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Five core services, plus websites and digital

Our services

Every service is grounded in self-determination and strength-based practice, with plain English documents you can use straight away. Open a service to see what is included.

Business advisory and strategy

From first idea to growth stage, we help you plan with confidence and present your business to banks, buyers and funders.

Business plans for start-ups, finance and growth

Researched, funder-ready business plans from a 10 page Express plan to an 80 page Government and Investment Ready plan, plus tailored plans for Indigenous organisations.

Capability statements

Procurement-ready statements written from scratch and professionally designed, from a two page Express to a 16 page Executive edition.

Strategic and operational plans

Facilitated strategic plans with clear priorities and KPIs, plus operational and implementation plans that turn strategy into actions, owners and timeframes.

Marketing strategies and launch plans

A marketing strategy and 90 day launch plan built around your customers, your story and your budget.

Social enterprise set-up

Support to set up a social enterprise: structure options, registrations, governance, business model and funding pathways. Start with our fillable intake form.

Supply Nation and procurement readiness

Get ready to compete for government and corporate work: readiness assessment, capability statement, business profile, key policies, tender templates and a bid library.

Capability Needs Assessment

A staff-facilitated assessment that scores your organisation's capability and reports the gaps, so you can see where to focus first.

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What you receive

  • Business plans for start-up, growth, bank finance and funding applications
  • Capability statements in print and digital versions
  • Strategic, operational and marketing plans with SMART goals
  • Social enterprise set-up and procurement readiness support

Who it suits

  • First Nations entrepreneurs and start-ups
  • Established small businesses ready to grow
  • Social enterprises, not-for-profits and Aboriginal corporations

Good to know

  • Plans can be prepared for IBA, banks and other funders
  • Free worksheets and information sheets are available to get you started
  • Emus Talking does not provide financial advice
Suits: First Nations entrepreneurs, start-ups, small businesses and social enterprisesEnquire
HR and policy documentation

Clear, culturally safe policies, procedures and position descriptions that meet Australian employment requirements and make sense to the people using them.

HR, WHS and governance policy suites

Customised policies aligned to employment law and modern awards, from a single policy to a full manual of 20 to 30 policies, each with a plain English procedure your team will actually use.

Position descriptions and KPIs

Clear role descriptions tied to your structure, with duties, selection criteria and measurable KPIs.

Onboarding procedures and staff handbooks

Recruitment and onboarding packs, induction checklists and a branded employee handbook that brings your policies together.

Quality and environmental policies

Quality and environmental policies aligned to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 principles, often needed for tenders and pre-qualification panels.

Rule book and governance reviews

Plain English reviews of constitutions and rule books, including CATSI Act requirements for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations, with board papers, risk registers and director inductions.

Implementation guidance for managers

Every document comes with guidance on how to roll it out, train managers and keep it current, so policies become everyday practice.

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What you receive

  • Policies and procedures in plain English, in an editable Word format
  • Position descriptions with clear duties, KPIs and selection criteria
  • Onboarding procedures, staff handbooks and templates
  • Implementation guidance so managers know how to use each document

How it works

  • Review of what you already have and what is missing
  • Agreement on priorities and the document list
  • Drafting and review rounds with your team
  • Handover with a simple plan for rolling the documents out

Good to know

  • Documents reference relevant Australian employment and WHS legislation
  • Every document is written to be culturally safe and inclusive
  • Emus Talking does not provide legal advice; complex matters should be checked by a lawyer
Suits: growing organisations, boards and Aboriginal corporationsEnquire
Cultural safety consulting and training

Practical, First Nations led cultural capability for every level of your organisation, tailored to your workplace, your RAP and your strategic plan.

Cultural awareness and capability workshops

First Nations led workshops for every level, from all-staff foundations and frontline crews to managers, HR teams and boards. Content is tailored to your sector, region and the Country you work on.

Reconciliation Action Plan advice

We walk alongside you through Reflect, Innovate, Stretch and Elevate RAPs: readiness, Working Group set-up, drafting commitments, stakeholder engagement and annual impact reporting to Reconciliation Australia.

Cultural safety reviews of policy and practice

We review your policies, recruitment, supervision, service delivery and complaints handling through a cultural safety lens and give you a prioritised list of practical changes.

Attracting, identifying and keeping First Nations staff

Our Who's Already Here program helps you see the First Nations staff you already employ, fix how identification is asked and recorded, and keep people beyond the first 90 days. Includes an identification and data toolkit.

Truth telling series for workplaces

Three modules, Listen, Learn, Act: what truth telling is, the history of the Country you work on, and turning what you heard into change. Delivered with a strong duty of care, including content warnings and a named support person.

Post session summaries for RAP reporting

After every session you receive an attendance record and a written summary, with confidence measured before and after, ready to drop into your RAP progress and impact reporting.

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What you receive

  • Workshops tailored to your organisation, staff level and region
  • Reconciliation Action Plan advice and support with deliverables
  • Reviews of policies and practices through a cultural safety lens
  • Post session summaries written for RAP reporting

Who we work with

  • All staff, from office teams to frontline and field crews
  • Managers, supervisors and HR teams
  • Boards, executives and RAP working groups

Good to know

  • Every session is First Nations led
  • Content is built around your workplace, not an off the shelf deck
  • See the Training section below for the full workshop list
Suits: employers, government, corporates and service providersSee workshops
Career development

Job-ready support for school leavers, career changers and leaders, written to get past screening software and in front of the right people.

Professional CVs and resumes

Original, achievement based resumes written by people, not software, and formatted to pass applicant tracking systems.

Cover letters and selection criteria

Cover letters tailored to one role and employer, and selection criteria responses using the STAR method.

LinkedIn profile builds

Headline, summary and experience rewritten and aligned to your resume, so recruiters can find you.

Interview preparation

Coaching on likely questions, panel interviews and how to tell your story with confidence.

Board and director CVs

Board, SES and C-suite applications with governance framing and selection criteria.

Pre-employment workshops

Hands-on yarning days for job seekers covering digital skills, staying strong under pressure and getting work ready, run with employment partners.

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What you receive

  • A professional CV or resume, built to pass applicant tracking software
  • A tailored cover letter and selection criteria responses
  • A LinkedIn profile rewrite with a stronger headline and About section
  • Interview preparation with likely questions and practice answers

Who it suits

  • School leavers and first-time job seekers
  • Apprentices, graduates and career changers
  • Experienced professionals, executives and board candidates

Good to know

  • Everything is written in Australian English for Australian employers
  • Pre-employment workshops are available for groups through employment partners
Suits: job seekers, apprentices, graduates, executives and board candidatesEnquire
Grant writing and funding support

We develop your project properly before a word of the application is written, then build a submission that leads with community benefit and measurable outcomes.

Funding readiness check and go / no-go advice

Before you spend time on an application, we check your eligibility, governance, evidence and capacity against what funders look for. You get a clear go or no-go recommendation and a short list of gaps to close first.

Finding and comparing funding opportunities

We scan Commonwealth, state, philanthropic and corporate funding to find programs that genuinely fit your project, then compare amounts, deadlines and eligibility so you can choose where to focus.

Project scoping, budgets and logic models

Strong applications start with a well designed project. We help you shape the need, activities, outcomes and timeline, map it in a program logic, and integrate the budget you or your accountant supply.

Risk registers and evaluation (MEL) plans

Funders want to know how you will manage risk and measure success. We build a risk and mitigation register and a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework that shows how outcomes will be tracked and reported.

Tender and procurement responses

Persuasive, compliant tender responses written to the evaluation criteria, from small local government quotes to major federal and multi-stage tenders, plus bid/no-bid advice and compliance matrices.

Grant writing workshops for your team

Two days plus a virtual clinic, for 12 to 15 people. Participants work on their own real application and leave with a substantially drafted version and a workbook to reuse for the next grant.

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What you receive

  • A funding readiness check with a clear go or no-go recommendation
  • A shortlist of funding opportunities that match your project and eligibility
  • A complete, submission-ready application or tender response
  • Supporting documents: budget, project plan, risk register, logic model and evaluation plan

How it works

  • Intake yarn to understand your organisation, community and project
  • Project scoping and development before any writing starts
  • Drafting, with review rounds so the application stays in your voice
  • Final checks against the funder's assessment criteria, then submission support

Good to know

  • Strong applications need lead time, so contact us as early as you can
  • We follow a documented ten stage Grant Writing Support Procedure
  • Funding outcomes are decided by the funder and cannot be guaranteed
Suits: Aboriginal corporations, ACCOs, not-for-profits, social enterprises and businessesEnquire
Websites, automation and cyber security

Get found, save time and stay safe online. We build websites and simple automations that take admin off your plate, with practical cyber security support.

Website design and builds

Business and organisation websites, online stores and booking systems, landing pages and refreshes. Mobile-friendly, with search basics, forms, SSL advice and training so your team can update the site.

Workflow and admin automation

Automations that capture and route information, handle approvals, connect your apps and generate documents, so routine admin runs itself.

AI workshops for small teams

Hands-on, tool-agnostic AI workshops for beginners and builders, as public seats or in-house for your team.

Cyber security health checks

Managed protection watched 24/7, built on the ASD Essential Eight and ready for SMB1001 certification.

Online course and booking set-up

Set-up of online courses, access codes, booking forms and payment pages for your services.

Ongoing site care

Updates, security, backups and small changes so your website stays current and safe.

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What you receive

  • A mobile-friendly website that reflects who you are
  • Automations that take repetitive admin off your plate
  • Cyber security health checks and practical improvements
  • Training so your team can manage it all day to day

Good to know

  • Delivered with our trusted technology partners
  • See the Websites and digital page for packages and full details