Starting a business on JobSeeker in South Australia

Free business advice in South Australia

Office for Small and Family Business (Small Business Support Officers): free advice (the official page gives no number of hours).

“The Office for Small and Family Business supports businesses to start, grow and succeed, and to connect businesses to the array of government services.”

• A dedicated Small Business Support Officer serves your region
• Call the business Information Line on 8429 3801 for referral to business advisory and support services
• Young South Australians can apply to SAYES, a government-funded 12-month program delivered by Business SA to turn a business concept into a reality

Office for Small and Family Business (Small Business Support Officers)

Start-up money from South Australia

• South Australian Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (SAYES) · check it’s open.“SAYES is a government-funded 12-month program delivered by Business SA designed to assist young South Australians to turn their business concept into a reality.”Young South Australians with a business concept (age range and intake dates not stated on the page read).

Help that works in every state

• JobSeeker Payment (or Youth Allowance at 16 to 21) while you plan and start: report wages every fortnight and business profit on a Profit and Loss Statement.
• Self-Employment Assistance: free workshops, business plan development and accredited small business training, which count towards your points.
• Small Business Coaching: 12 months of mentoring with no mutual obligations, and the Self-Employment Allowance for up to 39 weeks.
• Many Rivers: free business coaching and loans at 7% a year, fixed.
• The small business income tax offset: up to $1,000 a year off the tax on your business profit.

Your points target and job searches go through Workforce Australia; Pontia keeps your job-search record so your plan and your search run side by side.

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