Small Business Festival Victoria is an annual festival which runs from 1 - 31 August with hundreds of events, designed to provide the ideas and information needed to start or grow a business. The Victorian Government coordinates the festival through Small Business Victoria, and collaborates with industry groups, private organisations and agencies across three levels of government to deliver the events. Events cover a wide range of practical topics that improve productivity such as business planning, marketing, social media, networking, financial management and much more.