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The Business Skills Mentoring Program is a program from Business Victoria that provides eligible small business owners with three one-hour mentoring sessions with experienced business professionals. The program aims to build skills, set goals, and help owners navigate business challenges across topics such as marketing, finance, strategic planning, and digitalization.
Up to 1,000 small business owners can participate, with sessions to be completed within three months. Eligibility is focused on small businesses operating in six priority sectors including advanced manufacturing and defence, and health technologies and medical research. Expressions of interest closed March 27, 2026.
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Business Skills Mentoring Program | Business Victoria tags on every page of your site. 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 Business Skills Mentoring program aims to give small business owners the confidence to invest, expand and innovate. You will receive 3, one-hour mentoring sessions with an experienced business professional.
The program will help you build skills, set goals and navigate challenges that are relevant to your business needs. The program is for small business owners in 6 priority sectors: advanced manufacturing and defence health technologies and medical research 1. Submit an Expression of Interest You must submit an online expression of interest to participate in the program.
Expressions of interest will be assessed against the eligibility criteria as outlined in the program guidelines. If deemed eligible, you will receive an email with details on how to complete the pre-mentoring stage. 2.
Complete pre-mentoring stage The pre-mentoring stage will help small business owners to consider what they hope to achieve through the mentoring program and to better understand the current state of the business. Once you successfully complete the pre-mentoring stage, you will receive confirmation of enrolment into the mentoring program and will be paired with a suitable mentor.
Please refer to the program guidelines for more information. Business Skills Mentoring program guidelines (PDF 329. 06 KB) Business Skills Mentoring program guidelines (DOCX 819.
79 KB) Frequently asked questions (FAQs) Expressions of interest (EOI) open on Monday 6 November 2025 and close at 5pm Friday 27 March 2026, or earlier if places are filled. If you have any questions or require support with your expression of interest, contact us via email: businessmentoring@monarch. edu.
au or via phone or SMS: +61 3 7056 6309.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Victorian-registered small businesses with 20 or fewer employees, active ABN since December 1, 2024, GST registered, operating in one of 6 priority sectors. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The current target date is March 27, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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