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Small Business Week is a perfect opportunity to set aside some time to work on your business, hear from experts and those who have faced challenges and thrived, or just simply to network and be inspired.

Events will be held across both metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia, but if you can’t make it to any of the in-person sessions, there will also be a suite of online, on-demand content available which you can consume anytime and anywhere.

The week starts with the Small Business welcome event and expo on Monday 22 September, which will include a keynote address from leading demographer and commentator Bernard Salt, who will share insights and analysis on the local and global trends that are guiding the way we do business. He will be followed by a panel discussion with some of the state’s leading small and family business owners.

There will also be sessions covering strategic planning, business growth, diversification, building and retaining strong teams, finance, cashflow and capital, digital technologies and artificial intelligence, and succession planning – all designed to help you grow, adapt and thrive in today’s business landscape.

Small Business Week is one of the initiatives flowing from the South Australian Government’s Small Business Strategy 2023-2030. The strategy was shaped through extensive engagement with the sector, including a statewide online survey, roundtable discussions and in-depth interviews.

For two years, the strategy has been delivering programs and initiatives to help small business owners to build their capability, adapt to rising costs, adopt digital technologies such as AI, take care of their mental wellbeing, and make solid plans for future growth.