Title: Starting a business on JobSeeker in South Australia > JobSeeker in South Australia while you start a business: what you keep each fortnight, free state business advice and the federal help. Source: https://pontia.xyz/au/south-australia/ Checked: 25 September 2026 Free · official rates · checked 26 September 2026 # Starting a business on JobSeeker in South Australia JobSeeker and Self-Employment Assistance work the same in South Australia as anywhere in Australia. What South Australia adds is free business advice and a program. See what you’d keep each fortnight. ## 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)](https://business.sa.gov.au/services) Make every month of your support count Budgets built from your numbers, a clear plan, and the tools to build it. Free. [Start my plan](https://pontia.xyz/au/start?state=SA&scheme=au-jobseeker&status=have&from=au-state-mid) ## Start-up money from South Australia - [South Australian Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (SAYES)](https://business.sa.gov.au/services/mentoring-and-coaching) · 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](https://pontia.xyz/au/guide/jobseeker/) (or [Youth Allowance](https://pontia.xyz/au/guide/ya/) 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](https://pontia.xyz/au/guide/sea/): free workshops, business plan development and accredited small business training, which count towards your points. - [Small Business Coaching](https://pontia.xyz/au/guide/sbc/): 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](https://pontia.xyz/au/mutual-obligation-points/); Pontia keeps your job-search record so your plan and your search run side by side. ## Questions Can I get JobSeeker while starting a business in South Australia?+ Yes. JobSeeker Payment is federal, so the rules are the same in South Australia as anywhere in Australia: your net business profit is set as an annual amount and spread across each fortnight, the first $150 a fortnight is free, and your Job Plan continues unless the business passes the sufficient work test. What free business advice does South Australia offer?+ 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. Is there a start-up grant in South Australia?+ South Australian Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (SAYES): check it’s open. Federal help works here too: Self-Employment Assistance, Small Business Coaching with the Self-Employment Allowance, and Many Rivers loans. What is Small Business Coaching?+ Part of Self-Employment Assistance: 12 months of mentoring to launch your business, with no mutual obligation requirements. If you were on income support, the Self-Employment Allowance ($824.90 a fortnight from 20 September 2026) replaces it for up to 39 weeks and isn’t reduced by what the business earns. Sources, checked 26 September 2026 - [South Australia: Office for Small and Family Business (Small Business Support Officers)](https://business.sa.gov.au/services) - [South Australia: South Australian Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (SAYES)](https://business.sa.gov.au/services/mentoring-and-coaching) - [Services Australia: how much JobSeeker Payment you can get](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/how-much-jobseeker-payment-you-can-get) - [DEWR: Self-Employment Assistance](https://www.dewr.gov.au/self-employment-assistance) Estimate and guidance only. Estimate and guidance only. Confirm with your benefit office, the official website or an adviser. Rules change, and your situation changes the outcome. Not a government service. Not financial, tax or legal advice. ## Your start-up support is a head start. Use it well. Plan your money, pick what you’ll build, and get the tools to build it. Free, and nobody sees your plan but you. 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