Naturally you want to keep your small business growing from strength to strength. To achieve this, you need to take the same approach to skill-building. Now it is simple and cost-free to continually upskill yourself and your staff in matters crucial to boosting your business success. The new $30 million NSW Government Skills for Business initiative connects local businesses to free business skills training.

Shoring up small business success

Small business is pivotal to the NSW economy and workforce. In fact, small businesses represent almost 98 per cent of all NSW businesses. As a small business owner you play a major role in driving innovation and job creation in the state. Taking a continual approach to skill-building future-proofs your business success, financial wellbeing and career.

No small business exists in a vacuum. The wider marketplace throws up many different business challenges. To keep your business thriving, it is vital that you have the in-house skills to meet and hopefully capitalise on these challenges. Here is where the Skills for Business initiative pays dividends. As a NSW small business owner, you  can access fully subsidised TAFE training to skill up on major market influences like:

• digital awareness and understanding
• financial literacy and planning
• cybersecurity and e-business
• taxation
• unlocking capital
• business and risk management
• website creation and maintenance

No matter where your business is at in its development, the skills and knowledge available through this free training opportunity will support your business to continue thriving.

Fully subsidised and supportive small business training

Concerned about downing tools to travel to in-class training sessions? Rest easy. In keeping with the dynamic digital age that throws up a wealth of both challenges and opportunities for small business, all free TAFE training is offered online. While there is a face-to-face component, you and your staff can complete most of your training wherever you have an internet connection. Live tutorials are also available. All in all, free TAFE training is geared to empower small business owners and staff to learn when it best suits them.

Boost your small business success by upskilling through the NSW Government Skills for Business initiative. While your newly-acquired capabilities are powering business growth, Capify can help you fund growth initiatives and capitalise on market opportunities. Our range of business loans are the perfect complement to fully subsidised business training. Skills growth and supportive finance: what a powerhouse of business achievement. Speak with Capify today.