Small Business Victoria Workshops

Next date: Tuesday, 27 September 2022 | 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM

Online and face to face FREE workshops for your small business 

All Business Victoria workshops are specifically designed for Victorian-based businesses and are currently delivered for free.

Explore varied topics including Starting your business, Building resilience, Marketing, Finance, Taking your business online and Business planning.

Starting your business: How to turn an idea into a business

New  face to face workshop dates added -

Thursday 1st September at 1pm, Box Hill Institute, Lilydale Campus details here

Get your bright idea off the ground and running at this essential planning workshop.

Everything you need to know before you start your business and walk away with a clear vision of what steps you'll need to take to turn your business idea into a reality.

Packed with tips, tools and expert step-by-step guidance, this workshop prepares you to give your business the best chance of success.

Taking Your Business Online

This workshop is designed to help small business develop an understanding of online opportunities and assist business owners to make informed choices about how to set up an online presence for their business.

Thursday 15th September at 1.00pm, Yarra Ranges Enterprise Centre, Warburton, details here

Social Media and Content Marketing

This workshop is designed to give small businesses guidance on how to prioritise their digital and social media marketing efforts. Business owners will learn actionable tips, tools, and strategies to enhance their online presence, attracting visitors.

Tuesday 23rd August at 10.00am, Box Hill Institute, Lilydale Campus details here

Thursday 20th October at 10.00am, Yarra Ranges Enterprise Centre, Warburton, details here

Cyber Security

This workshop is designed to help small businesses understand the importance of cyber security and how to protect the business from the consequence of an attack

Monday 29th August at 5.30pm, Yarra Ranges Enterprise Centre, Warburton, details here

Wednesday 5th October at 10.00am, Box Hill Institute, Lilydale Campus details here

Winning Government Grants and Tenders

This workshop is designed give small businesses the confidence needed to engage in government work by providing practical tips and simple strategies on how to respond to government tenders, quotes and grants.

Tuesday 8th November at 4.30pm, Box Hill Institute, Lilydale Campus details here

Micro Business Health Check

This workshop is designed to help micro businesses understand how regular self-assessment will set them up to identify key issues before they arise.

Wednesday 12th October at 10.00am, Yarra Ranges Enterprise Centre, Warburton, details here

Online webinars

Taking your business online: What you need to know

Get ready to launch your business online at this essential digital workshop.

Learn how to make informed choices about websites and social media, get across search engines and online advertising, and size up the benefits that each one offers your business.

Taking you right back to basics, this workshop shows you how to access the right tools to begin and builds a complete picture of the opportunities ahead.

Maximising your Marketing

An effective marketing strategy should boost your brand, capture customers, keep them coming back, and ultimately save you time and money.

Find out why just a website and a Facebook page is not going to cut it at this back-to-basics workshop that will show you how to develop a marketing action plan to keep your effort and resources focused in the right areas.

Generating Cashflow

Spending more time juggling cash than running your business? Making a profit but still struggling to pay the bills?

Cash flow is the life blood of every small business – if your business doesn't have enough cash flow, things can start to go wrong. Without cash flow, no business can survive.

This essential small business workshop will ensure you won't get caught short and provides tips for improving cash flow in tough times.\

Strategies to advance your online business

In the digital world, content is king! Make sure yours is working for your business, your brand and speaking to the customers you want to reach.

Find out how to ensure the way you communicate with your customers online, whether by website, blog or social media, is not only compelling but also aligned to your business goals at this essential small business workshop.

Winning government business; What you need to know 

If the idea of tendering for government business leaves you scratching your head thinking where to start or imagining a tangle of red tape – then think again.

The Australian government sector spends billions of dollars each year procuring products and services.

This workshop shows you step-by-step how to maximise your chances of success. Don't miss out on a great opportunity – put your business forward as a potential supplier.

Building Resilience

Every business faces exposure to risk – be it natural, such as bushfires or floods, or man-made or illness, such as COVID-19.

Without a plan to activate, your ability to shield your business from the fallout is already on the back foot.

This webinar will show you how to put in place a practical plan to follow in the event of a threat to your business and hints to get you through the current situation.

For more information on any of these FREE webinars & to book - go here

Virtual Mentoring Session

Whether you're planning, starting or growing your business, Business Victoria can help you to develop your business ideas and capabilities.

A business expert will help to identify a clear direction for your business, discuss key issues and priorities, and develop a business action plan to achieve your goals, all for free.

Available Monday to Friday the sessions last 45-minutes and bookings are essential.

 Visit business.vic.gov.au/workshops-and-mentoringfor more information and all dates available

Call 1300 368 333 or email business@yarraranges.vic.gov.au 

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