I went to Business Victoria this afternoon to find out about the Venture Program. Briefly, it includes close to 75 hours of training workshops (including business development, marketing, research, bookkeeping & more), text & materials, 6 hours of business counselling, newsletter, use of their library, listing in their directory and more. They have a free info session on the 15th, and that's where I'm going to start. It's a two hour "Smart Start: Business Start-Up Essentials". Sounds like a good... read more
