The events are all designed to help small businesses learn new skills and strategies for growing their business and connect with other small-business owners.
There are more than 800,000 small businesses across NSW employing more than 1.8 million people and adding more than $400 billion to the state’s economy each year.
The theme for Small Business Month, Connect for Success, points to the importance of business owners, experts and industry leaders coming together to share ideas and build networks after the challenges of the past two years.
Throughout the month, there will be more 340 hosted events designed with small businesses in mind, from online marketing tips, support for mental fitness, help for young entrepreneurs to information on pricing strategies.
So far, 136 not-for-profit organisations, including councils, chambers of commerce and industry associations, have received grants to host events free of charge.
Other businesses have signed on as official collaboration partners, including Microsoft, Amazon, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Xero, University of Technology Sydney, NBN Co, Black Dog Institute, TAFE NSW, Business NSW, the ATO and Indigenous business incubator Supply Nation.
Small businesses have a variety of ways to participate in Small Business Month, including attending live online events and connecting in person at events in their local area.
For more information on NSW Small Business Month events, go to www.smallbusinessmonth.nsw.gov.aulaunch.
