Small businesses across Queensland are can take advantage of learning new skills to adapt in 2021.
Navii Digital’s Queensland Business Revival course, part of the Queensland Government’s Small Business Online Training Program, will provide participants with over $2,000 worth of professional courses for free.
Hosted by industry experts from Navii Digital, the program delivers digital and business capacity building through short online courses, inspiring case studies of small businesses and live coaching sessions daily to fast-track their recovery into 2021.
The need to improve digital know-how as part of skills for the future is backed by recent research conducted by MYOB, which indicated that only 22 percent of the Queensland small businesses surveyed rated their use of digital technology as high.
Navii Digital CEO Liz Ward says these results demonstrate there is clearly the need to actively help small businesses recover and kick off 2021 as strongly as they can.
“Recent research showed less than a quarter of Queensland small business owners rated their use of digital technology as high, meaning there’s tremendous room for improvement and growth,” Liz Ward said.
“We know that for small businesses, incremental changes in their digital capabilities can lead to significant growth in their access to customers and in revenue, making them more resilient and sustainable.”
“The Queensland Business Revival program has been tailored specifically to help small business owners. It provides inspiration from other small businesses who have been on the journey – sharing their stories and demonstrating what is achievable. It’s all done through interactive and hands-on learning, meaning participants end up with a plan that is tailored specifically to their business and situation.”
Participants can access the courses at https://www.qldbizrevival.com.au/ until 31 March 2021.
Other key findings from the MYOB research:
- A quarter of Qld respondents indicated that they currently don’t have a website or use social media for their businesses.
- More than 60% identified that they would like to be more digitally proficient.
- More than 50% indicated digital would play a greater role in their business post-Covid-19.
- A third identified either the cost or the time required as barriers to digital enhancement.
- 60% indicated that the main benefits of adopting digital tools would be the ability to access more customers.
The Small Business Online Training program is proudly funded by the Queensland Government.
The Queensland Revival Business Program is open to small businesses and individuals located in Queensland who are seeking to grow their business and make it more profitable, make the most of e-commerce and smart business practices, and upskill themselves to contribute to the web-savvy Covid-19 business environment.
For more, visit www.qldbizrevival.com.au for more details and registrations.
