Finding Help

When you’re starting out in business there are usually a thousand plus thoughts going through your head. You’re so excited! There’s so much to begin… so much to research.

But where do you go to gather resources and information? To find out just what steps you need to take? How do you register your business? Do you need to register for GST? How do you go about exporting your products? The list is endless.

There are a lot of places - government agencies and departments, organisations and private companies - who can get you off to a good start, but when you’re new to the business world you may not know about these organisations.

Here is a starting list of places that can help you in Australia:

Australian Small Business Association
(08) 8260 8116

Business Enterprise Centres
www.ozpro.com.au/becaust

Business Entry Point
www.business.gov.au

Entrepreneur Business Centre
www.ebc.com.au

Family Business Australia
www.fambiz.com.au

GrantsLINK
www.grantslink.gov.au

International Business Information Service (IBIS)
www.ibisworld.com.au

Dept. of State & Regional Development (NSW)
www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au

Business Victoria
www.business.vic.gov.au

Dept. of State Development & Innovation (Qld)
www.sd.qld.gov.au

Canberra Business Advisory Service
www.canbas.com.au

Business SA
www.business-sa.com

Dept. of Economic Development (Tas)
www.development.tas.gov.au

Small Business Development Corporation
www.sbdc.com.au

Dept. of Business, Industry & Resource Development
www.nt.gov.au/dbird

This is only a tiny sample of the sites / organisations available to assist small business. With most, if not all, of these sites, you’ll find that once you begin looking at one site, you’ll be provided with numerous links to more and more and more assistance.

Happy net-surfing!

Article Source: http://www.therepozitory.com.au

Donna-Marie Coggins is the owner of Jacaranda Business Support Services, providing writing and planning assistance to small businesses. A further listing of 25 pages of resources for small businesses in Australia is available in Donna-Marie’s book, Ready, Set, Go For It! The complete women’s guide to operating a small business in Australia. She can be contacted at info@jacaranda-business-support.com or visit www.jacaranda-business-support.com

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