ASBAS Digital Solutions
Business Foundations are the program managers of this initiative for 2023-2026.
Liz Haselgrove (the founder and CEO of BOSS) is one of their Digital Experts.
Digital Solutions (part of the Australian Small Business Advisory Service) is a federally funded service that offers expert advice at a significantly subsidised rate. Focusing on everything digital, this fantastic program helps small businesses and start-ups to access expert advice and support.
The cost to you is only $100+GST for up to three hours of expert digital advice (plus a Planning / Assessment Session).
Your first session will be with a Digital Specialist who will work with you to assess your business needs and give you a clear action plan. You’ll then be referred onto the right Digital Expert(s) to help you improve your business’ digital presence and your own skills.
There are also lots of free workshops available.
Here are some of the areas that you can get assistance with
Cyber / Digital security and Data Privacy
Protecting your business from scams
Digital tools to automate and simplify your business
Acuity, Calendly and other booking systems
Xero and other accounting / invoicing programs
Using Canva to create amazing designs and videos
AI tools and how to use them in your business
Social Media strategy
Facebook for Business
Instagram
Website building and design
SEO tips and tools
Google Maps
Shopify and Amazon
Squarespace and Wordpress
If your business is located in the one of the following local government areas, they have free
Digital Action Plans to support eligible businesses, meaning that there is NO COST to you for these four hours of assistance!
City of Cockburn - business@cockburn.wa.gov.au
City of Stirling - ecodevelop@stirling.wa.gov.au
City of Swan business@swan.wa.gov.au
City of Wanneroo - economic@wanneroo.wa.gov.au
City of Kwinana - aija.bent-trinder@kwinana.wa.gov.au
If this applies to you, email the contact above, requesting a voucher for the Digital Solutions program, and make sure that you provide:
Your name
Your business name and postcode where it is registered
Your ABN
When you receive your code, sign up to the Digital Solutions program using the link below.
BOSS’ own Liz Haselgrove is an Expert Advisor on the ASBAS program, so you can access her expertise for a crazy-low price!
Liz can help with:
Anything Squarespace (Liz is a Squarespace Authorised Trainer)
Website planning and audits (any platform)
Marketing strategy and plans, including social media
Canva
Facebook
Google Maps
“Helping you to make your business a success”
How it Works
Complete the online form and pay the $110 (including GST).
If you / your business are located in any of the areas mentioned above, email them first to request a voucher to cover this cost, so that it is then FREE to you!
Your first session will be with a Digital Specialist who will work with you to produce a personalised action plan, including details of how to book in your Digital Expert sessions.
Have three hours with a Digital Expert which can be split into 2-3 sessions with two different Experts.
If you would like a session with Liz, make sure that you mention this in your initial planning session.
Book in directly with Liz for your session(s). You’ll need to have had your initial session with the Digital Specialist before our sessions can take place.
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In your initial session with the Digital Specialist, you can certainly mention that you’d like to have time with a specific Expert. If this matches what you need, they’ll be added to your Digital Action Plan.
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Unfortunately, funding is only available for one set of sessions per ABN over the course of the 3 year program (2023-2026). Having said that, if you have two ABNs or your business partner has a separate ABN, you can access these services more than once.
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If you would like to have further sessions with one of your Digital Experts, this may be possible if the Expert offers this additional service. Any additional sessions will be charged privately and will no longer be within the scope of the government-funded service. We suggest discussing this rate with your Expert and being clear on what will be included for that price, before continuing the relationship outside of the Service.
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If you have already had sessions with Liz through the Digital Solutions program, you will receive a significant discount on Liz’s usual rates and can pay the Members Only price for any additional time with Liz.