WiB FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM 

SUPPORTING FEMALE BUSINESS OWNERS TO BUILD MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND GROWTH STRATEGIES FOR THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES.
Run by women, for women.


The Women in Business (WiB) Foundations Program supports female small business owners who to want work on improving their management capabilities and grow their business products, services and markets. 

To register for the program you need to: 

Identify as a woman, own a small business in South Australia with a current and registered ABN and employ less than 20 people. This includes sole traders, partnerships, pty ltd companies and trusts. 

A key feature of the program is 4 hours of mentoring forโ€ฏ $88โ€ฏwith a team of experts in management and business growth. 

The registration process will help you to review your needs and prioritise how you want to spend your mentoring time: Is it in management or growth or both! 

MANAGEMENT:

  • Cashflow and making a profit 

  • Accessing and securing finance 

  • Marketing and increasing sales 

  • Human Resources (managing & hiring people) 

  • Finance systems and accountancy literacy 

  • Business and strategic planning 

  • Succession planning 

  • Business systems to cultivate, store and report customer data 

  • Cyber security 

GROWTH:

  • Marketing analysis to identify new sales opportunities 

  • Digital marketing - driving website traffic and sales conversions 

  • Digital communications - social media tactics to attract the right customers 

  • Leadership, your visibility, networks, and industry presence 

  • Options to finance growth 

  • Winning tenders and grants 

  • Export opportunities 

  • Governance and business structures to manage growth 

The program supports participants who identify as a woman and who are: 

  • a company director or secretary; or 

  • a partner in a partnership; or 

  • a sole trader, 

Of a business with: 

  • a current Australian Business Number (ABN); 

  • which is for profit, andโ€ฏ the principal place of business in South Australia; and 

  • less than 20 employees

ADELAIDE BUSINESS HUB IS SUPPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE TO DELIVER THE WOMEN IN BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM.