Posted on 17 Nov 2025
Up to 1000 places available for free one-on-one sessions, but conditions do apply.
The Business Skills Mentoring program will provide up to 1,000 eligible small business owners with 3 one-hour mentoring sessions to be used within 3 months.
Expressions of Interest (EOI) open on Thursday 6 November 2025 and will close 5pm Friday 27 March 2026, or earlier if places are filled.
Before submitting an Expression of interest, please read all the information on this page, including the program guidelines.
The program is for small business owners in 6 priority sectors:
- advanced manufacturing and defence
- agribusiness
- circular economy
- digital technologies
- health technologies and medical research
- regional tourism.
For all the details and how to submit an expression of interest, please see here: Business Skills Mentoring Program
