About us

The Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA), is Australia's peak body exclusively representing the interests of small businesses. 

Our goals are to:

• Promote and support the development of small businesses in Australia
• Advocate to advance the interests of small business in Australia, including through policy change and regulatory reform
• Foster an increased awareness and understanding of the role of small business in Australia amongst public servants and elected government officials, larger businesses, the media and the general community

We engage our members and provide opportunities for them to influence outcomes affecting their business, and their industry. We act as a conduit for information from our members to Government and other organisations, and vice versa. A key activity for us is to facilitate introductions between member organisations and businesses with relevant customers, suppliers, service providers and regulators. Communication is the foundation of any good relationship, and we endeavour to be an active conduit for information. 

We exist because small businesses don't have the time, the resources and often the expertise that is required to be alert to the myriad of legislative and regulatory change that affects them on an ongoing basis. Our efforts are focussed on providing accurate and timely input into decisions which will affect small businesses. Our members provide essential input to ensure the quality of our representation, as well as the substance and the credibility to back it up. Our relationship with Government is critical to ensure that we're aware of what's happening that might help or hinder business, and equally, to convey any new or emerging issues that need to be addressed to support the small business community.

Workforce Guardian is the affordable online employment relations tool specifically designed to help small and medium sized businesses easily navigate through the landscape of Australian employment law.

With Workforce Guardian you can:

• Generate compliant employment agreements that are ready to sign in minutes
• Manage staff issues like unfair dismissal without fear or uncertainty through practical, step-by-step processes
• Send alerts and notes for easy notification of staff qualifying periods
• Easily access employment relations expertise with our  "Ask an Expert" function
• Access secure employee information 24/7 from anywhere
• All Workforce Guardian employment relations content has been verified by the Workplace Relations and Employment Division of Clayton Utz Australia and is compliant with Australian Federal Legislation

For more information on Workforce Guardian, go to: www.workforceguardian.com.au

T-Suite is the Software as a Service (SaaS) offering from Telstra Business.

With the T-Suite service you can say goodbye to large, upfront software costs and connect each of your staff to world-class software for a simple fixed monthly fee.

• Keep costs down by only paying for what you use, per user, per application
• Focus on more important tasks while your software is updated automatically
• Be more efficient with access to your business information from anywhere with an internet connection

T-Suite is supported by the Telstra Next G™ and Next IP™ networks and is backed by a dedicated support service, allowing both software and network related issues to be  diagnosed with a single call, leaving you more time to spend on your core business.

Telstra Business provides Australia's most advanced communications networks, products and solutions to small and medium businesses in Australia.

Telstra Business is backed by dedicated support services, making small and medium enterprises more productive, efficient and responsive to their customers right across the country.