Welcome to Small Business Month
October 6, 2020
We hope you enjoy our October edition. In this issue:
- Industry news
- Latest workshop – Cybersecurity – sign up today!
- New clients and our advice snapshot
See you soon for your 1-hour advice session.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Changes to job keeper and insolvency laws
The changes are based on United States’ Chapter 11 laws which allow businesses with liabilities of less than $1 million to stay in charge while they deal with their debts.
The overhaul comes amid dire predictions a ‘wave’ of small businesses will go under as they lose access to government-funded COVID-19 support packages. Millions of staff and their employers are due to lose access to the $101 billion JobKeeper taxpayer-funded scheme.
The JobKeeper wage subsidy will drop from $1500 per fortnight to $1200 for full-time workers, and $750 per fortnight for part-time workers, from September 28.
EVENTS
FREE – THE LARGEST EVENT FOR STARTUPS
Spark Festival is Australiaās largest event for startups, innovators & entrepreneurs: a free full-day Livestream from October 12 to 23, with additional networking and connection opportunities throughout the festival. Whether you’re looking for the inspiration to get started, the learnings you’ll need to start and grow a business, or the connections who will help you make it happen, you need to tune into Spark Festival this year.
Phil is speaking on the 16th at 1.00 pm on Resilience at Work For Competitive Advantage.Ā
INDUSTRY NEWS
‘Responsible’ lending laws to be axed
The simplification will remove the Australian Securities and Investments Commission from enforcing the responsible lending rules for banks and other mainstream lenders while bolstering ASIC’s oversight of payday lenders for vulnerable borrowers.
Investor Buzz around Cannabis
Australia’s fledgeling medicinal cannabis sector has been blazing ahead with research projects. The nation’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) looks poised to reclassify certain cannabidiol (CBD) products from next year so they can be bought over the counter without a prescription.
NEW CLIENT UPDATE
WELCOME!
Our new clientsā¦ a Training and Education service aimed at International students combining tourism with photography, a Natal Health and wellbeing expert Tayler Figgins, a vintage homewares specialist, a men’s wellness coach specialising in Italian Men, a women’s motherhood gathering organisation, an alternative mother group focused on the mum,Ā a justice and gender educationalist offering products and support for parents and educators, a personalised aged care provider offering support in their own home and a journalist and filmmaker offering story packages combining both skills called The Journal MediaĀ and family farm owners, Brooklet Springs Farm. Phew! A busy month.Ā Welcome one and all Ā Remember, the type of work we undertake is confidential for our clients and so you see business names here, this might not be what we are working on with these clients!
EVENTS
Cyber Security Essentials
Date: 28 October
Time:Ā 9.45 am for 10 am start to 12noon
Location:Ā Zoom webinar
Cybersecurity awareness training
Business owners are not only responsible for their customerās data but also must navigate the ever-changing digital landscape whilst trying to run everyday business requirements. This does not have to be a painful process. Effective cybersecurity awareness knowledge is the foundation for protecting your digital data.
Keeping up to date with your technology and technology knowledge is one of the most effective ways to keep you and your customer data safe when engaging in cyberspace.
You will learn cybersecurity strategies that can be immediately implemented into your existing business processes and business culture.
Covering:
- Cybersecurity – Ā Big Picture Overview
Understand the digital business activity arena and how we are positioned in it, both as individuals and business leaders.
- What is Cyberspace
- Geopolitics of Cyberspace
- Cybersecurity
- Types of cyber malicious activity
- Vulnerabilities and Attacks
- Mitigation strategies – how to protect your business
- How cybercrime can affect your organisation;
- Small business cyber threats and risk;
- What to do in a cyber emergency;
- How to protect your valuable data;
- Governance and compliance requirements;
- How to create and keep a safe data environment; and
- The empowerment of being in control of your organisationās data and technology security.
Other Workshops and Events
NORTEC have a range of workshops this month, on bookkeeping basics, SEO essentials and how to grow your Shopify store.
Business Connect and BEC have a FREE 8-week masterclass on Rediscovering your business and a course called Understanding Branding to name but two.
Give us your views
We are keen to understand if you would like us hold a speed networking event in October. If you want us to do this. Drop us a note below. We will hold this on Zoom and make it fun and useful for you to grow your business contacts.
