| Growing your Business with LinkedIn and TikTok | Learn how to use powerful social media tools like Linkedin, TikTok and others for your business growth. LinkedIn and TikTok are FREE opportunities to market your business. Join Social Media guru Paul Harrison of Zib Digital as he shares his digital and marketing expertise and provides tips that make the right connections for you.
Register Now! |
| CUL-TI-VATE Program Pitch Night Winners | Brimbank City Council Officers celebrated the final session of the CUL-TI-VATE Program with a pitch night from participants.
The program is run over six weeks and designed to accelerate the process of finding a business idea, developing it, and scaling the business into a sustainable model.
A huge congratulations to the following winners:
Overall Winner: YohoStay (Pictured) - Social Media Photography Package from Pixelife
Peoples Choice Award : 8 Apparel and Liliana Jewellery - one month free coworking in iHarvest Sunshine
NOW Award: Alfy Property Services |
| St Albans Trader in the News | Local restaurateur, My Trinh, recently starred in an ABC News story comparing St Albansâ booming retail assets and places, with the CBD, St Kilda and Williamstown. Click here to see what was said. |
| Changes to Federal Government Procurement Rules | Federal Government Commonwealth Procurement rules have changed to increase opportunities for small businesses to supply goods and services to the Federal Government.
Click here to find out how these changes affect your businesses' chances of winning a Government Tender. |
| $5,000 Grants for Small Business to improve Ventilation | Improving ventilation reduces COVID's spread, so the State Government is offering the following assistance to small businesses. Ventilation Rebate â A $500 rebate to purchase equipment or hire a qualified tradesperson to improve ventilation. Ventilation Grant â Matched grants between $1000 to $5000 to small businesses who employ staff to invest in larger projects such as building works, services or equipment to improve ventilation.
For more information, click here.
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| Achieving the Lowest Cost of Electricity in Manufacturing - Free Webinar | Energy expert, Stephen Thomson, from Acacia Energy, will show manufacturers at this free webinar, how to: Reduce electricity costsMaintain operations through power outagesReduce network demand chargesReduce carbon intensityRegister here
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| Waste to Energy Fund - A Million Dollars Available | Sustainability Victoria's Waste to Energy Fund for projects creating bioenergy from organic waste or finding uses for residual products is now open. The fund is aimed at, but not limited to, the following sectors: Agricultural and livestockForestryFood productionFood retail including the hotel industryWastewater managementGrant guidelines â Stream 1: Project Development: for grants between $20,000 and $250,000. Grant guidelines â Stream 2: Project Infrastructure: for grants between $50,000 and $1 million. For more information, click here.
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| Council's Support for Business Exportation | Thinking of exporting your products or services? Councilâs Economic Development Unit can assist with export market insights and connections to inbound buyers.
Call our investment hotline 9249 4750 or email [email protected] |
| Indonesia, Malaysia & Vietnam Market Insights | Export Connect, in partnership with Melbourne's North Food Group, are hosting key buyers from Pandurasa Kharisma Indonesia, Gourmet Partner Malaysia and Annam Gourmet Vietnam on an inbound buying mission to Melbourne.
Come and meet them to showcase your products.
Register here |
| Intellectual Property for Designers | As a designer, any time you make something new and original you are creating intellectual property - so how do you protect it? Learn about the tools and resources available to protect your design by clicking here. |
| How to Build a Professional Website - Free Webinar | Your website's a vital tool to communicate to potential customers. Most shoppers research online prior to purchasing, so your website needs to reflect the quality of the products and services your offering.
For more information on how this free webinar can attract more customers to your business through improving your online presence, click here. |
| Free Business Skill Builders |
Learn new skills to build your business:
July
26th - Low Cost Marketing Tools - register here
28th - Elevate Your Branding - register here
August
10th - Growing your Business with LinkedIn/TikTok - register here
23rd - Streamline Your Digital Touchpoints - register here
24th - SEO: Learn how to Rank your Business in Google - register here
26th - Boost Business with Facebook Advertising - register here
30th - Design like a Pro with Canva - register here
31st - TikTok Advertising for Business - Register here
Upskill My Business
Develop your business skills and strengthen your business - for further information click here
Small Business Victoria
A series of free interactive webinars to improve business success - for further information click here
Digital Solutions â Australian Small Business Advisory Services - Make the most of digital tools and get advice specific to your business needs. For further information click here
ATO: Support for Small Business Webinar
A series of free interactive online webinars where you can ask experienced tax specialists questions - register here |
| Headway - Small Business Wellbeing | Headway provides a range of free services for small business including business advice, financial counselling, and mental health and wellbeing support.
Get your free advice at business.vic.gov.au/Headway Watch a 30 second video about the Headway initiative here.
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| COVID Business Requirements and Links | Make sure youâre adhering to the current COVID restrictions All businesses must have an active, up-to-date COVIDSafe Plan.Visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au for more information or call Business Victoria on 13 22 15. If you need an interpreter, call the coronavirus hotline 1800 675 398 and press 0. Other COVID Links
Current Restrictions for Melbourne, click hereBook your free vaccine appointment, click hereWhere to get tested, click hereVaccination Status Register (workers), click here Financial Support for Businesses, click hereTranslated information about COVID-19, click here In-language updates can be found hereHealth and Wellbeing, click here Coronavirus.gov.au, click hereBusiness Victoria, click hereDepartment of Health and Human Services, click here |
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