Improving the accessibility and inclusiveness of businesses

In Australia, one in five people have a disability, and one in three people know someone who has a disability.

Giving customers and employees with disabilities access to your business is a huge opportunity.

Contact Sereena Huebler of Latrobe Community Health Service to help you create spaces that people with disability can access and feel welcome in.

Changes to repackaged beer excise duty requirements

From 1 July 2023, you no longer need to hold an excise manufacturer licence and pay additional excise duty in certain circumstances, where beer is repackaged and certain conditions are met.

This change only applies to small-scale repackaging of beer that is to be consumed soon after repackaging, for example, into a growler or squealer.

Your guide to 2023 online sales days

Online sale days like Black Friday and Boxing Day are not just for big businesses; your business can also take part in these big, consumer-driven events.

Business Victoria has a list of all the upcoming events and tips for how your small business can boost sales.

Made by Many Minds

Made by Many Minds is an online marketplace for migrant women owners of micro and small businesses to connect with service providers and experts across Australia. The platform provides access to a range of services, including legal, finance, marketing, merchandising, and more.

LinkedIn Learning

Your library card will grant you free access to LinkedIn Learning, an online learning resource that helps you bridge the gap between the skills you need for a career and the knowledge you want.

LinkedIn Learning offers you online courses and tutorials in business, technology, creative skills development, personal development, and more. These courses will help you develop your skills, upskill, or even help you start or develop your business.

New Industry R&D Fund To Boost Innovation And Productivity

Expressions of Interest are now open until the 18 August 2023 for the Made in Victoria Industry R&D Infrastructure Fund.

The $15 million Made in Victoria Industry R&D Infrastructure Fund will provide matched grant funding of between $250,000 and up to $2 million to eligible businesses in Victoria, to invest in new or enhanced R&D infrastructure to support the growth of Victoria’s R&D capability across key industry sectors.

Peri-Urban Mobile Program

The Peri-Urban Mobile Program (PUMP) is a grant program that provides funding to improve mobile connectivity in bushfire priority areas along the edges of Australia's major cities.

The draft guidelines, maps, and information about how to make a submission through the public consultation process can be found on the PUMP Round 2 'Have Your Say' page.

Submissions to the consultation process should be lodged by 5pm 16 August 2023.

Ready for Growth

Ready for Growth supports Victorian businesses with high growth potential to access new markets and expand their business.

The program is being delivered by Business Victoria with its partner and world-leading financial services organisation, BDO Australia.

Business Victoria's growth facilitators will provide advice that may help improve your business performance, solve operational challenges, or help you make the right decisions and changes.

Hiring outside the box

A new webinar series called 'Hiring Outside the Box' was developed by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations to assist employers in changing the way they hire and train their workforce.

Join the launch on 9 August to learn about useful strategies, such as the advantages of utilising new talent pools, from employers and industry experts.

Making it easy to validate a Working with Children Check

Service Victoria is making it easy to check the validity of Working with Children Checks (WWCC) with a new online bulk status checker.

The new online checker can check up to 1,500 WWCCs at one time for business owners and operators.

Digital Working with Children Check cards are also now available in the Service Victoria app.