Business

Want to make your shopfront shine and standout from the crowd?

You can obtain a grant of up to $5000 (terms and conditions apply)

Small Business Shopfront Improvement Grants

As a small business, here are some contacts for free support and advice:

• Business Station
• Ausindustry - New to Business Essentials
• Federal Grants 
• National register of ABN's

Sign up for the City's Economic Development Newsletter which will keep you informed about local events and opportunities.

To help establish and grow small business, the City is a long-time supporter and co-sponsor of the Business Station (formerly the Small Business Centre South East Metro).

Business Station offers a wide range of services to new and established businesses in our region, including: 

• Free confidential advice and assistance
• Tailored business information (by industry or by business type)
• Business planning assistance
• Marketing assistance
• Access to a range of State and Federal Government programmes
• Small business skills development training (marketing, cashflow, starting a business, etc)
• Small Business Smart Business grants to facilitate appropriate business training
• Regular small business newsletter  

For more information, contact:

Business Station
2232b Albany Highway
Gosnells WA 6110

Phone: 08 9398 6333
Web: www.businessstation.com.au
Email: admin@businessstation.com.au

For more than 35 years, the Small Business Development Corporation has been helping West Australians start and grow their small businesses, offering services such as:

• Free tools and templates
• Free business advice
• Small business workshops
• Business licence finder
• Dispute resolution service

The City has signed up to the Small Business Friendly Local Governments Charter, reflecting its commitment to:

• offer enhanced customer service
• reduce red tape
• make on-time payments
• have a process in place to handle disputes
• introduce other activities to improve the operating environment for small businesses in their area

The City organises a very popular series of business networking events - the BiG Events.

These events are FREE and feature a different host and venue each time, giving an insight into some of our most vibrant businesses. 

Watch this website, our local newspaper and the City's free Business Update e-newsletter for details of the next BiG Event and other local business networking opportunities.

Business start-ups are invited to inquire about our Gosnells Business Incubator which offers office space in The Agonis Building in the heart of Gosnells.

The 35 offices are available for a reasonable monthly rent, with no long-term lease commitments, and located near the train and bus stations.

Office space, meeting rooms and training rooms can also be hired by the hour.

The Incubator is managed on the City’s behalf by Business Station, which has offices on site.

The Federal Government’s Self-Employment Assistance program is a pathway for people to start and grow a business. 

This FREE program, which provides accredited business training and a personal mentor to help you start your business successfully, is delivered by Business Foundations.

You may also be able to access the following financial incentives:

• Up to $300 worth of business start-up costs, such as business insurance for all participants; and
• If eligible a living allowance for up to 39 weeks and rental assistance for up to 26 weeks

Apply now on Business Foundations' website.

Looking to improve your skills or have a question on business planning, finances, record keeping or registrations? Want to know how to successfully meet your tax obligations? Or simply want to understand what's required to start a small business?

Essentials to strengthen your small business is a free online learning platform offering over 30 short courses on topics such as starting a small business, cash flow, deductions, GST, superannuation, and more.   To complement these resources, the ATO is hosting a Masterclass series throughout August and September to help you understand the essentials of running a successful business. 

You can find and register for all the upcoming sessions here

We can help you get your business noticed by more people.  The City's Economic Development team do all the hard work for you -- all the administration, registering and organising. 

All you need to do is provide the venue, light refreshments and 3 hours of your time. We do the rest. 

Want to know more? Contact us:

Phone: Linda 9397 3221
Email:  economicdevelopment@gosnells.wa.gov.au

To stay updated about local business happenings, join the mailing list for the City's free Business Update e-newsletter.