Victorian Small Business Commissioner Lynda McAlary-Smith will be visiting Warrnambool and Port Fairy to hear more about issues confronting local small business people and raise awareness of available supports.
Commissioner McAlary-Smith will meet with business owners and their supporters to talk about the challenges faced locally as they work on recovering from the pandemic.
“The issues regional businesses experience can be different to what we see in Melbourne and can be unique to the region,” Commissioner McAlary-Smith said.
Commissioner McAlary-Smith will talk about the kinds of disputes the Victorian Small Business Commission (VSBC) can help with – from disagreements over retail leasing obligations to situations where there’s a backlog of supplier invoices that just haven’t been paid.
“Of all commercial disputes that come to the VSBC, we resolve more than one third early on, often just by providing help over the phone.”
If the matter can’t be resolved this way, the VSBC can arrange a free or low-cost session online with an impartial mediator who can help the people in the dispute to reach a fair outcome.
Commissioner McAlary-Smith will meet with local small business owners, Moyne Shire Council, Warrnambool City Council, small business networks, rural financial counsellors and other small business supporters while in the south west.
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