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Hiring your First Employee
Workshop

Learn how to navigate hiring your first employee, from ensuring legal compliance through to gaining access to essential resources and documentation that will set you on the path to success.

Writing a Winning Tender
Workshop

Preparing a tender to secure a new contract or funding? Uncover all the tips and tactics to write a winning submission.

It pays to keep on top of wages
12 August 2019
Blog
Accessing the free advisory services available from state and federal governments can help small business owners avoid the costly mistakes others have made when it comes to wages and underpayments. Celebrity chefs and national convenience store franchises have done much in the past few months to throw the issue of staff wages and underpayments into...
Don’t make a hash of #hashtags – and other social media tips
16 July 2019
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A friend is not just a friend these days. Your business can have friends, followers, fans and other supporters in your local area and far beyond with so many social media apps available. There’s no doubt social media can be the perfect advertisement for your business, build your search engine optimisation (SEO) and help to attract new customers. It...
Landlords and tenants urged to do the right thing
28 April 2020
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Our Small Business Commissioner, David Eaton, is calling on small business tenants and landlords to work together during this difficult time.
Using Facebook and Instagram for eCommerce
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If you have an eCommerce business, this workshop will show you how to leverage Facebook and Instagram shopping to boost your online sales.

Attract and Win your Ideal Clients
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Discover how to attract, win and keep your ideal clients by refining your message to speak directly to them, boosting sales, loyalty and referrals.

Automate your Marketing
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Utilise marketing automations to help streamline your marketing efforts and create efficiencies in your marketing processes.

Dialling into a WA success story
14 July 2023
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At a recent Founders, Leaders and Lawyers business event hosted by HHG Legal, I had the opportunity to catch up with Michael Malone, WA entrepreneurial legend and founder of iiNet. If you are not familiar with the story, Michael was finishing his studies at UWA in 1993 and realised that the end of university, meant the end of his internet access...
Introduction to Instagram
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Learn how to use Instagram as part of your overall social media strategy to effectively engage and grow your audience.

Combating illegal phoenix activity
17 October 2018
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Illegal phoenix activity has a significant impact on the Australian economy with an annual estimated cost of up to $5.13 billion. While illegal phoenix activity has many victims, the impact on small business, particularly, can have a catastrophic effect on their operations as well as personal lives. Illegal phoenix activity is when a new company is...
Claiming tax deductions on client gifts
14 November 2024
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Planning to give end of year gifts to your clients? Here is a rundown on what you can and can’t claim back as a deduction at tax time.

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