Is your small business experiencing, or at risk of financial hardship due to the impact of the drought, bushfires, flood or COVID-19?

Small business financial counselling is now available to businesses in the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA).

The Australian Government have invested $12.7 million toward providing financial counselling for regional small businesses.

The program will help you to:

• better understand your financial position
• connect with government programs and assistance schemes
• Identify long-term recovery options
• implement plans to improve the viability of your business
• access broader professional advice and support
• identify government and community grants, programs and schemes

This is a free and confidential service and all eligible small businesses will be provided with individual support and receive a tailored recovery plan created by an experienced counsellor from the Rural Financial Counselling Services.

These services are for eligible businesses who:

• have 19 employees or less
• are experiencing, or at risk of financial hardship due to the impacts of drought, bushfire or COVID-19
• are located within a regional area

If this is something, you and your business would benefit from please contact The Rural Financial Counselling Service by emailing info@rfcsnr.org.au or phone 1800 344 090.

The Small Business Financial Counsellor is a federally funded Not-for-profit organization. Visit www.rfcsnr.org.au for more information on this service.