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Starting a small business

Why now is the best time to start a small business

Bricks or clicks? 3 considerations for making the leap

There’s no question about the critical role small business plays in our economy. Visit the Australian Bureau of Statistics website and you’ll see that 98% of Australian business is made up of small and medium-sized […]

VIC Small Business Digital Adaptation Program

Digital Charge

Software Boost For Small Businesses

Applications for the second round of the Small Business Digital Adaptation Program will close on 5 December 2021.

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.

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Future proof your small business with cloud technology

Small business thriving in a changed world

A couple of months ago, Xero commissioned a study through Forrester Consulting called The next chapter for small business: How to thrive in a changed world.

The study explores the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses and identifies some strategies that have proven successful in helping small businesses […]

VIC Small Business Digital Adaptation Program

The $20 million Small Business Digital Adaptation Program is now open

Help for small businesses, sole traders and micro-businesses to build digital capability in day-to-day operations.

Spaces for the Small Business Digital Adaptation Program are limited. Registrations will remain open until funds are exhausted or until 11.59pm on 28 February 2021, whichever is earlier.

The program […]

8 Areas to maximise marketing results

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 […]

Digital hub to support small business mental health

Ahead for Business support and resources for small business owners

The Ahead for Business digital hub has relaunched with an expanded range of resources to support your mental health and wellbeing as a small business owner.

This digital hub will offer much-needed support for small businesses mental health through any adverse event and more […]

Grant can help your business reach more customers online

SMEA Digital Transformation Grant

Many small businesses lack the technical resources to thrive in the competitive digital sphere – especially during a recession.

The SMEA Digital Transformation Grant supports your online marketing goals, using the best tools available. Successful applicants run a targeted three-month digital campaign with an award-winning Australian agency.

Grant Eligibility

Does your […]

Practical Positivity

Stay safe. Do what you can with what you have. Control what’s in your control.

A framework to help business owners to see their situation through a different lens and move upward.

Help as many people as you can through this period with any spare resources you have, whether that’s time, money or love.

This […]

Xero increased security

Xero’s increased security on user data has changed the way you log in

Just one easily guessed password can stop your business in its tracks.

When it comes to keeping your Xero data secure, put an extra deadbolt on the door with two-step authentication (2SA) and stay safe online.

Seeing that cyber-crime has gained […]

Indicators of itinerant workers

Bonafide ‘mobile’ work can open up more deductions

Digital capabilities, a growing “gig economy” and the changing nature of employment means that many Australians are becoming more mobile in their income-earning activities, or in some circumstances practically nomadic chasing work.

With the ATO on the lookout for “red flags” for taxpayers making false work travel […]