Business Foundations

Everything a small business
needs to start properly.

Professional email on your own domain. Files your whole team can reach. A website that makes you look like the business you actually are. We've packaged the setup work at a fixed price so you know exactly what you're getting — and exactly what it costs — before anything starts.

Two-minute package builder · from $199 setup · all prices inc GST · or talk to our team.

Australian-owned · local helpdesk · built on platforms you already know
Microsoft 365KeeperShopifyCopilot
Why this exists

Starting a business is exciting. The technology behind it usually isn't.

Most businesses begin the same way: a personal email address, files saved on one laptop, a Facebook page instead of a website and no real thought given to security. It works — right up until an important email gets missed, a customer wonders why their quote came from a Gmail address, or the one computer holding everything dies.

The problem usually isn't choosing the right platform. It's getting it implemented simply, correctly and without turning a two-week job into a six-month IT project with an open-ended invoice attached.

That's what Business Foundations is: a fixed scope, a fixed price and a real foundation you can build on.

Two foundations

How you work, and how you're found.

Business Foundations covers the two pieces every small business needs. Take one, or take both — they're designed to work together, and we'll connect your domain, email and website so they behave like one system rather than three separate bills.

Microsoft 365 packages

Business email on your own domain, cloud file storage, collaboration and security — scoped for up to five users and configured properly from day one. Three packages that build on each other.

  • Business Launch — email, files, security. From $199 setup.
  • Business Momentum — adds desktop Office, Teams and SharePoint.
  • Business Advantage — adds Copilot AI and password management.

Web Starter packages

A professional website or a Shopify store, built and launched for you, then kept online and up to date on a simple monthly plan. No large custom project, no open-ended quote.

  • Web Starter — up to five pages, mobile-friendly, from $799.
  • Web Starter Store — a Shopify store set up properly, from $1,299.
  • Hosting & support — from $59/month, updates included.
Microsoft 365 packages

Three packages. One clear path.

Every package includes a one-off setup fee and an ongoing per-user Microsoft licence cost. Each one is scoped for up to five users. Start wherever you are today — moving up later is straightforward, and nothing gets rebuilt from scratch.

● Launch

Business Launch

Get started. Professionally connected.

Professional business email on your own domain, a properly configured Microsoft 365 tenant and cloud file storage — the foundation every small business should start on.

$199one-off setup
$8.91 per user / month — Essential, recommendedPaid up front for the year: $106.92 per user
$10.69 per user / month — FlexPaid month to month, cancel or change users any time
  • Microsoft 365 tenant setup for up to five users
  • Your own domain connected (or help buying one)
  • Professional email addresses plus shared mailboxes like info@ and accounts@
  • OneDrive cloud file storage for every user
  • Outlook and OneDrive set up on mobile devices
🚀 Advantage

Business Advantage

Work smarter. Automate more. Secure everyday access.

Everything in Momentum plus Microsoft 365 Copilot for AI-assisted work and Keeper Security password management — a modern workplace with the security posture to match.

$399one-off setup
$38.72 per user / month — Essential, recommendedPaid up front for the year: $464.64 per user
$46.46 per user / month — FlexPaid month to month, cancel or change users any time
  • Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot licensing for up to five users
  • Copilot activated and set up with practical guidance on using it day to day
  • Desktop Office apps deployed and signed in across your devices
  • Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive connected for shared and personal files
  • Keeper Security Password Manager Bundle available as an add-on (includes five users)
All pricing inc GST. Setup is charged once. The per-user rate is the ongoing Microsoft licence cost for each person who needs an account. Essential is paid up front for a full year — the monthly figure is what it works out to, not what you're invoiced. So a three-person business on Business Launch pays $199 setup plus $320.76 for the year's licences up front. On Flex the same business pays $199 setup, then $32.07 each month with nothing locked in.
Side by side

What's in each Microsoft 365 package.

Feature comparison of the Business Launch, Business Momentum and Business Advantage Microsoft 365 packages
IncludedLaunchMomentumAdvantage
Microsoft 365 tenant setup
Email on your own domain
Shared mailboxes (info@, accounts@)
OneDrive cloud file storage
Office apps in the browser
Outlook & OneDrive on mobile
Multi-factor authentication & security baseline
Desktop Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook
Microsoft Teams chat & meetings
SharePoint intranet & shared libraries
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Keeper password managerAdd-on · $726/yr
Microsoft licenceBusiness Basic (No Teams)Business StandardBusiness Standard + Copilot
One-off setup$199$299$399
Essential — per user, paid up front for the year$106.92$277.20$464.64
Essential — works out to, per user / month$8.91$23.10$38.72
Flex — per user / month, billed monthly$10.69$27.72$46.46
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The path

Start where you are. Move up when it makes sense.

These aren't three competing products. They're three stages of the same environment, and moving between them builds on what's already there.

STAGE 01

You need to look professional

Quotes going out from a personal address, files on one laptop, no security to speak of. Business Launch fixes the basics: your own domain, real business email, cloud files and MFA.

STAGE 02

Your team needs to work together

Staff emailing documents back and forth, three versions of the same price list, nobody sure which is current. Business Momentum adds desktop Office, Teams and one shared SharePoint source of truth.

STAGE 03

You want to work smarter

Too much time on repetitive writing and admin, and passwords living in a notebook. Business Advantage adds Microsoft 365 Copilot and Keeper password management.

Web Starter packages

Get online quickly. Stay supported.

Two fixed-price website packages for businesses that need a proper online presence without the cost or timeline of a large custom build. We build it, launch it and keep it maintained — you don't have to learn a website builder.

● Web Starter

Web Starter

Get online quickly. Look professional. Stay supported.

A clean, mobile-friendly portfolio-style website of up to five pages, built and launched for you — then kept up to date on a simple monthly hosting and support plan.

$799one-off build
Plus a hosting & support plan from $59/month.
  • Portfolio-style business website
  • Up to five core pages (Home, Services, About Us, Contact and one more)
  • Mobile-friendly design
  • Contact form setup
  • Basic SEO setup
  • Social links
🛒 Web Starter Store

Web Starter Store

A supported entry point into selling online.

A Shopify store set up and styled properly for your brand — theme, core pages, products, payments and shipping — so you can start selling without piecing it together yourself.

$1,299one-off build
Plus a hosting & support plan from $59/month.
  • Shopify store setup and configuration
  • Theme setup and branded styling
  • Up to five core pages (Home, Products, About Us, Contact and one more)
  • Product and collection setup
  • Payment and shipping configuration assistance
  • Store structure ready for launch
Hosting & support

Every site includes a support plan.

A website that never gets updated stops working for you. Both plans include hosting plus a monthly allowance of content updates handled by our team — you email us the change, we make it.

Hosting Basic
$59/ month
Up to 2 website updates per month. Ideal for a stable site that only needs occasional content changes.
Hosting Plus
$109/ month
Up to 10 website updates per month. Ideal if you run seasonal promotions, change services often or add products regularly.
Please note: one hosting plan is required for every Web Starter and Web Starter Store site. For Web Starter Store, the Shopify subscription is purchased in your name and isn't included in the build price — that way you own your store outright.
How onboarding works

Deliberately fast, deliberately simple.

These are accelerator services. The goal is to get you operational quickly, not to turn a five-person business into a consulting engagement.

1

Discovery conversation

We learn about your business, your domain and how many people need accounts.

2

Confirm the detail

Licences, users, devices and anything existing we need to work around.

3

Configure & connect

We build your Microsoft 365 environment and connect your domain.

4

Set up your people

User accounts, email, desktop and mobile access — set up and tested.

5

Handover & training

A simple guide and a walkthrough so your team can start using it with confidence.

Common add-ons

Packages cover the core. These are the extras businesses most often bolt on, quoted separately so you only pay for what you need.

  • Additional users beyond the included five
  • Additional shared mailboxes
  • Email and file migration from your existing provider
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot on a lower package
  • Extra Keeper password manager users
  • More advanced SharePoint intranet design and workflows
  • Website analytics, Google Business Profile and bookings integrations
  • Ongoing helpdesk and managed services

What's not included

To keep these packages genuinely affordable, the following sit outside the fixed price. We do all of it — we just scope it separately so you get a real quote.

  • Email migrations
  • Data recovery
  • Device repairs
  • Network installations
  • Custom SharePoint development
  • Advanced cyber security consulting
  • Compliance assessments
  • Microsoft Teams Phone

Need any of it? Talk to us — our cyber security, device management and helpdesk services pick up where the packages stop.

The EduCom IT difference

Most providers sell you licences and disappear.

Anyone can provision a Microsoft 365 subscription. The value is in setting it up the way a real small business works — the right mailboxes, the right file structure, security switched on, and someone who'll answer the phone afterwards.

What you get
  • Local Australian support across four regional offices
  • Fixed, published pricing — no discovery invoice before you know the cost
  • Microsoft 365 expertise applied to real small business use cases
  • Security switched on from day one, not sold to you later
  • A scalable path from Launch through to a fully managed environment
  • One team for your email, your files, your devices and your website
FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

What are Business Foundations packages?

They're fixed-price starter packages that cover the two things almost every small business needs to operate properly: a professional Microsoft 365 environment (business email, files, collaboration) and a website. Instead of quoting every setup from scratch, we've packaged the work up so you know exactly what you get and exactly what it costs before you start.

Which Microsoft 365 package should I choose?

If you mainly need professional email on your own domain and files in the cloud, start with Business Launch. If your team needs to work on the same documents together — desktop Office apps, Microsoft Teams and a shared SharePoint site — choose Business Momentum. If you also want Microsoft 365 Copilot and proper password management, choose Business Advantage.

If you're not sure, our two-minute package builder will recommend one based on how your business actually works.

How many users do the packages cover?

Each Microsoft 365 package is scoped for up to five users. That covers the large majority of sole traders and small businesses. If you have more than five people, we can absolutely help — we just scope the extra users as an add-on so you're not paying for setup work you don't need.

What's the difference between Flex and Essential pricing?

Flex is billed monthly. You pay for what you use each month and you're free to add or remove users as your headcount changes, with nothing locked in.

Essential is a twelve-month commitment paid up front. The rate is lower — Business Momentum is $23.10 per user per month on Essential against $27.72 on Flex — but that monthly figure is what it works out to, not what you're invoiced. You're charged the full year in one go: $277.20 per user, so $1,386 for a five-person team, on top of the one-off setup fee.

We recommend Essential for most businesses because it saves $55.44 per user per year on Business Momentum, and headcount in a small business usually doesn't move much. Choose Flex if you'd rather not pay a year ahead, or if your team size genuinely changes month to month. Either way you get exactly the same Microsoft 365 environment.

Is the setup fee a one-off?

Yes. The setup fee ($199 for Launch, $299 for Momentum, $399 for Advantage) is charged once, and it covers building your environment, connecting your domain, creating users, configuring security, setting up devices and handing over with training. After that you only pay the ongoing per-user licence cost.

Do I need a domain name already?

No. If you already own one, we'll connect it. If you don't, we'll help you purchase one through our domain service and then connect it for you. Either way you'll finish with email addresses on your own business domain rather than a Gmail or Bigpond address.

Can I start small and upgrade later?

That's exactly how these packages are designed. Business Launch is a genuine foundation, not a dead end — you can step up to Business Momentum when your team needs collaboration, and again to Business Advantage when you want Copilot and password management. Nothing you pay for early gets thrown away.

Do you migrate our existing email across?

Email migration isn't included in the package price, because how much work it involves depends entirely on where your email lives today and how much history needs to come across. We do it often, and we'll quote it separately once we know what we're moving.

Is a hosting plan required for the website packages?

Yes. Every Web Starter and Web Starter Store site is hosted and supported by EduCom IT, so one of the two hosting plans is required. Hosting Basic is $59 per month and includes up to two content updates. Hosting Plus is $109 per month and includes up to ten. That's what keeps the site online, secure and actually kept up to date.

Does the Web Starter Store price include Shopify?

No. We build and configure the store, but the Shopify subscription is purchased and held in your name so you own your store outright. That also means you keep full control of your products, orders and customer data.

Is pricing inclusive of GST?

Yes. Every price shown on this page and across the package pages includes GST.

Are you based in Australia?

Yes. EduCom IT is Australian-owned with local teams in Albury, Batemans Bay, Coffs Harbour and Smeaton Grange. You'll deal with people who understand small business realities, not an offshore ticket queue.

Not sure which package fits?

Answer a handful of questions and we'll recommend the right package, show you what it costs and send it through to our team. Takes about two minutes, no commitment.