Establishing your own small business?
The Certificate IV in New Small Business covers the essential elements of legal and risk management, marketing, finances and small business planning. This qualification is suitable for those establishing a small business, requiring skills and a broad knowledge base to solve a range of unpredictable problems, and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources.
Throughout this course, students can use their own business as an example and work through projects to assist them in developing their business plans and strategies. As busy business owners, participants can elect to study areas where they need additional knowledge.
There are multiple elective units covering areas such as finance, networking, managing business operations, team, projects, customer service and marketing research.
This course is available at other campus locations upon request.
- Business manager
- Business administrator
Estimated course fee |
Estimated concession fee |
Resource fee |
| $1,830.00 | $551.25 | $133.75 |
These fees are estimates only and are for the entire course for students enrolling on a full-time basis.
- Fees might differ between courses delivered at different campuses due to the elective units included in the course study plan or adapting courses to meet local industry needs.
- Fees may also differ for each individual student depending on the units of study selected, prior qualifications and recognition of prior learning.
- Fees are payable at enrolment each semester for the units enrolled for that period.
- Proof of concession must be presented to access concession rates if eligible.
- For secondary school aged persons (in 2021, students born on or after 1 July 2003 who are at least 15 years old) undertaking training that is not part of a VET Delivered to Secondary Schools program, the maximum course fee chargeable in 2021 is $420 plus the resource fees and discretionary fees.
- Prices quoted include resource fees, but do not include material fees such as the cost of books, uniforms and students personal equipment.
- VET Student Loans Eligible Courses and Caps may be subject to changes implemented by the Australian Government.
- Concessions and Secondary School Age cap do not apply to commercial courses, or Foundation Programs (ESL, General Education).
- Course information and fees are subject to change without notice.
Delivery locations and study options
Available all year
Qualification details
| Duration | 1 Year |
| When | Available all year |
| Where |
Broome Campus Derby Campus Fitzroy Crossing Campus Halls Creek Campus Karratha Campus Kununurra Campus Minurmarghali Mia Campus Newman Campus Pundulmurra Campus Tom Price Campus Wyndham Campus |
| How |
Off campus On campus Online/distance |