Free marketing and finance tools for small business
Published 30 September 2025
- City of Moreton Bay’s Business Boost Tech Essentials Program, partners with Constant Contact and Xero offering 1,000 local small businesses six months free access to digital marketing and finance tools
- The program will help businesses grow customers, boost profits, and strengthen cash flow with digital tools, training, and tailored support
- Initiative could deliver up to $14 million in benefits by increasing sales, reducing lead generation costs, and improving invoice payment times
City of Moreton Bay, in partnership with Constant Contact and Xero, has launched the Business Boost Tech Essentials Program to give up to 1,000 local small businesses free access to digital tools and training to help them grow and manage finances.
City of Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery said efficiency was critical to small business success.
“This program is about helping local businesses grow, streamline processes and improve cash flow,” he said.
“Just one extra weekly sale from existing customers could save $5.1 million in lead generation costs across our business community. Altogether, this initiative has the potential to deliver up to $14 million in benefits for local businesses.”
The program supports Council’s commitment as a Queensland Small Business Friendly Council to ease pressure on business owners and build capacity.
Queensland Small Business Commissioner, Dominique Lamb, welcomed the initiative.
“If a business understands its financial position, it is 80 per cent less likely to become insolvent. That’s why programs like this are so important. City of Moreton Bay continues to show it understands its small business community and delivers practical initiatives to help them thrive, not just survive,” she said.
Constant Contact Vice President Asia Pacific, Renee Chaplin, said time-poor small businesses often struggled to keep up with marketing while juggling tax and cash flow.
"Leveraging technology to drive growth and customer loyalty not only works, it’s good business. Through this partnership, small and medium businesses now have six months of free access to marketing and finance tools that support scalable, sustainable growth.”
Small Business Association of Australia Founder and CEO, Anne Nalder, said the program came at a critical time.
“To survive in a constantly shifting economy, small businesses must focus on sales, cost savings and profitability. This initiative provides valuable, free access to the finance and marketing tools needed to do just that.”
Business Boost Tech Essentials Program details:
- Open to businesses operating in City of Moreton Bay with an ABN that are new customers to both Constant Contact and Xero
- Eligible businesses receive six months free access to any Xero business plan, a Constant Contact Lite plan, free onboarding, and local customer support
- Available to the first 1,000 local businesses who apply.
Apply now at www.constantcontact.com/partner-offer/city-of-moreton-bay