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Sign up for our business e-newsletter to receive the latest information to help your business.
Permit Finder
You’ve decided to start a business or are planning to grow or buy an existing one, but you’re unsure where to begin. Use our Business Concierge Service or Permit Finder.
Virtual Mentoring
Business Victoria offers free online mentoring sessions to help you start or grow your small business.
Webinars
Business Victoria provides webinars on various business topics to help your business succeed.
Business Parklets
Council has options for business owners who are thinking of extending their trade beyond the footpath.
Marketing tips
Connect with your customers online. Use our campaign assets, guides, tools, templates, and workshops to boost your marketing.
Social media
Use Council’s social media handles to boost the visibility of your products and services.
- City of Port Phillip Facebook: @cityofportphillip
- What’s On St Kilda and Southside Facebook: @whatsonstkildasouthside
- City of Port Phillip Instagram: @cityofportphillip
- What’s On St Kilda and Southside Instagram: @whatsonstkildasouthside
Hashtags
- #livelovelocal
- #supportportphillip
- #whatson[suburb name]
- #support[suburb name]
Promote your business
Share your event
What’s On St Kilda and Southside is a website run by City of Port Phillip. It guides locals and visitors to the area on what to see and do in Port Phillip.
Australian Tourism Database Warehouse (ATDW)
The ATDW is Australia’s national platform for digital tourism information. You can use it to promote your business or event across official tourism websites.
Content submitted via ATDW is used on the Visit Victoria and What’s On St Kilda and Surrounds websites.
Working with Visit Victoria
Visit Victoria is the primary tourism and events marketing company for the State of Victoria in Australia. To share new product information, newsworthy business updates, or license-free assets please email:
PR: pr@visitvictoria.com.au
Social media: social@visitvictoria.com.au
Visitor products: product@visitvictoria.com.au
Accessibility
You could be missing out on potential customers. In Australia, one in five people experience disability.
Like everyone else, people living with a disability want to buy goods and services. But this can be hard if your business isn't easy to access.
Creating an accessible environment within your business can help to:
- broaden your customer base
- increase economic benefits.
Accessibility pays dividends and makes good business sense. For more information, visit YouMeUs.
Get help and support
If you’re starting a business or growing an existing one, you can contact our Business Concierge for help and support.