COVID-19 Business and Individual Resources Australia

8 Areas to maximise marketing results

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The COVID19 environment is encouraging businesses to revisit their marketing approach

For some, this means WAIT AND SEE: do as little as possible in the hope that things stabilise. Others sense opportunity and are taking A BOLDER APPROACH: increasing marketing investment to generate more leads.

Whatever the case, businesses should properly measure marketing investment and outputs. As […]

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Selling online with e-commerce?

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Here’s why you need an accountant

With many businesses still closed and everyone spending more time online, it’s no surprise that there’s been an explosion in demand for online shopping.

Going online is a great opportunity for small businesses. It can help expand your offering and grow your customer base (including international reach). However, setting […]

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Salisbury JobKeeper extension services

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JobKeeper 3.0 enrolments start 29 September

On 21 July 2020, the Government announced that the JobKeeper Payment would be extended until 28 March 2021, for a further six months beyond its original end date of 27 September 2020.

As a result, JobKeeper would now be made over two separate extension periods, being:

Extension Period […]

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JobKeeper 3.0

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JobKeeper extension

On 21 July 2020, the Government announced that the JobKeeper Payment (‘JKP’) would be extended until 28 March 2021 (i.e., for a further six months beyond its original end date of 27 September 2020).

As a result, JKPs would now be made over two separate extension periods, being:

Extension period 1 – which covers […]

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VIC Business Support Fund – Expansion

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Grants to support Victorian businesses through renewed COVID19 restrictions

Applications for the program extended until 14 September 2020.

One-off grants will be available to eligible businesses under the Business Support Fund – Expansion program offering $5,000 for employing businesses in regional LGAs except Mitchell Shire and $10,000 for employing businesses in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell […]

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Salisbury COVIDSafe protocols

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Update August 2020

In line with State guidelines for business operations at this time, Salisburys will remain open but will be observing the following COVIDSafe protocols:

No face to face meetings

We will be returning to Zoom or telephone meetings wherever possible

Changed access to our office

If you have documents or information to drop-off, […]

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JobTrainer skills package announced

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COVID-19 business recovery

The Australian Government will invest $2 billion to give hundreds of thousands of Australians access to new skills by retraining and upskilling them into sectors with job opportunities, as the economy recovers from COVID-19.

Key points

The new package consists of:

A $1 billion JobTrainer Fund A $1.5 billion expansion of the […]

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Extension of the JobKeeper Payment

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The Government is extending the JobKeeper Payment by a further six months to March 2021

Support will be targeted to businesses and not-for-profits that continue to be significantly impacted by the Coronavirus. 

The payment rate will be reduced and a lower payment rate will be introduced for those who work fewer hours. Other eligibility rules […]

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Shifting from retail to E-tail post COVID-19

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If you sell tangible, non-perishable retail products, you’ve likely been impacted by COVID-19

You’ve probably read about the thousands of businesses shifting their focus to online sales during COVID-19. There is a process that goes into getting your business online. However, it’s not as difficult as you might think – and you’re not too late.

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Business Action Plans

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A hit-and-spin approach to action planning your way through COVD-19

By Ben Gay, Salisburys Director

Following on from our last article about business planning for FY2021, we wanted to briefly delve into each of the key components on developing your plan.

As there is plenty written about goal setting and how to do that, […]

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