AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS NEWS
- News and Features
The latest news, announcements & related links...
HOW TO GUIDES
- Thinking of starting a business
Are you ready? Need help with planning, raising finance or writing your business plan? These guides and templates can help. - Starting a business
Ready to start? Here's information on starting a new business, a home-based business and buying a business or franchise. - Exiting a business
Closing or selling your business? Find out about succession planning, bankruptcy, deregistering your business and employee payments.
BUSINESS RESOURCES
- business.gov.au checklists
The business.gov.au Starting your business checklist and Growing your business checklist will guide you through the various stages of your business, whether you're just starting or ready to grow. - Business tools
business.gov.au has a number of tools that can help you run your business. From consulting with government on regulation to finding key contacts and training workshops for your business.
BUSINESS TOPICS
- E-business
Are you interested in starting an online business? By trading online you can save time and money, reduce your overheads and reach a much wider market... - Employing people
Good employees can be your greatest asset, so recruiting and retaining the right person is very important. Find out your obligations... - Environmental management
As a business you could have some impact on the environment, whether large or small... - Exporting
Expanding your market can bring enormous benefits to your business, but successful exporting doesn't happen by accident... - Fair trading
In Australia federal and state laws protect you, your business and your customers from unfair trading practices... - Franchising
Franchising allows one business to operate under the name of another business' established brand and sell a prescribed product or service. Franchising can seem like an easy way of starting or expanding your business, but it's not something you should rush into without the proper knowledge... - Grants and assistance
Grants and other funding programs are available from the federal, state and territory governments and in some cases from local councils... - Home-based business
If you're running a home-based business there are a wide range of government requirements that may apply to you... - Importing
If you import goods into Australia, you will be affected by certain government regulations... - Independent Contractors
As a basic definition, independent contractors run their own business, and hire out their time to businesses and other organisations as a service... - Insurance
Insurance is an essential part of running any business. If you are operating a small business you need more than just property insurance... - Intellectual property
Intellectual property covers a range of laws that give individuals and businesses exclusive rights over their creative and inventive projects. - Market research and statistics
To run a successful business you need to know all about your potential and existing customers and the marketplace you operate in... - Occupational health and safety
Safety in the workplace is critical to the success of running a business, no matter what size it is... - Registration and licences
When you're starting up a new business it's important to find out what registration and licences apply to you... - Taxation
Understanding taxes and meeting your taxation obligations can save you money... - Tenders and contracts
Selling goods and services to government is an important opportunity for all businesses. Find out about tender opportunities...
This information is brought to you by business.gov.au - The Australian Government's principal business resource
