Tasmania's Small Business Strategy

The Draft Strategy is now open for consultation.

Small businesses are central to Tasmania’s economy. They make up more than 97 per cent of all businesses and play an important role in local communities and regional areas.

Over the past four years, the Tasmanian Government has supported small businesses through the Small Business Growth Strategy 2026 and the Small Business Growth Strategy Implementation Plan.

With the conclusion of the Small Business Growth Strategy 2026 approaching, the Tasmanian Government undertook targeted consultation to inform the new Strategy, outlining the priorities and actions needed to support Tasmania’s small business sector over the next 10 years.

The initial consultation process, which ran from 23 February to 15 May 2026, focussed on reviewing the four key themes of People and connections, Place, Enabling business, and Technology, and the associated objectives. It also captured new challenges and opportunities that had emerged in the last four years.

The draft Tasmania’s Small Business Strategy 2036 has now been developed based on the consultation findings and has been released for public consultation to ensure it reflects the needs, challenges and opportunities facing Tasmania's small business sector into the future.

How to have your say

Businesses, industry representatives, stakeholders and community members are invited to review the draft Strategy and provide feedback.

Consultation is now open and closes at 2:00pm, Wednesday 30 September 2026.

For further information and to make a submission, visit Engage with Building Tasmania.

Next steps

Once the Strategy is finalised, it will be submitted for Cabinet endorsement prior to its release.

Need more information?

Contact Business Tasmania, call 1800 440 026 or email ask@business.tas.gov.au