November 11th, 2025Business Skills Mentoring program launched
The Business Skills Mentoring program has been launched and will provide support for eligible small business owners across Victoria.
The mentoring program will support up to 1000 eligible small business owners with three, one-hour mentoring sessions.
The mentors can support business owners with advice and guidance to help them build skills, navigate challenges and set goals that are relevant to their business needs.
The mentors can advise small business owners on a range of business topics, including:
- Developing a business plan that maps how the business will grow
- Addressing problems or issues that are barriers to business growth
- Growing confidence for investment and innovation
- Learning key business skills and creating practices.
The program will support businesses in six priority industry sectors: advanced manufacturing and defence, health technologies and medical research, circular economy, digital technologies, agribusiness, and regional tourism.
Victoria is home to more than 718,000 small businesses, employing over 1.3 million Victorians and contributing over $417 billion annually to the state’s economy. More than 113,000 new businesses have been created in Victoria in the past five years – an 18 per cent increase, the largest percentage growth of any state.
To learn more about the Business Skills Mentoring program or to express interest, visit business.vic.gov.au.
