Title: Starting a business on JobSeeker in Tasmania > JobSeeker in Tasmania while you start a business: what you keep each fortnight, free state business advice (2 hours) and the federal help. Source: https://pontia.xyz/au/tasmania/ Checked: 25 September 2026 Free · official rates · checked 26 September 2026 # Starting a business on JobSeeker in Tasmania JobSeeker and Self-Employment Assistance work the same in Tasmania as anywhere in Australia. What Tasmania adds is free business advice. See what you’d keep each fortnight. ## Free business advice in Tasmania New Business Support Service: 2 hours of free advice. > “The New Business Support Service connects those intending to start a business, or those who have had an Australian Business Number (ABN) for less than 12 months, with advisors who can provide up to two hours of free business advice.” - Up to 2 hours of free business advice each financial year - Before you have an ABN, or within 12 months of getting it; 19 or fewer full-time equivalent staff - Face to face, online or by phone; Business Tasmania 1800 440 026 - After 12 months: up to 5 hours a year through the Tasmanian Business Advice Service [New Business Support Service](https://www.businessadvice.tas.gov.au/new_business_support) 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=TAS&scheme=au-jobseeker&status=have&from=au-state-mid) ## Start-up money from Tasmania No state start-up grant or loan was found on the official pages we 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 Tasmania?+ Yes. JobSeeker Payment is federal, so the rules are the same in Tasmania 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 Tasmania offer?+ New Business Support Service: 2 hours of free advice. The New Business Support Service connects those intending to start a business, or those who have had an Australian Business Number (ABN) for less than 12 months, with advisors who can provide up to two hours of free business advice. Is there a start-up grant in Tasmania?+ No state start-up grant or loan was found on the official pages we read. Federal help works here: Self-Employment Assistance, Small Business Coaching with the Self-Employment Allowance for up to 39 weeks, and Many Rivers coaching and 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 - [Tasmania: New Business Support Service](https://www.businessadvice.tas.gov.au/new_business_support) - [Tasmania: New Business Support Service](https://www.business.tas.gov.au/free-personalised-support/new-business-support-service) - [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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