iHarvest Reopening Special Offer
Civic Green Opening
COVID-19 Restrictions to Ease
Wage Subsidies to employ new staff
Federal Budget Spotlight
Small Business Tax Time Toolkit
Business Competitiveness Program
Boost Your Business with Facebook Advertising
Decisions that Drive Profits Program

iHarvest Coworking Sunshine has reopened for business!

Start-ups and entrepreneurs are welcomed back to iHarvest with a reopening special.

Get 50% off your first monthâs membership fee if you join or re-join here before 30 May by entering the promo code LAUNCH. For more information call 9249 4429 or email info@iharvestcoworking.com.au!

You are invited to the grand opening of the newly transformed Hampshire Road Civic Green in Sunshine this Friday 21 May.

Between 5pm and 9pm the new Civic Green will be alive with spectacular light displays and entertainment for the whole family.

For more information click here.

Density quotients of one person per two square metres will soon be lifted for most venues.

From 28 May, venues of 400 sqm or below can have up to 200 people per space without any density limit, provided COVID Marshalls are on-site to ensure all patrons check in to each space.

In addition, all venues and businesses required to undertake electronic record keeping must use the Victorian Government QR Code Service from 28 May 2021.

Are you a Business needing new staff? You may be eligible for a wage subsidy of up to $20,000 through the Jobs Victoria Fund if you employ people affected by the economic impacts of the pandemic.

For more information click here.

Instant asset write-off extended

Businesses can continue to immediately write-off the full value of assets like work vehicles or equipment and offset any losses incurred up to June 2023. To check with your accountant or the ATO to see if your business is eligible, click here.

The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements program

The Federal government extended the program to subsidise 50% of your new apprentices or trainees wages Check if your new staff member is eligible here.

Melbourne Intermodal Terminal

The Federal Government allocated $2 billion towards a new Melbourne Intermodal Terminal in Truganina, just west of the Brimbank municipal boundary. The project has the potential to create up to 30,000 jobs in Melbourneâs west.

For the full Federal budget click here.

This toolkit includes a directory to help small businesses find information, tools, calculators and services during tax time.

Download a copy of the toolkit here.

Grants of up to $500,000 are available for eligible Victorian small to medium manufacturing businesses looking to expand their operations.

So if you are aiming to create jobs, increase competitiveness or strengthen your local supply chains in manufacturing then Apply Now before 20 June 2021.

FREE FACE TO FACE WORKSHOP
17 June 2021, 6-8.30pm

Facebook advertising can take your business to the next level. Learn how to use posts to inform, intrigue, and offer incentives to followersâand then take that engagement beyond page posts by advertising.

Register here

** This face-to-face workshop is being delivered as part of the ASBAS Digital Solutions program by Brimbank City Council. To learn more about the program, click here.

REBUILD PROFIT POST COVID-19?

ONLY 6 places left! Get a FREE Business Roadmap to profitability and learn how to make the right decisions in this limited offer for the Decisions that Drive Profits Program.

Get expert advice on how to adapt and manage to prosper.

To find out more about how the Decisions that Drive Profits Program can help you before all remaining free places are gone, click here.

Learn new skills to build your business:

May
19th - Engage Real Followers on Instagram - Register here
20th - Remotivate, Reengage, Revitalise - Register here
25th - iPhone Video Production: Filming - Register here
27th - Visual Merchandising - register here

June
1st - Cyber Security for Small Business - Register here
2nd - Organic Media Reach - Register here
8th - Iphone Video Production: Editing - Register here
15th - Create an eCommerce Website with Shopify - Register here
23rd - Legal Essentials for Start-ups and Small Business - Register here

Develop your business skills and strengthen your business - for further information click here

Small Business Victoria
A series of webinars to improve business success - for further information click here

ATO: Support for Small Business Webinar
A series of free interactive online webinars presented by experienced tax specialists, where you can ask questions to help you apply the information to your situation - register here

Are you feeling distressed or anxious about your business?

The Partners in Wellbeing helpline offers free and confidential one-on-one access to experienced wellbeing, financial and mental health counsellors who understand exactly what youâre going through.

So if you want to improve your sense of wellbeing and develop coping strategies to get through this difficult time call the Partners in Wellbeing on 1300 375 330External link (opens in same window) from Monday to Friday 9amâ10pm, Saturday to Sunday 9amâ5pm.

For further information and translation services click here.

Make sure youâre adhering to the current COVID-19 restrictions

All businesses must have an active, up-to-date COVIDSafe Plan.
Keep accurate records and ensure your staff and visitors register their details for contact tracing.
All businesses must record contact details for anyone on their premises for 15 minutes or more, including staff, customers and suppliers.
Electronic record keeping is required for many venues to access the higher density limit of 1 person per 2sqm. The Victorian Government QR Code Service is easy to use and free.
Download and display signage to remind people of the need to check in, and other safety measures.
If you or your workers have even mild COVID-19 symptoms, please get tested.
Visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au for more information or call Business Victoria on 13 22 15. If you need an interpreter, call the coronavirus (COVID-19) hotline 1800 675 398 and press 0.

For further information about this newsletter please contact the Economic Development Unit on 9249 4000 or email ecodev@brimbank.vic.gov.au

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