{"id":12589,"date":"2021-07-23T15:38:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T05:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/?p=12589"},"modified":"2022-07-21T12:24:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T02:24:02","slug":"turning-your-hobby-into-a-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/small-business\/turning-your-hobby-into-a-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning your Hobby into a Business in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12589\" class=\"elementor elementor-12589\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49c6381 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49c6381\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aab5127\" data-id=\"aab5127\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e740d3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e740d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turning your Hobby into a Business<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41da973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41da973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;ve ever used social media, you wouldn&#8217;t be na\u00efve to the commercialised, self-promoting side of things which can often be likened to that of a snake oil salesman in the 1800&#8217;s. Remember seeing all of those miraculous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/uk\/life-and-culture\/a27112493\/detox-tea-laxative-abuse-bilimia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Detox Teas&#8217;<\/a> Influencers were advertising years ago? Yeah&#8230; While an over abundance of vanity has led to social media becoming saturated sales-oriented platforms, it&#8217;s important to be able to pick out the sponsored content (which this is <em>not<\/em>), from the genuine content. Recently, I started seeing content popping up on my feed about turning your hobby into a business, but they read a bit like this&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db1a04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9db1a04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Spongebob-Meme.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Spongebob-Meme.png 320w, https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Spongebob-Meme-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf1133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbf1133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This caused me to raise my sceptical eyebrow (it&#8217;s the right one because it&#8217;s the only one I can move), as I&#8217;m always on the lookout for content, and equally on the lookout for misleading advertising&#8230; However, after reading into this topic I can safely attest that this headline wasn&#8217;t trying to sell me the secrets to the world. In fact, it truly <strong>is<\/strong>\u00a0one of the best years for turning your hobby into a business, and let me tell you why.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8148c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8148c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/small-business-meeting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12616\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/small-business-meeting.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/small-business-meeting-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ba791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5ba791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So, How do I Turn my Hobby into a Business?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392c284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"392c284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You&#8217;ve got all the skill, all the finesse, and product knowledge &#8211; but don&#8217;t quite have the business know-how? We&#8217;ve covered a lot on our blog, and starting a small business is no small task. Have a look at some of the topics we&#8217;ve covered previously;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49ccf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c49ccf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important Reads:<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60993fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60993fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/small-business\/starting-a-small-business-the-business-essentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starting a Small Business: The Business Essentials\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/small-business\/things-you-should-be-doing-on-instagram-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things you should be doing in Instagram as a Business in 2022<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/small-business\/sustainable-business-practices-what-to-do-when-starting-a-small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Business Practices: What to do when Starting a Small Business<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79714d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c79714d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d021e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3d021e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Now it&#8217;s time to get into the WHY it&#8217;s the best time to turn your Hobby into a Business.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b78c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b78c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There's <b>so much more<\/b> Support for Small Businesses in 2022<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010c470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"010c470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS) for Small Business<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b59ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b59ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The NEIS has existed for over 30 years now and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dese.gov.au\/new-business-assistance-neis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to it&#8217;s website<\/a>, has helped over 185,000 people looking at turning their hobby into a business. That&#8217;s great and all, but how exactly does it do this?\u00a0<\/p><p>NEIS works by taking on 8600 individuals each year, and giving them not only formal training, but financial assistance to help jump-start their business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42ebf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a42ebf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does the NEIS Provide?<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e5357 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c2e5357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Accredited Small Business Training,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Professional Aid in developing a Business Plan,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Personalised mentoring and support from an NEIS Provider,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">An NEIS Allowance for up to 39 weeks, and NEIS Rental Assistance for up to 26 weeks.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af47374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af47374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But if it&#8217;s been around for over 30 years &#8211; why&#8217;s it suddenly more important now? Well, the Australian Government has just expanded the eligibility criteria, which is arguably what&#8217;s held the NEIS back in the past. But this isn&#8217;t to say that the NEIS hasn&#8217;t been successful, as they have an extensive page highlighting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dese.gov.au\/new-business-assistance-neis\/neis-success-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">past program participant&#8217;s success stories<\/a>. The expanded eligibility criteria that has been put in place to help those Australians who wouldn&#8217;t have had access in the past are as follows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1dbc35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1dbc35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>NEIS Expanded Eligibility includes;<\/i><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0dac78 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f0dac78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Individuals working 25 hours a week or less; enabling people who are working part-time, studying or undertaking carer roles to participate.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Existing Micro-Business owners impacted by COVID-19.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Serving members of the Australian Defence Force, and eligible family members.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23791b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23791b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s almost as if the government is beginning to understand that a grant designed for people who need aid in creating a business, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>should be available to those people.<\/em><\/span> Such a foreign concept to them, but glad to see them taking these much needed steps.<\/p><p>More Information on the NEIS and how to apply can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dese.gov.au\/new-business-assistance-neis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a> Alternatively, you can find the NEIS Fact-Sheet on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dese.gov.au\/new-business-assistance-neis\/resources\/program-factsheet-new-business-assistance-neis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529a96e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"529a96e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/business-help.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12626\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/business-help.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/business-help-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329c547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"329c547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kochie's Business Builders<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5446c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5446c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Koch, you either love him, or hate him. But personal thoughts aside, he has definitely worked hard throughout his career in order to make the world of business more accessible. For instance, his site,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kochie&#8217;s Business Builders<\/a>,\u00a0has been around for some time and exists as an\u00a0online resource compendium for Aussies looking to start their own business. However, they&#8217;ve now recently launched a new campaign, together with Westpac, aiming to help young entrepreneurs called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au\/step-up-your-side-hustle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Step Up your Side Hustle<\/a>. Step up your side hustle is explained as being a collection of, &#8220;<em>&#8230;resources and tips to turn your side hustle dreams into a reality.&#8221; <\/em>and it aims to aid struggling Aussies in turning their hobby into a tangible business plan.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f1bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37f1bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Kochie's Competitions<\/i><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057954c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"057954c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, Kochie&#8217;s Business Builders often runs a competitions throughout the year. For example, the most recent of which provided the winner with a 1-on-1 mentoring session by the Dell Computers Ambassador and $10,000 in Products. While this competition is now over and the winner&#8217;s waiting to be announced, this wasn&#8217;t the first competition, it won&#8217;t be the last, and it goes to show the benefits that are now being presented to people struggling to turn their hobby into a business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e0b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06e0b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Resources?<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d441d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d441d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We can&#8217;t go through an entire blog without plugging ourselves, at least slightly. Insurance isn&#8217;t the most interesting topic to waffle on about, which is exactly why we create these types of blogs. We find that the best way to provide value is by understanding the industries your customers exist within.<\/p><p>We&#8217;ve not only researched every industry we serve, but have also researched ways for small businesses to thrive within these industries. For example, we have a wealth of general blog content like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/small-business\/starting-a-small-business-the-business-essentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Essentials you&#8217;ll need when Starting a Small Business<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/small-business\/marketing-tips-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marketing Tips for Beginners<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/small-business\/sustainable-business-practices-what-to-do-when-starting-a-small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Business Practices<\/a>. We also have more intricate, niche blog topics like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/small-business\/instagram-post-ideas-for-small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram Post Ideas for Small Business<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/small-business\/candle-making-regulations-and-compliance-in-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Candle Making Compliance<\/a> (Riveting, I know&#8230;), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/small-business\/create-a-memorable-customer-experience-on-a-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating Memorable Customer Experiences on a Budget<\/a>. In short, we&#8217;ve worked to create a space for people to go to when they aren&#8217;t sure what to do next&#8230; Maybe we should call it AUZi&#8217;s Business Builders (Joking of course, please don&#8217;t sue us David&#8230;)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f494993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f494993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary (tl;dr)<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c6e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67c6e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After sceptically researching some of the resources that&#8217;re now available for the average consumer looking to get into business, it&#8217;s become pretty clear to me that it <em>is<\/em> one of the best eras for turning your hobby into a business. Here&#8217;s a summary of <em>why <\/em>there&#8217;s no better time than now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b592da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b592da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Reasons for Turning my Passion into a Business in 2022<\/i><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7f8a8 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0e7f8a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dese.gov.au\/new-business-assistance-neis\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Government Assistance Schemes for small business (NEIS) can assist in getting a new Business Idea up and running, or aid a struggling micro-business affected by Covid.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Kochie's Business Builders Service which provides a database of tips, blogs and competitions designed to aid entrepreneur's in jumpstarting their dream business.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/portal\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AUZi's Insurance Wealth of topical Blogs designed and written for those in the small business sector.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04afc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b04afc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Obviously, if you are starting a business, Insurance is imperative. You&#8217;d hate to have put all this work into your passion only to have your world crash down around you because of 1 faulty product. If you find yourself getting closer and closer to taking that leap of faith, why not check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auzi.com\/occupations.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which occupations we cover<\/a>. Spoiler alert (sorry), it&#8217;s a lot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8a5cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc8a5cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enjoy the post? 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