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Geelong Small Business Festival is back in 2022
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02/01/2023

The City of Greater Geelong is thrilled to be hosting the Geelong Small Business Festival (GSBF) from 1-31 August 2022 to support our small businesses.

Now in its twelfth year our region’s largest dedicated business festival has helped hundreds of local businesses and thousands of people looking to start grow or improve their business.

GSBF 2022 features an exciting program of more than 50 low-cost and free events designed to connect inspire grow and support our local business community.

Whether you’re experienced in business a budding entrepreneur or looking to start your own business GSBF provides opportunities to hear from industry experts upskill gain knowledge across all areas of business and make new business connections.

Events workshops and presentations held during August:

  • Marketing social media and promoting your business online
  • Business essentials
  • Starting a business
  • Growing your business sales and expanding your networks
  • Career development leading and managing people
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Sustainability and social responsibility

Our more than 19 000 small businesses are a huge driver of Greater Geelongs economy and their success is important to our community and critical to our vision for a Clever and Creative future.

Join us this August for an engaging and inspiring festival of business events workshops and presentations to support our business community.

For more information explore the Geelong Small Business Festival website.


Deputy Mayor Trent Sullivan

The festival brings together some of our region’s best business experts small business owners and managers and leading industry organisations to share their knowledge and experiences.  It’s a unique opportunity to learn from industry specialists and build professional networks at a critical time for local businesses.


Councillor Peter Murrihy - Economic Development Chair  

Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy. Now in its 12th year we’re proud to host the festival which has helped connect grow and upskill hundreds of local businesses. We’re thrilled that COVID-19 restrictions have lifted so we can bring our business community together again.

Published On

02/01/2023