Business support

Grow Your Business - Armadale is aimed at providing businesses with the tools to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing environment. This series of in-person workshops are being delivered by the Small Business Development Corporation, specifically for businesses located in the City of Armadale. 

Click the button below to find out more about the programs on offer and which option best suits your business.

• Thursday 8 August 2024 - Creating and Curating your Social Media Content - 9.30am-12.00pm Workshop has been completed
• ​Thursday 17 October 2024 - Financial Literacy and Capability Skills – 8.30am-4.30pm Workshop has been completed
• Tuesday 18 Feb 2025 - Marketing Your Business - 9.30am-12.30pm
• Tuesday 8 April 2025 – tba
   

About The business Development Program in Armadale

Armadale Chamber of Commerce - Join your local Chamber

The Armadale Chamber of Commerce is a united voice for local businesses. They provide support and networking opportunities for business growth. They are contactable via their socials pages https://au.linkedin.com/company/armadalechamber or their website 

City of Armadale Local Business Directory - Add your business today

Supporting our local business community is an important goal of the City of Armadale.

The Armadale Local Business Directory has been set up to provide a free central location for local businesses to promote their services. If you have a business in the City of Armadale and want to be added to the directory, simply follow the links to update your details. Once your business has been verified it will go live on the directory. Local Business Directory

Business.gov.au

Business.gov.au is an online government resource for the Australian business community. Business.gov.au offers simple and convenient access to all of the government information, assistance, forms and services you need. It's a whole-of-government service providing essential information on planning, starting and growing your business. Advisory services along with grants assistance are available on this site.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCIWA)

CCIWA is a not-for-profit, member driven organisation providing quality, cost effective information, professional services and advice for businesses. CCIWA have more than 9,000 members from across all regions and industries. Their mission is to make it easier to do business in WA. 

The initiatives and services they provide include:

• Employee relations advice 
• Industry assistance 
• International Trade and Investment Centre  
• Workforce development programs
• Advocacy

Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC)

The Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) is an independent statutory authority. Their primary role is to encourage, promote, and facilitate the establishment and growth of small businesses in Western Australia.
They provide a range of services to the small business sector including:

• Business skills workshops
• Business licence finder to identify the required licences, registrations and codes of practice required for your business
• Advisory services to provide guidance on a range of small business matters
• Commercial tenancy advisory service to provide guidance on commercial lease agreements
• A low cost dispute resolution service to assist with resolving business to business and business to government disputes
• Policy, advocacy and advice to government
• Business migration

Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO)

The ASBFEO's role is to support small businesses and family enterprises to enable them to grow and thrive. Their services include dispute support and legal assistance. The dispute support online tool will help you identify the best avenue for your business issue. 

Contact
Phone 1300 650 460

FREE Online Food Safety Training – FoodSafe

This training usually costs $35. However the City covers the cost for its local businesses and community members. Use the discount code FSARMAD312 at checkout to have the training discounted to $0, and then no payment is required. A certificate will be generated on completion of the course.

FoodSafe Online is the link to this training program (use discount code FSARMAD312 ). Please forward a copy of the certificate to info@armadale.wa.gov.au and include the name of the food business or event.

FREE Online Food Allergy Training – All About Allergens

All about Allergens training is a free online course for anyone working or volunteering in the food industry. The course takes about 1 to 1.5 hours to complete and a certificate can be printed on completion. 

https://foodallergytraining.org.au is the link to this training program. Please forward a copy of the certificate to info@armadale.wa.gov.au and include the name of the food business or event.