BEC Business Advice has lent some words of wisdom on how to stay afloat during these difficult times, citing the importance of operations forethought.

Business advisor at BEC Business Advice, Jodie Ryan, spoke about the best ways to reduce the financial impact from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

"We will come out of this stronger, but we don't know when that's going to be so we just need to be prepared for absolutely everything," Ms Ryan explained.

"I would go back and revisit your business plan, and if you don't have a business plan I would reach out to people that can assist you with that."

There are currently three business advisors in Leeton, with many more stationed across the MIA.

"There's a lot of free stuff out there at the moment, so try your best to talk with someone," Ms Ryan said.

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BEC Business Advice are a not-for-profit government initiative, currently offering 34 hours of free one-on-one business consultations for those who need them.

Meetings are being conducted via video conferencing programs Zoom and Skype, adhering to government guidelines surrounding social distancing.

"I'm using all different platforms at the moment, so whatever everyone is comfortable with I'm happy to adapt," Ms Ryan said.

Ms Ryan also made note of some of the biggest business issues she is currently seeing, and offered her advice.

"One of the issues I'm seeing at the moment is people trying to get online," she said.

"But I also look at that as a plus, because these are people that have wanted to sell online for many years and this has just made them do it.

"We're assisting that by teaching how to sell online, obviously depending on what type of business it is as everybody is different.

"Every bit of information available is fed onto the BEC Leeton Hub Facebook page, so instead of having to do your own homework let someone else do it for you, that way you can focus on the business."

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