Resolving a dispute
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Explains the key steps you can follow to handle a business dispute while also protecting your business relationships at the same time.

Finance
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An overview of all of our marketing information including financial processes and procedures, financial planning documents, tax requirements and tax deductions and concessions.

Starting and growing
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An overview of all of our information on starting and growing a business - steps to starting, essential skills, business planning, licences and permits, business structures, business names and more.
Surviving in a construction zone
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A guide to help you prepare for construction work due to take place near your premises (eg. road works, water pipes).

Managing stress and anxiety
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Explains the warning signs to look out for that stress and anxiety are starting to build up. Also includes the contact details of organiations that provide free support services for small business owners.

Financial planning documents
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Overview of key financial planning documents you need to understand as a business owner. This includes budgets, forecasts, profit and loss statements (P&L), balance sheets and financial health indicators.

Market research
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Find out more about conducting market including defining your objectives, sources and types of market research data and how to analyse the results.

About our workshops
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Background information on our small business workshops including details of each category and how to book.

Understanding commercial leases
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Explains the key terms in commercial leases that all business owners need to understand. This includes rent reviews, permitted use, costs, repair and maintenance and more.

Investing in your business’s next big step
4 August 2025
Blog
I am very proud to welcome the launch of a new funding program, aimed specifically at assisting small businesses in Western Australia grow. Despite the SBDC’s excellent reputation for delivering funding relief during times of crisis, such as natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic, the creation of the Small Business Growth Grants program marks...
Is it a hobby or a business?
22 January 2025
Blog
When you first develop an idea you may decide to test it as a hobby but it’s important for tax purposes to know when an activity becomes a business
What can I do if someone copies my business?
23 January 2023
Blog
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but it certainly doesn’t feel that way when someone copies your business idea, product or artwork. So what protections do you have available to stop a copycat? There is nothing that can infuriate a business owner as much as noticing something they have come up with being used by another business...