Perhaps you are leading a Victorian business that is trialling a new technology project? There’s a grant for that too.
In Augu... |
| Aug 17, 2016 | The quirky ways Australian small businesses are collecting late payments | Sometimes a client will take so long to pay their bills that a business owner has no choice but to knock on the door and ask for the money – and a cup of coffee.
One in 10 Australian businesses have waited a year or more to get payment from... |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Attend the Victorian Small Business Festival without leaving your home or office with these free webinars | The Victorian Small Business Festival, running throughout the month of August, has kicked off with more than 400 events offering businesses and entrepreneurs advice and tips across Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Whether you’re local and c... |
| Aug 10, 2015 | The best state government grants for your small business: 2015 | Does your business need a funding boost in order to get off the ground or tackle overseas markets?
Yesterday we rounded up the best federal government grants for your business but there’s more.
Applications are currently open and more infor... |
| Oct 6, 2014 | Versus – using lean to stay lean | Brad Bond is taking the measure and learn approach from lean startup theory and applying it to gyms – to help motivate people to get fit.
Thanks to a friend’s chance encounter with RMIT researchers during a demo day, his startup Versus has ... |
| Aug 11, 2014 | The best state government grants for your small business | Yesterday we gave you a roundup of the best federal government grants for your small business – but there are also some great funding opportunities available a little closer to home.
There is funding designed for SMEs throughout Australia’s... |
| May 27, 2014 | One to watch: Meet Smash Wearables, the world’s first digital tennis coach | For a piece of impressive technology, Melbourne born and built, Smash Wearables has a pretty humble premise, and that is to help people be better at something they care about. In this case that something is tennis, born out of the desire of... |
| Jan 21, 2014 | $16 million in R&D funding available for start-ups tackling government challenges | The Victorian government has announced $16 million in research and development funding for start-ups and small businesses developing new products or services for government use.
The Driving Business Innovation program is a new version of th... |
| Oct 4, 2013 | State government funding for business | Recently we looked at federal government grants available for small businesses and start-ups looking for funding support.
If businesses are looking at commercialising a product, conducting research and development or keen to branch out into... |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Buying a business – is it for you? | Record numbers of Australian entrepreneurs are looking to sell up and move onto other things, figures released this week contend.
The BizExchange Index shows that the September quarter saw an 18% increase in the volume of businesses for sal... |
| Jul 4, 2012 | Making your health your top business priority | For any working person there’s no convenient time to get sick or be unable to work, but if you are a sole trader, there’s no time at all.
The whole business, livelihood, turnover and outcome depend on you being fit, well and ready for anyth... |
| Oct 31, 2011 | Victorian Government kicks off $10 million fund for technology start-ups | The Victorian Government has opened applications for funding of up to $250,000 for the state’s small businesses to trial and develop productivity-boosting technology.
The Small Technologies Trial Vouchers scheme will fund prototypes at tria... |
| Aug 28, 2010 | Government grants to grow your business | There are hundreds of business grants available across Australia’s federal, state and territory governments, and while the process of getting a grant isn’t always easy – the rewards are well worth it, particularly in this economic environme... |
| Sep 1, 2008 | 10 tips to avoid PowerPoint disasters | With presentations, tech hiccups happen; but there are a few surprisingly simple safeguards that everyone can take. PAUL WALLBANK
By Paul Wallbank
This blog first appeared 2 September 2008
Paul Wallbank is Australia’s most heard computer co... |
| Jul 1, 2008 | Festival season for business owners begins | The festival season for business owners has begun. The Victorian Government kicks off festivities today with the launch of the Energise Enterprise 08 Event guide.
The festival season for business owners has begun. The Victorian Government k... |
| Easter 2023: Your state-by-state guide to retail trading rules | Source: Unsplash/Pascal Bernardon
The Easter long weekend is kicking off this Friday, with many businesses still busy getting out their last orders in time for Easter and families flocking to their local grocery stores to stock up their pan... |
| Keep cash flowing: The small business and startup grants available from July 1 | Source: Samsung UK/Unsplash.
The turn of the new financial year did not only launch a new raft of tax measures, but a smattering of small business grants designed to empower the nation’s entrepreneurs.
While the grants on offer are perhaps ... |
| The top five reasons companies aren’t ready for a cyber crisis when it hits | Source: Unsplash/Towfiqu barbhuiya
Over 50% of 850 company directors surveyed by the Australian Institute of Company Directors in June 2022 said their organisation had no formal cybersecurity risk framework or risk management plan in place.... |