Home-based business Action Program
Running a home-based business can be exciting and challenging, with potential for growth, change and great rewards. The Home-based Business Action Programs provide opportunities to experienced home-based business operators to expand and improve their business. The programs equip operators with the essential tools and expertise to strategically plan their business direction.
The following programs are available:
- business planning - delivered by the Snowy Monaro BEC in April to June 2007
- marketing - to be delivered by the Snowy Monaro BEC in early 2008
- better systems - no date is set for program delivery in Cooma
Home-based business operators can participate in more than one program.
Each program is delivered in small groups over two to three months and consists of:
- a series of four three-hour intensive workshops that examine up-to-date business concepts and planning tools
- a three-hour intensive group review clinic that provides opportunities to apply the business tools and promotes shared learning.
Programs are outcome-focused, involve take-home activities and team support structures and provide networking opportunities.
Eligibility criteria for participants
To participate in a Home-based Business Action Program, you must:
- be the current owner or operator of a home-based business
- be reliant on the business as a major source of income
- be the owner or operator of a business that has been in operation for between two and five years and
- be committed to growing your business.
Home-based Business Action Programs have been developed by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development and are offered across New South Wales.
Programs are subsidised by the Department and home-based business operators can participate for a fee of $165 (GST inclusive) per program. The fee includes four action workshops, one review clinic, a comprehensive handbook and toolkit.
Interested?
Then fill in the application form on the bottom of this page and return it to the address provided. Each program is limited to 20 participants.
What participants say
"The area of technology and equipment was particularly useful – learning how to work smarter, rather than harder, and how to improve and streamline our processes. This methodology will help us to manage even further growth. I'd recommend the program to all home-based business operators who want to increase their productivity and efficiency."
Fiona Weigall, Health & Safety Matters Pty Ltd
Better Systems, Sutherland 2006
"The Marketing program gave me the opportunity to determine the specific section of the market that I wanted my business to fit into and to identify the clients that I wanted to attract. It also enabled me to pinpoint issues that had been holding back my business growth."
Laima Karklins, Events at Large
Marketing, Baulkham Hills 2006
"I completed all three programs. As a result, my business has really moved forward and I will be employing my first staff member shortly. My main focus now is on the operations and procedures in my business. The Better Systems program highlighted how important procedures are. Of course, knowing where I want the business to go is essential, and now that I have a goal in mind, I feel that I have something to really strive towards."
Debbie O'Connor, White River Design
Business Planning, Marketing and Better Systems program, Penrith 2005
Expression of Interest - Cooma Marketing Program (to be delivered in early 2008)