Like most Small Business owners, you’re probably used to handling problems on your own. But you don’t have to.

Free, confidential, one on one support to improve your financial, business and emotional wellbeing.

Running your business can take a toll.

Feeling responsible for others, such as staff and family who are involved in the business, can significantly add to your stress.

We offer professional advice, mental health support through wellbeing coaching to help manage business and personal issues.

Our free, confidential, one on one support can help to improve your financial, business and emotional wellbeing.

Support to manage debt and financial issues.

Qualified financial counsellors provide advice, information and support to manage debt and financial issues.

We can also provide information about financial support available for your business and provide assistance to access support.

Financial counsellors can help you with:

• Understanding the financial position and viability of your business
• Access to grants and support measures offered by state and federal governments and industry, such as banks.
• Personal financial debts
• Understand options and priorities relating to debts.
• Negotiations, including insurers, lenders and creditors, dispute resolution and repayment arrangements.
• Information about insolvency processes
• Referrals to experts, including in accountancy, legal, insolvency, ATO and ombudsman.

Expert business advice to help address challenges and find opportunities

We offer a free and confidential Business Advisory Service providing professional and practical support for small business owners.

Qualified Expert Business Advisers from the Melbourne Innovation Centre, help to develop clear plans and actions to address critical challenges and opportunities within your business.

Assistance is across a range of areas including, but not limited to:

• Marketing and Sales
• Digital Business
• Human Resource Management
• Financial Management
• Business Strategy
• Efficiency
• Risk Management
• Business Expansion
• Business Closure

Eligibility

Small Business Support

To be eligible for Small Business Support, you need to be 16 or over and:

• Own or run a small business in Victoria
• Experiencing increased stressors