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To
keep your business viable you need to manage it. Instead of just
doing the work of your business, you also need to run the business
itself. For instance, a hairdresser doesn't just cut hair, but must
also pay shampoo suppliers and manage accounts.
The following topics will indicate the main
areas you need to consider when managing your business and where
you can get appropriate assistance.
A business plan is pivotal to any business
throughout its existence, not just at the outset (in order to
achieve success and growth.)
Watch and listen to successful small business
owners as they share the experience of starting and running a
business. Read articles from expert business advisers and case
studies of businesses that have benefited from a range of
Small Business Victoria services.
Business Victoria's Business Plans &
Checklists online library has templates and calculators from a vast
range of websites, rated and reviewed by industry experts and small
business operators. You will find business, marketing and financial
planning templates, checklists, calculators and more.
Effective sales starts at the initial research and preparatory
stage before moving on to pricing your product and ends with an
assessment of the sales campaign where your sales techniques and
market reach can be improved.
Effective marketing starts at the initial research and
preparatory stage before moving on to pricing your product, and
ends with an assessment of the marketing campaign where your sales
techniques and market reach can be improved.
Connect with other small businesses online by
joining Small Business Victoria Facebook group. Also, find
out about other networking opportunities such as the Energise
Enterprise festival.
Best Practice is based on the idea that the best
way to learn is from the efforts and experience of others. It can
apply to all aspects of your business.
An eBusiness website gives your small business a
new tool to promote, inform and sell. An effective eBusiness
website makes it simple for customers to do business with you, adds
something to your business and has something your competitor's
website doesn't.
Every business can start being more sustainable
or become a green business by applying simple measures to reduce
consumption and waste - which in most cases saves you money as
well.
All businesses face risks every day. Risk
management identifies these, and helps you plan for the
risk you decide are important. It also means making sure the
other people in your operation know what to do when confronted by
risks. You need access to a simple risk assessment tool and a
range of templates.
Through their tenders and contracts programs the
Victorian government and its agencies commission thousands of
businesses to supply a wide variety of goods, services and
infrastructure. You need to know the difference between a tender
and a contract, how to work with government, when and where tenders
and contracts are advertised and the best way to apply.
Business and industry development officers
provide organised support to assist businesses achieve their goals
through the development of resources, networking, provision of
advice and assistance, and by conducting a series of workshops and
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