NEIS

Certificate III in Micro Business

The Certificate III in Micro Business is an eight-week course (three days a week) covering:

• Introduction to Small Business
• Business Planning
• Legal and Administrative Requirements
• Marketing
• Financial Planning
• Operations Planning
• Record-keeping

In Melbourne, the training is held mainly at our Box Hill or CBD campuses. We also run training in Wodonga, Benalla, Echuca, and Shepparton. We provide regional training through a flexible, blended learning model that is responsive to local needs.

Once you complete the training, you will develop a Business Plan and a Financial Plan for a viable business.

Who is eligible?

You can participate in New Business Assistance with NEIS if you:

• live in one of the Box Hill Institutes service areas: Goulburn-Murray region, inner Metropolitan Melbourne, South Eastern Melbourne and Peninsula, or Western Melbourne
• are at least 18 years of age
• are permitted to work in Australia
• are available to complete training and work full-time in your business
• have not received New Business Assistance with NEIS Assistance in the past year
• are not an undischarged bankrupt

Recipients of certain Department of Human Services or Department of Veterans’ Affairs pensions may be able to remain on these payments while participating in New Business Assistance with NEIS.

Business proposal

Your proposed business must:

• not be operating on a commercial basis already
• have an independent business structure
• be lawful and capable of withstanding public scrutiny
• be assessed as commercially viable
• be established, located and operated solely within Australia
• be structured so you have and will maintain a controlling interest over the NEIS business for the duration of your time in the scheme

How to apply

You must attend an information session to apply for a New Business Assistance with NEIS program and submit an application form.

The information sessions are held at the following locations and times: 

• Box Hill Elgar Campus
  Every Friday at 10am
  Room G52
  Building 2, Ground Floor
  465 Elgar Road, Box Hill
  
  
• City Campus
  Every Monday at 3pm
  Room B.309,
  Building B
  253 Flinders Lane (Cnr Degraves St), Melbourne

Program dates and locations

These program dates and locations are subject to change due to expressions of interest.

City Campus

1 October