Run by the Jobs and Small Business department, the project aims to make it easier for small businesses, like Cataract on Paterson, to engage with digital technology to be more effective, competitive and profitable.

Cataract on Paterson owner Karen Burbury said the timing was perfect as the business had expanded to include Marjories at Woolmers Estate and Rupert & Hound at Launceston's Seaport.

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Ms Burbury has been working with the Deloitte digital team to see which aspects of the business need transformation, including human resource platforms, training, accounting and social media.

"They went through all of our business to work out where it [the project] will help in each segment," she said.

"They were really thorough. They looked at how we are doing everything and will help us come up with new processes that are more time efficient, giving us the ability to save time and be more strategic across the group.

"It will transform what we do."

A Jobs and Small Business department spokesperson said 100 small businesses were selected to receive up to $18,500 in digital support and products and services from Deloitte.

"Deloitte's Access Economics Connected Small Businesses 2017 report found when small businesses are digitally engaged, they are 50 per cent more likely to be growing revenue, eight times more likely to be creating jobs, seven times more likely to be exporting, and 14 times more likely to be innovating new products and services," the spokesperson said.

For more information visit digitalchampions.jobs.gov.au

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