Explore the fundamentals of establishing and growing a successful home based business including complying with relevant legislation.
Discover how to create a compelling vision for your business and communicate it to your stakeholders to achieve goal alignment and foster collaboration to achieve business success.
The International Day of People with Disability (3 December 2023) is a United Nations observance celebrated throughout the world each year. The day aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate their achievements and contributions. One in five Western Australians, or more than 411,500 people...
A well defined strategy can be the difference between success and failure. In this workshop, you will get clear on your strategy, from long term goals to immediate priorities.
Free financial counselling services are available to help small business owners who need information about managing debt or are in financial distress. Financial challenges are often cited as the biggest cause of anxiety for small business owners. An Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources report Small Business...
While the process of setting up a business partnership is relatively straight forward, finding the right business partner to work with is an entirely different ball game. While you might think starting a business with a friend or relative is a great idea, there are some important factors to consider before entering into a business partnership. Five...
As a small business owner it is important to make sure that if you are open for business on a public holiday or long weekend that you are prepared. Before starting your preparation find out if you are allowed to be open on a public holiday, as small retail shops, special retail stores, service stations and motor vehicle shops must be closed on Good...
If your business could be impacted by a natural disaster like bushfires, cyclones or floods, make sure you have the proper plans in place to protect your business - including your employees, customers, premises and documents. It’s not easy to think about what would happen if your business was affected by a natural disaster or other emergency – but...
The founder of Impact Digi, Tamara Bin Amat, advises other indigenous businesses to stay true to their roots and collaborate with other community-driven enterprises as a path to business success. Impact Digi is a Karratha based digital design business which employs a team of nine. Its client portfolio includes fellow indigenous and non-indigenous...
October is Indigenous Business Month. In celebration of the event, we have prepared a round up of business support available to Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses in Western Australia throughout the month and beyond. Indigenous Business Month is held to raise the profile of business as a vehicle towards self-determination...
The rapidly unfolding coronavirus pandemic is creating unprecedented disruption and concern for small businesses across WA. Here is what we are doing.
The first three local government authorities have commenced SBDC’s Small Business Friendly Approvals Program to improve the operating environment for local small businesses. The SBDC’s Small Business Friendly Approvals Program has commenced, with Small Business Commissioner David Eaton meeting with representatives from the Cities of Melville...